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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
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On the Spot (Issue 3)
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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
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
Sketcher’s World: Meet 20 artists from the world’s largest travel sketchbooks festival
The program of the 25th edition of Rendevouz International du Carnet de Voyage shows the work of French artist Sonia Privat. The image is meant to symbolize women travellers, the
Here Be Dragons
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
Sketcher’s 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.
An urban sketching book so good it’s 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
Sketcher Press book launch at London’s Topolski Studio draws a full house
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.
London book launch with Gabi Campanario and James Hobbs at Topolski Studio
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