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# Sketcher Press

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- [The Ghosts of Toys Past in Cincinnati](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/the-ghosts-of-toys-past-in-cincinnati/) - By Christina Wald
- [Drawings from Calais: Hope in suspension](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/drawings-from-calais-hope-in-suspension/) - The migrant crisis in Calais, a major port city in northern France, is a manmade disaster. An area derogatively called the “Jungle,” a former site of departure and encampment, is sealed in barbed wire and fencing. It’s impossible to visit. But in late October 2025, fellow illustrator and researcher Kremena Dimitrova and I arranged to
- [Sketcher Fest Edmonds Unveils Official 2026 Poster](https://www.sketcherpress.com/news/sketcher-fest-edmonds-unveils-official-2026-poster/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Gabriel Campanariogabi@sketcherpress.com Sketcher Fest Edmonds is pleased to unveil the official poster for this year’s event, featuring original artwork commissioned from Shoreline artist David Chamness, a recently retired architect and longtime urban sketcher. Chamness was inspired to capture the unique roundabout at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Main Street. “It is the
- [Sketcher's World: Drawing with Purpose](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketchers-world-drawing-with-purpose/) - Putting yourself in harm’s way to make a sketch is risky business. I have experienced a few scary moments over the years: falling off a kayak, being pushed by a goat and sketching while tandem-paraglading come to mind. But nothing remotely close to what Isabelle Brourman recently endured. While documenting the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis
- [The Gringos in Cracolândia](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/the-gringos-in-cracolandia/)
- [Underwater sketching in the balmy blue sea](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/underwater-sketching-in-the-balmy-blue-sea/) - Last month, I got to do two of my favorite things at the same time: scuba-diving and sketching, during a weeklong trip to Bonaire Island. Bonaire is a Caribbean municipality of the Netherlands where you can fly directly from Houston, New York or Miami in the U.S., or Amsterdam in Europe. It is tiny, about
- [Gavin Snider paints the ‘Genius Loci’; the drawings of Rick Barton; Explorers' Sketchbooks](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/on-the-spot-gavin-snider-paints-the-genius-loci-the-drawings-of-rick-barton-explorers-sketchbooks-and-tom-allen-artist-of-the-heartland/) - Hello from Seattle! Your newsletter celebrating great urban sketching and reportage is here again. In today’s issue: An artist: The “Genius Loci” of Gavin Snider’s watercolor paintings An exhibit: The drawings of Rick Barton at The Morgan Library & Museum A book: “Explorers’ Sketchbooks, The Art of Discovery and Adventure” Enjoy! The “Genius Loci” of Gavin Snider’s watercolor
- [Sketcher's World: People Watching, Mumbai in Watercolor, Biathlon World Cup, Thai elephants](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketchers-world-people-watching-mumbai-in-watercolor-biathlon-world-cup-thai-elephants/) - Dear subscriber, Let’s take a look at the inspiring things sketchers around the globe are up to. People Watching If among your goals for the year is getting published in your local newspaper or magazine, you can take a cue from Auckland-based illustrator Toby Morris. Morris recently wrapped up two years creating a weekly “People
- [City Sketchbook: Hampstead, London](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/city-sketchbook-hampstead-london/)
- [Sketcher's World: Drawing in the Arctic, Royal Art, Books](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketchers-world-drawing-in-the-arctic-royal-art-books/) - Sketching in the Arctic When Memphis-based painter and sketcher Elizabeth Alley learned about a unique artist residency with the Arctic Circle program, her imagination was captured in a surprising way. Sketching on location is crucial to her studio art practice, she says. “I knew if I spent my time sketching during this residency on a
- [Turnip lanterns light up Swiss towns](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/turnip-lanterns-light-up-swiss-towns/) - Pumpkin-carving for Halloween is a well-known tradition in many parts of the world. In my hometown of Wohlen and other parts of Switzerland, we also like to carve a different vegetable when the fall comes around: turnips! This year, I brought my sketchbook to Kindergarten Bollmoos, the same kindergarten my kids attended years ago, to
- [Our online bookstore is live!](https://www.sketcherpress.com/news/our-online-bookstore-is-live/) - Love discovering sketchers’ books and zines but hate the hassle of finding them — or the cost of shipping them from overseas? Great news: the Sketcher Press online bookstore is now live. Since 2022, we’ve been championing artists who document the world in their sketchbooks. We've published our own titles and even a magazine of
- [Sketcher’s World: Meet 20 artists from the world’s largest travel sketchbooks festival](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketchers-world-meet-20-artists-from-the-worlds-largest-travel-sketchbooks-festival/) - Dear On the Spot subscribers, For this edition of “Sketcher’s World,” I’m sharing a special dispatch from Rendezvous International du Carnet de Voyage in Clermont-Ferrand last weekend. RICDV is the longest running and largest festival of travel sketchbooks in the world. Clermont-Ferrand is a remote industrial town located near a ring of volcanoes in the
- [Dubai deluge: 2 years of rain in 2 days](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/dubai-deluge/) - In a city known globally for its opulent lifestyle, an unprecedented storm wreaked havoc. Gigantic arteries became rivers, homes were inundated and traffic stalled — including luxury cars. Commerce suffered, public transportation ceased and, in some areas, electricity faltered. Even the food supply chain was disrupted.
- [Kuta, Bali: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/kuta-bali-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/) - Kuta promises sun-soaked beaches and vibrant nightlife for many travelers. But beneath its alluring surface lies a complex tapestry of experiences that can be both enchanting and challenging to observe.
- [Here Be Dragons](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/here-be-dragons/)
- [Sketching without sea legs in Tunisia](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/sketching-without-sea-legs-in-tunisia/) - A few years ago, my husband, Daniil, got his skipper license. In need of more nautical miles for his logbook, we gladly trade a week in landlocked Berlin for a weeklong sailing adventure in the Mediterranean. It will be the first time I step on a sailboat — or in Tunisia, for that matter. “Encore”
- [On the Spot in Clermont-Ferrand](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/on-the-spot-in-clermont-ferrand/) - Hello readers, and welcome new subscribers, I am back in Seattle after an exciting long weekend at Rendez-vous International du Carnet de Voyage. Rendez-vous is the largest and longest running travel sketchbooks festival in the world. It takes place every year in mid-November in Clermont-Ferrand, a remote city in central France that is also well-known for
- [Sketcher Press book launch at London's Topolski Studio draws a full house](https://www.sketcherpress.com/events/sketcher-press-book-launch-at-topolski-studio/) - After more than a year in the making, the London book launch of “Sketchbook Reveal,” by artist and author James Hobbs, took place Oct. 4 — to a full house. The venue, Topolski Studio, couldn’t have been more fitting. Legendary painter and reportage artist Feliks Topolski once worked in this very space and regularly hosted
- [James Richards’ new book captures the convivial, bumpy romp of travel sketching](https://www.sketcherpress.com/book-reviews/james-richards-new-book-captures-the-convivial-bumpy-romp-of-travel-sketching/) - Fans of books by urban sketchers have a special place in their heart for the artist’s list of materials. The colors the sketcher relies on; the pencils, pens, paint or markers used; the brand of sketchbook: all allow you to peek into that private space where the work actually gets done. Which makes the last
- [Feast your eyes on the Sketcher Fest 2025 poster](https://www.sketcherpress.com/news/first-look-at-the-sketcher-fest-2025-poster/) - Sketcher Fest Edmonds, the international festival of travel sketchbooks produced by Sketcher Press, is coming up in just two months (July 19-20), and it’s time to unveil our official poster. It features exclusive artwork we commissioned from Port Townsend artist Virginia Hein.
- [London book launch with Gabi Campanario and James Hobbs at Topolski Studio](https://www.sketcherpress.com/news/london-book-launch-with-james-hobbs/) - Gabi Campanario, Urban Sketchers founder and publisher at Sketcher Press, joins the artist and author James Hobbs in conversation about James’s new book Sketchbook Reveal at the Topolski Studio on London’s South Bank on Saturday 4 October at 11.00am.
- [Meet the acclaimed sketcher joining our next Artist Talk](https://www.sketcherpress.com/artist-talks/meet-the-acclaimed-sketcher-joining-our-next-artist-talk/) - What is the secret of Lapin’s career success? How has he been able to publish so many books? What projects is he working on now? Does it help to wear a hat and colorful shirts to stand out in a crowded field of talented artists?T Tune in to listen to Gabriel Campanario converse with Lapin during a new Sketcher Press Artist Talk exclusive for On the Spot paid subscribers May 4 at 10 a.m. PDT.
- [A big splash in Auckland](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/a-big-splash-in-auckland/) - You can “pop a manu” from a bridge, a cliff or a swimming pool. But only the best get to perform this unique water acrobatic at the World Championships.
- [Meet the Guest Artists coming to Sketcher Fest 2025](https://www.sketcherpress.com/news/meet-the-guest-artists-coming-to-sketcher-fest-2025/) - Take a look at the stellar roster of 19 international, national and local guest artists who will be sharing stories about their journeys, teaching workshops, and showcasing their sketchbooks at the third edition of Sketcher Fest Edmonds July 19-20.
- [Meet our guest for the next Live Zoom](https://www.sketcherpress.com/artist-talks/meet-my-guest-for-januarys-live-zoom/) - French artist Marielle Durand has been sketching for more than 20 years, but when she started her career as a professional artist she never imagined the job would open doors like the ones that lead into the French Parliament.
- [Meet the Los Angeles artist who documented the wildfire response](https://www.sketcherpress.com/artist-talks/meet-the-los-angeles-artist-who-documented-the-wildfire-response/) - This Sunday, February 23 at 10:30 a.m. PST, join our Live Zoom to listen to On the Spot editor Gabi Campanario converse with Mason about his career, his approach to graphic storytelling and how he markets his work.
- [Sketcher Press author Rita Sabler in conversation with Gabriel Campanario at Seattle's University Book Store](https://www.sketcherpress.com/news/sketcher-press-author-rita-sabler-in-conversation-with-gabriel-campanario-at-seattles-university-book-store/) - The University Book Store in Seattle is hosting a presentation and book signing with Sketcher Press author Rita Sabler and publisher Gabi Campanario.
- [The Artist Who Drew the News](https://www.sketcherpress.com/artist-talks/the-artist-who-drew-the-news/) - In this Artist Talk on Zoom coming up April 27 at 11 a.m. PDT, Deborah McMahon, the fourth of Franklin and Irene McMahon’s nine children, will join On the Spot editor Gabi Campanario to discuss the keys to McMahon’s success and the relevance of his graphic approach to news coverage in today’s media landscape.
- [Sketcher Fest 2025 dates announced](https://www.sketcherpress.com/news/sketcher-fest-2025-dates-announced/) - For the third consecutive year, the scenic waterfront town of Edmonds, Washington, just north of Seattle, will welcome sketchers from near and far to Sketcher Fest, the premier festival of travel sketchbooks in North America.
- [Sketcher's World: Artist Aboard, Cool Gigs, Topolski Studio, Travel Sketchbooks Fever](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketchers-world-artist-aboard-cool-gigs-topolski-studio-travel-sketchbooks-fever/) - From ferry decks in the Pacific Northwest to hotel lobbies in Hong Kong, artists everywhere are finding inventive ways to capture new audiences.
- [Rewind: A Conversation with Deborah McMahon Osterholtz, daughter of Franklin McMahon, 'The Artist Who Drew the News'](https://www.sketcherpress.com/artist-talks/rewind-a-conversation-with-deborah-mcmahon-osterholtz-daughter-of-franklin-mcmahon-the-artist-who-drew-the-news/) - Recorded live April 27, 2025 In this Artist Talk, On the Spot editor Gabriel Campanario converses with Deborah McMahon Osterholtz, daughter of the late Franklin McMahon, a Chicago artist whose extraordinary career as an artist-reporter broke new ground in the world of commercial illustration. The conversation centered around three articles Franklin McMahon published in Sports
- [An urban sketching book so good it’s been rereleased](https://www.sketcherpress.com/book-reviews/an-urban-sketching-book-so-good-its-been-rereleased/) - The Artist's Guide to SketchingAuthors: James Gurney and Thomas KinkadeLanguage: EnglishPublication date: February 25, 2025Format: PaperbackPrint length: ‎ 176 pagesDimensions: 9.1 x 0.5 x 10.6 inchesPublisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing James Gurney and Thomas Kinkade weren’t always famous. Gurney, author of the fantastical illustrated book series Dinotopia, and Kinkade, the Painter of Light and many a serene,
- [Book examines drawing as a form of reportage](https://www.sketcherpress.com/book-reviews/book-examines-how-drawing-reflects-human-vision-and-understanding/) - “This book is not only a celebration of the drawing act but also a declaration of its value for documentation.” With those words, Irish-American artist and scholar Louis Netter aptly introduces his book, Reportage Drawing – Vision and Experience (Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2024). Unusual among the narrow range of books available on the subject, the
- [Farewell to the Boeing 747](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/farewell-to-the-boeing-747/) - When I was 9 years old, I saw a photo of a Boeing 747 model in Boys Life magazine and was immediately drawn to the sleek design of the airplane. When I was 17, I boarded a real 747 for the first time, flying from San Francisco all the way to Tokyo. Fast forward more than three decades and all those memories were recently coming right back.
- [12 monuments that tell the history of a young country](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/12-monuments-that-tell-the-history-of-a-young-country/) - Newborn Monument was unveiled on Feb. 17, 2008, the day that Kosovo formally declared its independence from Serbia. The sculpture, located in front of the Palace of Youth and Sports, is repainted on the anniversary of the independence each year, and it has become a popular tourist attraction.
- [City Sketchbook: This Boston House Turns Curious Heads](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/city-sketchbook-this-boston-house-turns-curious-heads/) - Surrounded by streets of big brick buildings and accessible only through the alleyway, this very slender wooden house in Boston attracts affectionate glances but offers little explanation.
- ['Sketchbook Reveal' on sale at London Urban Sketchers exhibition](https://www.sketcherpress.com/news/sketchbook-reveal-on-sale-at-london-urban-sketchers-exhibition/) - Sketchbook Reveal by James Hobbs was on sale at the recent exhibition of work by Urban Sketchers London at the Art Pavilion in Mile End Park, East London. The show, from 22-30 March, consisted of about 350 works by 150 artists, along with a program of sketchwalks, demonstrations, and community drawing sessions made possible by a team
- [A Paella for Dinner: Tourist Oversaturation in Málaga](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/a-paella-for-dinner-tourist-oversaturation-in-malaga/) - The level of overtourism seen in cities like Barcelona and Lisbon has finally arrived in Málaga. Here, it's not uncommon now to see its skyline dominated by the silhouette of a gigantic cruise ship that has moored at the port and temporarily flooded the streets with its passengers.
- [Reportage News: In the face of natural disasters, to sketch or not to sketch?](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/reportage-news-in-the-face-of-natural-disasters-to-sketch-or-not-to-sketch/) - Back in December, Mario Alvarez recorded the destruction from unprecedented deadly flooding in Valencia, Spain. “These drawings were not easy to make, but I think we should document what happens. In the newspapers there are pages with happy news and sad news. Our sketchbooks are similar,” Alvarez says.
- [Celebrating Women Around the World](https://www.sketcherpress.com/news/celebrating-women-around-the-world/) - Happy International Women’s Day! On this important day, we want to make a special mention of the inspiring work of New York reportage artist and Sketcher Press author Melanie Reim. For as long as she has been an artist and carried a sketchbook, Melanie Reim has felt compelled to draw women everywhere she has travelled.
- [Rewind: Sketch journalist Joey Mason from his artist table at SmorgasburgLA](https://www.sketcherpress.com/artist-talks/rewind-sketch-journalist-joey-mason-from-his-artist-table-at-smorgasburgla/) - Recorded Live Feb. 23, 2025 Sketch journalist Joey Mason documented the community response to deadly wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes in Los Angeles last month. In this one-hour conversation with On the Spot editor Gabi Campanario, Mason shares the experience of sketching in the aftermath of the natural disaster. He also talks about the
- [Germany’s snap elections from the streets of Berlin](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/germanys-snap-elections-from-the-streets-of-berlin/) - Sunday was an important snap election day in Germany — parliamentary elections took place seven months ahead of schedule because an unpopular three-party government coalition collapsed in November.
- [A relaunch, cheaper subscription, new home and more graphic journalism](https://www.sketcherpress.com/news/a-relaunch-cheaper-subscription-new-home-and-more-graphic-journalism/) - On the Spot, the newsletter started by Sketcher Press publisher Gabriel Campanario on Substack in 2022, is relaunching with some exciting changes. A new home at sketcherpress.com We are leaving the Substack platform and hosting all our content on the Sketcher Press website. Our new tagline: The Magazine of Graphic Journalism. Cheaper subscription options A Digital subscription is only
- [A punk performance; a charming book from Manchester; Paris Fashion Week; and London on my mind](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/a-punk-performance-a-charming-book-from-manchester-paris-fashion-week-and-london-on-my-mind/) - Hola, hello, bonjour, Here’s a new issue of On the Spot. Are you ready? I’m ready. Let’s get right to it! French illustrator Benoit Guillaume draws the Pépète Lumière Festival Pépète Lumière is a unique arts festival in France that brings renowned musicians and performers to rural settings. Picture the countryside as the backdrop to live
- [The scene at the James Beard Awards, travel sketches from the Algarve and notes on the power of reportage](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/the-scene-at-the-james-beard-awards-travel-sketches-from-the-algarve-and-notes-on-the-power-of-reportage/) - Hello and welcome to On the Spot, your guide to new and relevant content from urban sketchers, reportage illustrators, and other artists who draw on location. (I’ll just say “sketchers” often for the sake of brevity.) This is the first newsletter I am sending directly to your inbox and to the other 807 people (!) who
- [What 600 walruses were doing in costumes and bathing suits](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/what-600-walruses-were-doing-in-costumes-and-bathing-suits/) - More than 600 swimmers have come from all over the country to say goodbye to winter by plunging into the cold waters of the Baltic Sea. They are carrying flags, banners and colorful Marzannas. Many here are dressed as Marzannas themselves, with wreaths in their hair and straw-like dresses.
- [Wildfires knocked Los Angeles down but community lifts it up  ](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/wildfires-knocked-los-angeles-down-but-community-lifts-it-up/) - The streets were as quiet as a ghost town. As I rounded a corner, a shocking sight came into view. A chimney and a modern entryway were still standing, but the rest of the house was unrecognizable. It looked like a bomb had gone off.
- [Tractors as far as the eye can see](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/tractors-as-far-as-the-eye-can-see/) - It’s a frosty and foggy morning in my hometown on the Baltic coast of Poland. Everything is strangely quiet. Noises are stifled in the milky air. The only prominent sound is that of birds, chirping away. But the calm is about to end.
- [Ukrainian family draws their war-torn country; a writer and a sketcher document the hidden colors of Ledeberg; and two artists sketch-walk the Camino de Santiago](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/ukrainian-family-draws-their-war-torn-country-a-writer-and-a-sketcher-document-the-hidden-colors-of-ledeberg-and-two-artists-sketch-walk-the-camino-de-santiago/) - Hello, here goes Monday and a new issue of On the Spot. Have you ever partnered with someone else on a sketching project? In today’s issue I highlight an extraordinary project by a family of sketchers in war-torn Ukraine; the work of a sketcher and writer team in Belgium; and an event bringing artists to document
- [Sketching News Roundup: Querétaro, Marseille explosion, Jane Rosenberg, Chandler O'Leary](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-queretaro-marseille-explosion-jane-rosenberg-chandler-oleary/) - Hello readers, Did you travel over spring break? I spent the week in Querétaro, a booming city in central Mexico known for its well-preserved Spanish colonial architecture, and as the cradle of Mexico’s independence from Spanish rulers in the early 1800s. The visit, made possible by Urban Sketchers Querétaro, was beyond meaningful. My pocket sketchbook is
- [Sketching News Roundup: Dominika Wróblewska, World Book Day, Stephen Alcorn, Auckland Symposium](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-dominika-wroblewska-world-book-day-stephen-alcorn-auckland-symposium/) - Kia Ora, readers! This beautiful Māori-language greeting is one of the many things I’ve learned while participating in the 11th International Urban Sketchers Symposium in Auckland last week. It is used to express all sorts of well wishes, including hello, goodbye, good morning or thank you. Keep on reading for more highlights about the Symposium and other
- [Overheard at the beach; a souvenir from Barcelona; Searle's war drawings; and where to study illustrated journalism](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/overheard-at-the-beach/) - Hello from Seattle and welcome to On the Spot, your guide to great sketching and reportage illustration. Lots of good stuff in this issue. Let’s get right to it! Overheard at the beach It’s August. It’s hot. And the sunbathers are out in force in Long Beach, New York, where reportage artist Melanie Reim has been capturing humorous interactions in
- [It’s party time for the Portuguese communists](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/its-party-time-for-the-portuguese-communists/) - This was not a typical day in Lisbon. It was the annual celebration of the Portuguese Communist Party, known as “Festa do Avante!” The event, which usually draws thousands of visitors over three days, has been a local tradition since 1976.
- [Reportage News: Mereida Fajardo, Joan Chiverton, Chip Sullivan, Luís Simões, plus a new Sketcher Press book!](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/reportage-news-mereida-fajardo-joan-chiverton-chip-sullivan-luis-simoes-plus-a-new-sketcher-press-book/) - Hello readers, Here’s a new bulletin of sketching and reportage news. If you like what you read, please share so others can learn about On the Spot and Sketcher Press. Behind the scenes at a London hospital “Vital Organs” is a newly-released 48-page publication collecting the gripping reportage drawings made by Mereida Fajardo at Chelsea
- [Sketching News Roundup: Shinde's travel memoir, Mistograf, Salavisa tribute, Carnets d'Hiver and more](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-shindes-travel-memoir-mistograf-salavisa-tribute-carnets-dhiver-and-more/) - Hello readers, Is traveling to new places one of your resolutions for 2023? Read on to learn about a sketcher who turned a series of trips into a fascinating book. Also in this Sketching News Roundup: an updated calendar where you may find some events worth packing your suitcase for this year. Wanderlust Five years
- [Pub scenes; a New York mural; London urban sketchers; and histories of reportage](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/pub-scenes-a-new-york-mural-london-urban-sketchers-and-histories-of-reportage/) - Hello, hello, welcome to a new edition of On The Spot — and greetings from London! In today’s newsletter: Irish artist and printmaker Jim Butler documents the convivial scene at Irish and British pubs. Jedidiah Dore, an artist based in New York, turns his on-location sketches into a massive mural. Takeaways from #USklondon10years. Histories of Reportage: A contributed piece by California-based
- [Sketching News Roundup: Macy’s Parade; Holiday Summit; Lucinda Rogers; Len Grant; Carnets d'Ailleurs; Sketcher Press coupon code](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-macys-parade-holiday-summit-lucinda-rogers-len-grant-carnets-dailleurs-sketcher-press-coupon-code/) - Hello readers and welcome new subscribers, After the excitement of my trip to France for Rendez-vous and Thanksgiving week, it’s time for a fresh bulletin of sketching news. Consider the books I mention in today’s newsletter when you do your holiday shoppping, and don’t forget about the Live Zoom with Len Grant on Thursday. Macy’s Parade Oh, the
- [Sketching an erupting volcano; a book of New York sketches; and drawing events across the globe](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-an-erupting-volcano/) - Hello, On the Spot readers, and welcome new subscribers. I’m really glad you are here. In today’s newsletter: I introduce you to one of the most intrepid sketchers I’ve ever met I ask you to support my first book project as a publisher I share a list of upcoming sketching events all over the world Are you
- [Sketching News Roundup: Pride Month, Sleepless in Paris, Sports Beat, Alicia Aradilla, Andy Oh](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-pride-month-sleepless-in-paris-sports-beat-alicia-aradilla-andy-oh/) - Hello readers and welcome new subscribers, What cool sketches have you come across recently? I write this curated report every other week to highlight timely on-the-spot drawings and news that caught my eye. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy putting it together. Pride Month As June arrives and communities across
- [Up close with Kenya's wildlife; newsworthy city moments; an epic journey through South America; and a calendar of sketching events](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/on-the-spot-up-close-with-kenyas-wildlife-newsworthy-city-moments-an-epic-journey-through-south-america-and-a-calendar-of-sketching-events/) - Thanks for reading On the Spot, your guide to great urban sketching and reportage art. Subscribe for free to receive new posts. Hello, readers, and welcome new subscribers! Some good news to start: On the Spot will now publish four times a month. Every other Sunday, you get my roundup of great sketching work. And starting this
- [Sketching News Roundup: Lapin; Peter Rush; Raúl Deamo; Melanie Chadwick; Sketcher Press in New York](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-lapin-peter-rush-raul-deamo-melanie-chadwick-sketcher-press-in-new-york/) - Hello readers, I have a fresh delivery of sketching news for you. Enjoy! Sketcher of the Galaxy It looks as if renowned French urban sketcher Lapin is set to take his sketchbooks into the farthest confines of the galaxy. He has been on assignment in Italy drawing the facilities of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF). He
- [Sketching News Roundup: Coronation Artists, Pete Scully, Protest Beat, Calendar](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-coronation-artists-pete-scully-protest-beat-calendar/) - Hello readers, After my trips to Querétaro and Auckland last month, I’m happy to be typing this newsletter from my home office instead of an airport. Allow me a couple of bullets before we get into the good stuff. On the Spot reached more than 100 paid subscribers last week! (And it’s close to surpassing 2,000 free subscribers). I’m truly
- [Reportage News: Sketchers at the Paris Olympics, Calendar and an Important Update](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/reportage-news-sketchers-at-the-paris-olympics-calendar-and-an-important-update/) - Here are some sketchers who documented the summer Olympic Games in Paris. While none of them was specifically commissioned to be there, their work underscores the unique value of hand-drawn reportage as a visual human record of important events, especially as AI continues to flood social media with machine-generated imagery.
- [Reportage news: Lydia Wood, John Donohue, Stan Mack, 'Sketchbook Reveal' by James Hobbs, Calendar](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/reportage-news-lydia-wood-john-donohue-stan-mack-sketchbook-reveal-by-james-hobbs-calendar/) - Meet Lydia Wood and John Donohue, two sketchers drawn to food establishments. Wood has drawn more than 300 London pubs and aspires to immortalize the more than 3,000 across the city. Donohue is on a quest to draw every restaurant in New York, Paris, London and beyond.
- [Sketching News Roundup: Ami Plasse at SXSW; Manish Pimpley; Liza Donnelly; Pedro Cabral; Melanie Reim](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-ami-plasse-at-sxsw-manish-pimpley-liza-donnelly-pedro-cabral-melanie-reim/) - Hello readers, This is my twice-a-month post highlighting timely work by artists who draw on the spot and aim to capture a sense of place and time. For the sake of simplicity, I refer to all these artists as sketchers. Every sketcher has a unique style and gravitates to different subjects. But we all have
- [New Sketcher Press Book Highlights Lifetime of Sketches](https://www.sketcherpress.com/news/new-sketcher-press-book-highlights-lifetime-of-sketches/) - James Hobbs’ Sketchbook Reveal presents unedited, personal drawings FOR INMEDIATE RELEASETo request a copy of Sketchbook Reveal for review or other media inquiries, please contact: Gabriel Campanario, publisher, Sketcher Press, 15833 Mill Creek Blvd, #12122, Mill Creek, WA 98082, USA, (425) 686-2398 Mill Creek, WA — London artist and author James Hobbs has published a
- [A stubborn slice of Lisbon riverfront](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/a-stubborn-slice-of-lisbon-riverfront/) - The brutal increase of tourism over the past decade has transformed my hometown in many ways. The Tagus shoreline hasn’t been immune to the changes. New restaurants, hotels and nightclubs now dominate an area that used to be the home of maritime and commercial businesses.
- [It doesn't get any more American than this](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/it-doesnt-get-any-more-american-than-this/) - How do New Yorkers celebrate Fourth of July? I was told the Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest is a “thing,” so I headed to the legendary amusement district in Brooklyn in hopes of capturing a uniquely American scene.
- [Flashback: MoMA’s Artist As Reporter Competition](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/flashback-momas-artist-as-reporter-competition/) - In 1940, New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) announced an unusual contest, “The Artist as Reporter,” with $1,750 in prizes (about $37,000 when adjusted for inflation). It was co-sponsored by the soon-to-debut PM newspaper as “a search for artists who could report the news with brush and pen.”
- [The Ghost of Tulare Lake](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/the-ghost-of-tulare-lake/) - A ghost materialized in California’s Central Valley last winter. Its appearance in this vast farming district was reported by major news outlets around the country, with photojournalists trekking across fields and right up to the edge of a large body of water to take pictures. The images they published did not show a filmy creature rising out of the mist or a pale boat gliding across the lake.
- [It's blue, purple and gold all over Houston](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/1196/) - Thousands of out-of-town football fans started arriving in Houston over the weekend to attend today’s game between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the University of Washington Huskies. The College Football Playoff National Championship is at stake.
- [Nepal up close and personal](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/nepal-up-close-and-personal/) - An opportunity to travel to Nepal doesn’t happen every day, so when your best friend from childhood gets married in Kathmandu, you pack up your bags — and your sketchbook, of course — and you fly across the world. I spent 13 fascinating days there in December — an optimal time to visit, as the weather is dry and mild.
- [Sketching News Roundup: Niki Groom, Olivier Kugler, Victor Juhasz, Anna-Louis Fesltead](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-niki-groom-olivier-kugler-victor-juhasz-anna-louis-fesltead/) - Hello readers and welcome new subscribers, I’m glad you are here for another fresh batch of sketching news. Niki Groom at ‘Peace Feast’ Community events offer great opportunities for reportage. In Bristol, England, local artist Niki Groom was commissioned to document Peace Feast, a multicultural evening of food and music held at Refugees Welcome North Somerset in late November. “I
- [Walking in the footsteps of trailblazing women](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/walking-in-the-footsteps-of-trailblazing-women/) - Today I am being a tourist in my own city. I have booked a £25 ticket for a two-and-a-half-hour excursion titled “Working Women in the East End.” The walking tour will wend its way from the world-famous Tower of London and a section of the old Roman city wall into hip Brick Lane, finishing at the popular Spitalfields Market.
- [Saving Luma](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/saving-luma/) - On a warm, sunny July afternoon, a bright yellow excavator sat idle where a housing development will be built in North Seattle. Growing behind it is a Western Red Cedar estimated to be 200 years old.
- [An astronomical family reunion](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/an-astronomical-family-reunion/) - Ten members of my family flew to Texas from all corners of the country for the major astronomical event of the year: a total solar eclipse on April 8.
- [95 percent totality, 100 percent wow](https://www.sketcherpress.com/articles/95-percent-totality-100-percent-wow/) - There is something magical and powerful about a vast group of people gearing up to witness a solar eclipse together at the same time. My partner and I had such an opportunity on April 8 in Boston, but we were totally unprepared for totality! (95% of it, to be perfectly accurate.)
- [Reportage News: Rolf Schroeter; Christina Wald; Sketchers on the Road; Calendar](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/reportage-news-rolf-schroeter-christina-wald-sketchers-on-the-road-calendarreportage-news/) - Hi readers, It felt good to kick off On the Spot in 2024 with a contributed article by Houston based artist Judith Dollar. Next, I announced this Thursday’s Artist Talk with Marielle Durand (Are you in?). And now it’s time to review some compelling reportage that caught my eye in the past few weeks. Rolf Schroeter’s protest art You may
- [Art books for the artists and travelers in your family](https://www.sketcherpress.com/news/art-books-for-the-artists-and-travelers-in-your-family/) - Now is a great time to add one of our gorgeous art books to your collection of sketching and reportage books — or get a copy for the artist or traveler in your family. These beautiful hardcover editions will inspire anyone who shares our love for drawing, travel and storytelling. You won’t find them anywhere
- [Reportage News: Delphine Zigoni, Genine Carvalheira, Médar de la Cruz, Bookshelf, Calendar](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/reportage-news-delphine-zigoni-genine-carvalheira-medar-de-la-cruz-bookshelf-calendar/) - Drawings to save animals Here’s a great initiative that underscores the value of reportage as a communication and marketing tool. Wildlife artist Delphine Zigoni, 11 other sketchers from USk Paris and journalist Marianne Lagrange recently teamed up to document the life of laboratory animals. They partenered with White Rabbit, a French association that finds homes for the animals when the laboratories
- [Rewind: Marielle Durand on drawing inside the French Parliament and around her Paris 13 neighborhood](https://www.sketcherpress.com/artist-talks/rewind-marielle-durand-on-drawing-inside-the-french-parliament/) - The guest of my January Live Zoom was Marielle Durand, an artist, author and urban sketcher based in Paris. Durand belongs to a very small group of artists who holds a special pass to draw inside the French Parliament, where she has been documenting political debates since October of 2022. We talked about many things during our
- [Rewind: Oliver Hoeller on travel sketching and his experience in Bali](https://www.sketcherpress.com/artist-talks/rewind-oliver-hoeller-on-travel-sketching-and-his-experience-in-bali/) - I talked to award-winning travel sketcher Oliver Hoeller about his approach to visual storytelling and our collaboration on his recent On the Spot article about Bali. Hoeller is a scientist turned illustrator and urban sketcher.
- [Sketching news roundup: Hong Kong exhibit; Vancouver transit; politicians; soldiers; Sketcher Press online shop](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-hong-kong-html/) - Hello, Here’s a new issue of On the Spot’s sketching news roundup, which goes out every other week. New here? Welcome! A couple of things before you keep scrolling: One of my goals for 2023 is to expand the scope of On the Spot. You’ve already been getting Bill Russell’s enlightening articles on reportage artists of the past.
- [Sketching news roundup: Sevilla opera; Qatar; New York Reawakens book; On the Spot contributors wanted](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sevilla-opera-qatar-new-york-reawakens/) - Hello readers, greetings from Barcelona. I’ll tell you why I am here in a second, but first, here’s a new roundup of inspiring sketching news: Live from the opera On November 4, during a general rehearsal of the opera “Robert Devereux” at the legendary Teatro de la Maestranza in Sevilla, 60 sketchers used small lamps
- [Rewind: Louis Netter on Reportage Drawing](https://www.sketcherpress.com/artist-talks/rewind-louis-netter-on-reportage-drawing/) - “A drawing is a human document of witness, and is ultimately complicated by the subjectivities of the artist's experience. This book explores the concerns that make the act of reportage a highly valuable record of interaction between human and subject in a hypermediated world.” Louis Netter Recorded live Dec. 21, 2023 Dear subscribers, It was
- [On the Spot: Sketching a marathon; drawings from the Cook Islands; and a meeting with the Sneaky Artist](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/on-the-spot-sketching-a-marathon-drawings-from-the-cook-islands-and-a-meeting-with-the-sneaky-artist/) - Hello, On the Spot readers. And welcome, new subscribers. As I was writing today’s post, some questions came to mind: Should sketchers seek media credentials to cover events? Many sketchers are often written about and featured in newspapers and magazines. But few write their own articles and pitch them to magazine and newspaper editors for publication. Is
- [Rewind: Lapin's journey from drawing Paris commuters to publishing more than 40 books](https://www.sketcherpress.com/artist-talks/rewind-lapins-journey-from-drawing-paris-commuters-to-publishing-more-than-40-books/) - Lapin’s sketchbook reportage is sought out by municipalities, museums and even the French military. How did he launch his career as an independent reportage artist and urban sketcher? In this new Artist Talk exclusive for On the Spot members, Lapin talks about his career and the strategies behind his success.
- [Sketching News Roundup: Suhita Shirodkar, Syria, National Geographic expedition, Aix-en-Provence, Joseph Pennell](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-suhita-shirodkar-syria-national-geographic-expedition-aix-en-provence-joseph-pennell/) - Hello readers and welcome new subscribers, This is my twice-a-month report where I summarize relevant things happening in the sketching world so you don’t have to be glued to social media 24/7. If you have news or suggestions for On the Spot, I’d love to hear from you. Drawing to discover the city of San Jose Here’s
- [Seattle-area publisher Sketcher Press announces release of New York Reawakens: A Summer of Hope, a hardcover art book by reportage artist Rita Sabler](https://www.sketcherpress.com/news/newyorkreawakens/) - MILL CREEK, Wash. — In New York Reawakens: A Summer of Hope, a Portland-based reportage artist captures a slice of life in the Big Apple at a pivotal time in the city’s history: the end of the pandemic lockdown in the summer of 2021 and the slow return of scenes we used to take for
- [‘Different & the Same’ art book celebrates women around the world through the eyes of reportage illustrator Melanie Reim](https://www.sketcherpress.com/news/different-the-same-art-book-celebrates-women-around-the-world-through-the-eyes-of-reportage-illustrator-melanie-reim/) - MILL CREEK, Wash. — As Women’s History Month highlights the invaluable contributions of women past and present, Seattle area publisher Sketcher Press is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Different & the Same by New York artist Melanie Reim. The first art book by Reim, this extensive collection of drawings captures women around the
- [Sketching News Roundup: Erin De Bar, Joey Mason, Beirut Anniversary, Society of Illustrators](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-erin-de-bar-joey-mason-beirut-anniversary-society-of-illustrators/) - Hi readers, With just a few minutes of August left on the clock here in Seattle, On the Spot’s “Sketching News Roundup” is back. Enjoy! Joust draw it! Earlier in August, London-based illustrator Erin De Bar documented a famous joust competition at Hampton Court Palace. De Bar told me via text how she felt the pressure to capture
- [Sketching News Roundup: Sylvain Cnudde; Bologna; Florence; Badajoz](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-sylvain-cnudde-bologna-florence-badajoz/) - Hello readers and greetings from Seattle, As springs turns around, I’m wrapping up some projects and starting new ones. Last Monday, I shared the stage with Rita Sabler at the Seattle University Book Store for the presentation of her book, New York Reawakens. Melanie Reim’s Different and the Same, my second Sketcher Press book, is off to press. (Get free shipping within the
- [Sketching News Roundup: Campus sketcher, Year of the Rabbit, Drawn to protests, Calendar, Live Zoom](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-campus-sketcher-year-of-the-rabbit-drawn-to-protests-calendar-live-zoom/) - Hello readers, Welcome to On the Spot’s “Sketching News Roundup,” which I send out every other Monday. The roundup is where I write about sketchers whose work is particularly timely, interesting, groundbreaking or all of the above. If you find this report useful, help me spread the word about On the Spot by sharing it with your
- [Sketching News Roundup: Curtis Tappenden, WendyMac, Stuart Walster, Calendar](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-curtis-tappenden-wendymac-stuart-walster-calendar/) - Hello readers, In case you are new to On the Spot, this is my twice-a-month bulletin highlighting timely work by sketchers worldwide. If you see something I should consider mentioning, please don’t hesitate to email me or leave a comment. Curtis Tappenden at the Brighton Festival Every May, the seaside English town of Brighton hosts a popular multi-arts
- [Sketching News Roundup: Patrick Vale; Mistograf in English; Drawings from the late 1900s; OTS anniversary](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-patrick-vale-mistograf-in-english-drawings-from-the-late-1900s-ots-anniversary/) - Hello readers and happy summer, or winter, depending where you find yourself as a new season starts. Here’s a new summary of cool and current work happening in the world of urban sketching and reportage illustration. If you like what you see, please share On the Spot and invite others to subscribe. From sketchbook to asphalt “As
- [Sketching News Roundup: Daniel Winterbottom, Villard de Honnecourt's sketchbook, Documenting Community, Sketcher Fest Edmonds](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-daniel-winterbottom-villard-de-honnecourts-sketchbook-documenting-community-sketcher-fest-edmonds/) - Hello readers, It’s that day of the week when I send you a roundup of good stuff happening in the sketching world. Also, happy Valentine’s Day! Sketching as Witness Seattle-based sketcher Daniel Winterbottom started recording the growing homelessness crisis in Seattle in the early days of the pandemic in 2020. To date, he has made dozens of
- [Reportage News: Simo Capecchi in Adesso magazine; Paul Madonna's All Over Coffee; Substack Reads features On the Spot](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/reportage-news-simo-capecchi-in-adesso-magazine-paul-madonnas-all-over-coffee-substack-reads-features-on-the-spot/) - Hello readers, Some housekeeping: On the Spot has a new tagline: the Magazine of Reportage Illustration. This slogan better reflects my original goal for the newsletter: to create a reader-supported publication that pays artists for articles of compelling visual storytelling. In light of the new tagline, “Sketching News Roundups” are now called “Reportage News.” These posts will
- [Sketching News Roundup: Kay Van Bellen; Sanika Phawde; Ivan Chow; Antonio Gámiz; On The Spot in print](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-kay-van-bellen-sanika-phawde-ivan-chow-antonio-gamiz-on-the-spot-in-print/) - Hello readers and welcome new subscribers, Here’s a fresh batch of sketching news from talented artists who make on-the-spot sketching look easy. Also, a special announcement is below the calendar at the bottom of this newsletter. Don’t miss it. Denim Days reportage by KVB I had never heard of Amsterdam’s Denim Days until I discovered the work
- [Sketching News Roundup: Jenny Soep at Connect; Mike Shisler's Burning Man experience; Valerie Orsat's zine; Christina Wald's travelogue](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-jenny-soep-at-connect-mike-shislers-burning-man-experience-valerie-orsats-zine-christina-walds-travelogue/) - Hello readers, Fall has arrived in Seattle. I’m excited to share a new “Sketching News Roundup” with you as rain begins to pour outside. Enjoy! Tiny Changes and live-painter Jenny Soep Stockholm-based reportage artist Jenny Soep landed a pretty rad gig the last week of August. She was the official sketch artist for Edinburgh’s Connect Music Festival, a
- [Reportage News: Uganda Sketchbook, The Visual Anthropologist, Urban Sketcher Village in Erlangen](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/reportage-news-uganda-sketchbook-the-visual-anthropologist-urban-sketcher-village-in-erlangen/) - Uganda’s landscape and wildlife in watercolor and pencil “I traveled to Uganda to make one of my dreams a reality: to witness the mountain gorillas.” —Joan León Hot off the press! Barcelona-based sketcher Joan León, the author of Ilustrando Sudamérica*, takes us to a whole new continent in Cuaderno de Uganda ($16.77 on Etsy), a publication he released last
- [Rewind: Melanie Reim on drawing women around the world](https://www.sketcherpress.com/artist-talks/rewind-melanie-reim-on-drawing-women-around-the-world/) - New York reportage artist Melanie Reim is one of the first authors I’ve worked with as a publisher. The result of our collaboration is an inspiring book, Different & the Same, that collects Reim’s reportage drawings of women spanning decades and continents. Listen in to learn more from one of the most accomplished reportage illustrators of our times.
- [Sketching news roundup: World Cup; Clermont-Ferrand; a book sequel; events](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/1755/) - Hello and welcome to On the Spot, where we celebrate great reportage illustration, urban sketching and the artists behind the work. World Cup fever Dubai-based sketcher Thierry Chehab managed to sketch some World Cup players up-close the other day. He didn’t have a traditional media pass, but as the creative director of a TV commercial involving players of the Saudi
- [Sketching news roundup: French Parliament; Ukrainian soldiers; CuadernoFest; South Korean ‘festa’](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-french-parliament-ukrainian-soldiers-cuadernofest-south-korean-festa/) - Hello from a plane somewhere between Seoul and Seattle. I’m returning home after attending a remarkable urban sketching festival in Gyeongju, South Korea, but more on that later. Let’s dive into a roundup of notable sketching work in this issue of On the Spot. Political reportage in red and blue French artist Marielle Durand was one of
- [Sketching News Roundup: Marta Fonfara, Reportage Grants, Cuenca sketchbook, Calendar](https://www.sketcherpress.com/sketcher-world/sketching-news-roundup-marta-fonfara-reportage-grants-cuenca-sketchbook-calendar/) - On the Spot is aiming higher in 2023. Become a paid subscriber to support compelling content by reportage artists and urban sketchers. Hello readers, It’s only been a couple of weeks since I asked you to support my goals for 2023 and become a paid subscriber. Thanks to many of you, new content is coming to On the
- [Rewind: Live Zoom with Manchester artist Len Grant](https://www.sketcherpress.com/artist-talks/rewind-live-zoom-with-manchester-artist-len-grant/) - Dear subscribers, How did you like Thursday’s Live Zoom with Len Grant? If you missed it, the recording is at the bottom of this post. I really enjoyed the conversation with Grant. He talked about his professional journey from photography to urban sketching, the evolution of his drawing style and how he funds and markets his

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- [Travel Artist](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/travel-artist/) - Travel Artist: Sketchbook Drawings and True Stories from the Road is an illustrated travelogue drawn from 20 years of travel to 50 countries, and from the scores of sketchbooks and journals created along the way. A sketchbook changes travel, from checking off an itinerary checklist and Instagram moments to a journey of discovery: about places, about people, about yourself. Richards’ stories are told through hundreds of full color and black and white travel sketches and essays that cross the globe, from the savannahs of Kenya to the Central Highlands of Vietnam, from the Hemingway haunts of Key West to the customs interrogation room of the Havana airport. The stories and drawings pull the reader into the transformational experience of international travel, and the added richness and creative rush that closer observation and on-location sketching brings to it. The book is a must-have for creatives, for urban sketchers, and for anyone with an explorer’s heart and a creative itch.
- [Lighthouses of the Great Lakes: An Architect's Sketchbook](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/lighthouses-of-the-great-lakes-an-architects-sketchbook/) - Readers will buy this book because they're intrigued by the sketches. They'll read it because it's a compelling story of lighthouse roadtrips with sidebars introducing a wealth of lighthouse information. This is a history of lighthouse building on the Great Lakes. Roadtrip sojourns introduce about 140 lighthouse sketches. Captions explain each lighthouse story and drawings introduce even more captioned lighthouses. Sidebars present a wealth of information explaining how lighthouses and their components work as well as the lighthouse establishment itself and other support services. An epilogue contains thumbnail sketches of lighthouses from around the world. In all about 400 sketches, maps, and diagrams illustrate the book.
- [On the Spot (Issue 4)](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/on-the-spot-issue-4/) - From Switzerland, Kosovo and London to Tunisia and Hong Kong, our contributing artists bring stories to life through on-the-spot sketches and comics. Plus: A “Sketcher’s World” news roundup featuring cool sketching gigs; and two book reviews of must-have titles. ISSN 2995-147X 36 pages Full color 8.5 x 11 inches (22 x 28 cm.) Take a peek inside the issue in this video.
- [On the Spot digital subscription](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/on-the-spot-digital-subscription/) - On the Spot, the Magazine of Graphic Journalism, is the source of information and inspiration for reportage illustrators, urban sketchers and graphic journalists. An annual digital subscription includes: Unlimited access to the archives Original articles of illustrated reporting emailed to your inbox​ Sketcher's World email newsletter
- [Round and About Saudi Arabia](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/round-and-about-saudi-arabia/) - After living two years in Saudi Arabia, urban sketcher Kristina Matveeva has turned a selection of pages from her sketchbooks into an engrossing zine. In a personal essay laid out around the drawings, Matveeva describes her experience acclimating to the country and its culture, taking readers on a fascinating journey page after page. Matveeva's visual stories about life in Saudi Arabia received an Urban Sketchers Reportage Grant in 2023. And her reportage article "Sketching without sea legs in Tunisia," was recently published in On the Spot magazine.
- [Diario de Oaxaca](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/diario-de-oaxaca/) - Painting a vivid, personal portrait of social and political upheaval in Oaxaca, Mexico, this unique memoir employs comics, bilingual essays, photos, and sketches to chronicle the events that unfolded around a teachers' strike and led to a seven-month siege. When award-winning cartoonist Peter Kuper and his family moved to the 16th-century colonial town of Oaxaca in 2006, they planned to spend a quiet year or two enjoying a different culture and taking a break from the U.S. political climate under the Bush administration. What they hadn't counted on was landing in the epicenter of Mexico's biggest political struggle in recent years. Timely and compelling, this extraordinary firsthand account presents a distinct artistic vision of Oaxacan life, from explorations of the beauty of the environment to graphic portrayals of the fight between strikers and government troops that left more than 20 people dead, including American journalist Brad Will. This expanded paperback edition includes 32 pages of new material.
- [Sketching Here & Everywhere](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/sketching-here-everywhere/) - Not only does this book showcase Christina Wald’s sketches and personal journey, it also includes exercises she has developed through years of teaching. It explores sketching from life, urban sketching, and drawing from imagination. The narrative is filled with personal anecdotes and observations gathered from years of sketching in all sorts of places. Seasoned sketchers and beginners will find this book useful and entertaining. Foreword by Amy Bogard.
- [On the Spot print + digital subscription](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/on-the-spot-print-and-digital-subscription/) - On the Spot, the Magazine of Graphic Journalism, is the source of information and inspiration for reportage illustrators, urban sketchers and graphic journalists. An annual print+digital subscription includes: 2 print issues per year* Unlimited access to the archives Original articles of illustrated reporting emailed to your inbox​ Sketcher's World email newsletter Invitations to Artist Talks on Zoom and access to the recordings​ Special discounts on Sketcher Press books * Issues publish in June and December.
- [C-135 The End](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/c-135-the-end/) - Lapin visited Istres air base 125 to capture the Boeing C-135 from all angles before its retirement and meet its crew. This iconic aircraft was a pillar of in-flight refueling for more than 61 years and key player in air operations.
- [Days in Japan, sketch by sketch](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/days-in-japan/) - Belgium-born architect and urban sketcher Arnaud De Meyer shares in this book the sketches he made during his travels in Japan, mainly around Osaka and Kyoto, while working on the Luxembourg pavilion at the Osaka world expo 2025. Drawn directly in felt-tip pen, just black on white, or sometimes watercolored, the sketches present the places and buildings in his characteristic style, which could be taken from comic strip settings. The A5 landscape format of the book corresponds to the size of the original notebooks used by the author. The sketches are therefore presented at their actual size.
- [A Small City by the Sea: An Artist's View of Portsmouth, New Hampshire](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/a-small-city-by-the-sea/) - Portsmouth is New Hampshire's only city on her short Atlantic coastline, and a study in contrasts. Compact, but urban in feel. East Coast old but vibrantly renewing itself. Small enough to explore in a weekend, and a fascinating place to live, work, and play. Walk along with the artist, a New Hampshire native, as she sketches whatever stops her feet and tugs at her heart.
- [The Good, the Bad and the Ugly](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-and-the-grand-tourist/) - In his new travel sketchbook Oliver packages two trip through South-East Asia. THE GRAND TOURist takes us on a journey through Bali, Cambodia and Thailand focussing on the ironic aspects of modern traveling into a lighthearted, humorous illustration driven visual essay. More than a pure copy of reality, Oliver's sketches share a personal point of view. His scenes often emphasizes an humorous aspect. This piece won the PRIX INTERNATIONAL DE CARNET DE VOYAGE in Clermont Ferrand and is now available for the first time in print! But there is more than that! In The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Oliver takes us back to Kuta, Bali in the form of a visual reportage. This narrative piece takes a more careful look at the tourism industry. Kuta is not beautiful, it is more interesting than that. Its amalgam of fun seeking tourists, hustlers and Hindu temples provides a rich fabric where tradition and the modern travel industry meet. We are there when mice play on the kitchen counter, Mom and Pop shops repair motorcycles and Australian tourists party with Fake Gucci bags. But we also get to hear from the other side: the Massage parlors and the taxi drivers that suffered during Covid 19. So many worlds all interweaved in one location; the travelogue of Kuta serves as a specific example for a universal reality of our times. This book is for sketchers and travel enthusiasts as well as lovers of drawn reportage alike.
- [Dessins](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/dessins/) - A collection of drawings made by Paris-based sketcher Marielle Durand between 2013 et 2020.
- [Berlin - The Wall revisited](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/berlin-the-wall-revisited/) - Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this question remains very much alive. Tourists and locals alike wander perplexed through the city, as the traces of division seem to have been erased. For the most part, anyway. Berlin-based illustrator and urban sketcher Detlef Surrey has embarked on a very personal search for traces with his sketchbook – from Prenzlauer Berg to Treptow. His journey along the former Berlin Wall touches on a wealth of historical sites from many phases of German history. The result is an impressive illustrated book, 100 pages of which depict places and urban life along the current Berlin Wall, filled with personal memories and historical information. The texts are translated into English and French in the back of the book.
- [Badajoz, Cuaderno de Artista](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/badajoz-cuaderno-de-artista/) - El artista extremeño Gamero Gil plasma momentos y lugares únicos de la ciudad de Badajoz.
- [Mission Pegase](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/mission-pegase/) - “In this book, the artist Lapin, official air and space painter of the French Air Force, highlights the famous "Pégase" mission, the wings of French diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific. Lapin lived in immersion with the aviators, at the heart of the deployment of the Rafale, A330 MRTT Phénix and A400M Atlas triptych, from the mainland to the Darwin air base in Australia, after stopovers in the United Arab Emirates and Singapore. Following the success of this projection around the world, the Air and Space Force participated in the "Pitch Black" exercise, a high-intensity air combat exercise that brought together 20 nations and no fewer than 140 aircraft. A work that takes us to the antipodes, closer than ever to the Air Force.”
- [The Art of Urban Sketching](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/the-art-of-urban-sketching/) - The Art of Urban Sketching is both a comprehensive guide and a showcase of location drawings by artists around the world who draw the cities where they live and travel. Authored by the founder of the nonprofit organization Urban Sketchers (urbansketchers.org), this beautiful, 320-page volume explains urban sketching within the context of a long historical tradition and how it is being practiced today. With profiles of leading practitioners and discussions of the benefits of working in this art form, this inspiring book shows how one can participate and experience this creative outlet through modern-day social networks and online activity. You’ll find more than 600 beautiful, contemporary illustrations, as well as artists’ profiles and extended captions where these urban sketchers share their stories, how they work, sketching tips, and the tools behind each drawing. With sketches and observations from more than 50 cities in more than 30 countries, The Art of Urban Sketching offers a visually arresting, storytelling take on urban life from different cultures and artistic styles, as well as insight into various drawing techniques and mediums.
- [Avions](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/avions/) - Au fil de son trait précis, l'artiste Lapin, pour nous raconter à sa façon l'histoire de l'aviation, nous emmène avec lui au musée de l'Air et de l'Espace du Bourget, institution qui présente au public le patrimoine national dans le domaine de l'aéronautique et de l'espace. Son carnet en main, il parcourt les dédales de cette ancienne aérogare, figeant sous sa plume appareils de navigation et sculptures, architecture et engins spatiaux en tout genre. Animées par des bribes de conversations glanées tout au long de sa visite, et enrichies de textes informatifs et vivants, ses aquarelles tout en nuances insufflent de la douceur aux avions de guerre qu'il couche sur le papier. C'est l'oeuvre d'un passionné d'aviation, désireux de montrer au monde ces géants mythiques. Un ouvrage qui ravira ceux que l'histoire de l'aviation fait rêver.
- [Figueroa Street Sketches](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/figueroa-street-sketches/) - People and places along Los Angeles iconic Figueroa Street come to life in this new collection of drawings by Los Angeles-based sketch journalist Joey Mason.
- [On the Spot (Issue 1)](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/on-the-spot-zine/) - From Carmine Iannaccone’s eerie watercolor pastels of Tulare Lake, to Jeff Barlow’s vibrant sketches of the last Boeing 747 and Oliver Hoeller’s empathetic look at life in tropical Bali, the reportage articles included in the first print issue of On the Spot underscore the power of on-location drawings to tell stories from a unique point of view. Take a look inside in this video. ISSN 2995-147X 24 pages Full color images 8.5 x 11 inches (22 x 28 cm.)
- [On the Spot (Issue 3)](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/on-the-spot-issue-3/) - To draw the poignant scene on the cover of this issue, Los Angeles sketch-journalist Joey Mason had to find his way into a neighborhood that had just been burned to the ground by a devastating wildfire. To capture the pulse of Berlin during an important election day in February, Rolf Schröter interviewed and made portraits of voters at a polling station. His report, like other articles by Murray Dewhurst, Luis Ruiz and Fred Lynch, is the result of seeing, thinking and drawing like only humans can. This third issue of On the Spot magazine also includes a "Bookshelf" section with a review by Tina Koyama and highlights about other books we like. ISSN 2995-147X 36 pages Full color 8.5 x 11 inches (22 x 28 cm.) You can take a peek at the issue in this video.
- [On the Spot (Issue 2)](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/on-the-spot/) - Have you ever heard about the Polish walruses? That's how people who like to swim or bathe in the cold waters of the Baltic Sea call themselves. In this issue of On the Spot, reportage artist Dominika Wróblewska captures the scene and the culture of winter swimming with delightful sketches and interviews. The issue also includes on-the-spot drawings of a solar eclipse that mesmerized people across the U.S. back in April and more interesting articles of illustrated reporting. ISSN 2995-147X 32 pages Full color images 8.5 x 11 inches (22 x 28 cm.) Take a look at the zine in this video.
- [Paris Jeux t'Aime](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/paris-jeux-taime/) - Paris Jeux t'Aime features a compilation of Marielle Durand's colorful reportage of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Working on the spot in multiple venues, Durand documented a wide variety of sports with dynamic ink and watercolor sketches. She captured runners on the track at Stade de France (above), Taekwondo matches at the Grand Palais, Pentathlon athletes in the gardens of Versailles’s Castle, and the magical cauldron in the the Tuileries Garden.
- [Wedding Juice and Other Melodramas](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/wedding-juice-and-other-melodramas/) - Sanika Phawde started working on this comic as a way to cope with the stress of planning her Indian wedding within a ridiculously short period of time. The comic won the prestigious Ignatz Award in the Outstanding Series category in 2025.
- [Tokyo Travel Sketchbook](https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/tokyo-travel-sketchbook/) - Tokyo Travel Sketchbook traces the journey of illustrator and graphic designer Amaia Arrazola on a four-week trip through the beating heart of Tokyo. When Arrazola accepts a month long artist's residency in the Japanese capital, she has little idea of what to expect but gamely packs her paints and pencils and seizes the opportunity to create an illustrated diary of her time there, filling the pages of her sketchbooks with curious images of life in the world's largest city. This book provides readers with a unique vision of Japan's capital, as seen through the eyes of an artist. Arrazola immerses herself in the cult of Hello Kitty and the pop-eyed charms of "Kawaii" cute culture, while conveying the collision of traditional and modern Japanese culture in the female Samurais she meets and draws. The city's cultural curiosities come alive in a metropolis that is ever on the go, as she browses sex shops, drinks pink coffee, eats spaghetti sandwiches and photographs subway sleepers. Throughout her explorations, Arrazola uses the concept of wabi sabi as a guiding principle—coming to see her own life and artworks as examples of "flawed beauty" and imperfectly perfect Zen design. The result is a fresh, often funny, one-of-a-kind look at a city that works hard and plays hard—in many surprising ways. At the heart of Tokyo Travel Sketchbook are two contradictory Japans—the glittering neon world of a high-tech ultramodern society existing side-by-side with a nation where ancient tradition holds sway and where the unadorned, the simple and the silent are prized and celebrated as much as the new, the fashionable and the trendy. These competing realities make for a memorable visual journey and a stunning souvenir of a stranger's brief stay in a strange land. From smoking laws to high-tech toilets, Arrazola finds beauty in the weirdness and imperfection of this modern metropolis. *Recommended for readers ages 14 & up*
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