urban sketching

Mike returns to the podcast after some time away, prepping for his presentation at Wild Wonder Conference 2023 and his new Etchr Drawing Course. Alena Gastaldi joins the podcast to discuss her journey from architecture in Russia to drawing and urban sketching worldwide. Her homework is something that will most certainly challenge you.

Wild Wonder Conference 2023

Mike’s Courses on Etchr

Tom and Jerry

Saint Petersburg

University of the Arts London

Urbanskerchers

Koh Samui Thailand

Roald Dahl

J.R.R. Tolkien

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Foundation Series (Isaac Asimov)

Foundation on AppleTV

The Expanse

Lamy Pens

Platinum Carbon Ink

Koval Sketchbooks (pro series)

Jane Blundell

Jeanne Dobie

Making Color Sing (Jeanne Cobie)

Pentel Water brush

Holbein brushes

Posca marker

Henri Matisse

===== How to reach Alena Gastaldi =====

AlenaGastaldi.art

Patreon

@mysquiggles on Instagram

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

Mike’s drawing kit 

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

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California-based illustrator Nina Khashchina shares the experience of daily video calls with her parents in Kharkiv, after Ukraine was invaded and the bombs fell everyday. She speaks about recommitting to the Ukrainian language as part of her war effort. A wild book list appears.

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Cincinatti-based Christina Wald speaks about how to live and thrive as an independent artist and illustrator. They discuss Kickstarter, Patreon, and ways to keep the creative process at the heart of your practice, and the creator in the economy. This episode is the second part of the conversation from Ep 62.

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Mike has been busy with the road to 100 episodes but found time to create a cute baby sea turtle painting. Stephanie Bower joins the podcast to talk about her journey into urban sketching. Stephanie reveals the devastating event that led to her first travel sketch experience. Of course, they talk about tools, supplies, and her process. Mike and Stephanie go through her new book, “The World of Urban Sketching,” and she highlights some incredible artists who shared their work. Her homework will keep you in line and bring focus.

Link for SpeakPipe

Bullfrog course at Etchr Studio 

Tina Hotchkiss Drawing Course and Tina on Drawing Inspiration #86

Drawing Animals in Graphite – Etchr Studio (Fall 2023)

Sea turtle painting – Mike

Aleksmutated

Captain Tom – Drawing Inspiration Episode #17

KRob competition

Gabi Campanario

Paul Heaston – Drawing Inspiration #76

Steven Reddy (gas meter)

Uma Kelkar

Sudarman Angir

Escoda Perla 

Escoda brushes

Anna Bucciarelli – Drawing Inspiration Episode #10

Winsor & Newton

Daniel Smith

Golden Paints

Winsor Newton Pocket Box

2 mm pencil sharpener 

2 mm travel pencil sharpener

Marek Badzynski – Drawing Inspiration Episode #48

Sepia Micron pen

Lara Call Gastinger – Drawing Inspiration Episode #74

Jenny Zhang

Art of urban sketching by Gabriel Campanario

The World of Urban Sketching: Celebrating the Evolution by Stephanie Bower

Noel Okello

William Cordero

Dwa

Thierry Chebab

Jampel Cheda

The Urban Sketching Handbook Understanding Perspective: Easy Techniques for Mastering Perspective Drawing on Location by Stephanie Bower

Andrew Wyeth

Urban Sketchers

Mike Sibley

Pentel sign pen

===== How to reach Stephanie Bower =====

The World of Urban Sketching: Celebrating the Evolution

StephanieBower.com

Drawingperspectives.com

Instagram: @stephanieabower

Facebook

Craftsy courses

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

Mike’s drawing kit 

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

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Mike begins reflecting on 2022 and looks to 2023. He talks about recent pieces, including a new subject for some digital work. Artist, Illustrator, and writer Christina Wald joins the podcast to discuss her journey from industrial design to working with properties such as Star Wars and Lord of the rings before illustrating over 60 children’s books. Her recent exploration of urban sketching has led her to author her first book, which has led to a Kickstarter.

Eagle in ink (Mike IG)

Red-eyed tree frog (Mike IG)

Bunny (Mike IG)

Etchr (code ‘mikeh’ for 10% off your next order)

Dancer in Procreate (Mike IG)

Send Mike a message via Speakpipe

Colleen Doran

Carl Sagan

Wizards of the Coast

Babylon 5

Dune

C. F. Payne

David Michael Beck

John Maggard

Brothers Hilldebrant 

Michael Whelan

Childrensillustrators.com

Theispot.com

Hireanillustrator.com

Mesa Schumacher Interview

Basquiat copy fedex

Qor Watercolor

Amy Bogard

Brenda Murray

Larry MacDougall

Patricia Ann MacDougall

James Gurney Interview

Blackwing pencils

Tombow

My Sketching Obsession

===== How to reach Christina Wald =====

Instagram - @cswyellokat

Web site - christinawald.com

Kickstarter for book - My Sketching Obsession

Facebook

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

Mike’s drawing kit 

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

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By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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We’re back! After a refreshing summer hiatus, the SneakyArt Podcast returns with a conversation with Amsterdam-based artist and YouTuber Koosje Koene. They speak about her book “Life is Better when you Draw (it)” and the experience of self-publishing from raw concept to finished product and beyond!

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The SneakyArt Podcast is currently on summer break. During this period, host Nishant Jain offers a second listen to underrated gems from the archives.

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(Originally aired: May 7, 2021)

Roisin Cure, an urban sketcher and illustrator in Galway (Ireland), talks about learning to draw from comic books and the ways that urban sketching has transformed her art and approach to life.

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Montreal-based artist Marc Taro Holmes (Citizen Sketcher) speaks about two art challenges organizes for thousands of artists around the world - “OneWeek100People” and “30x30 Direct Watercolor”. They discuss the value of compounding good ideas through a daily practice, and the benefits of participating with an online community.

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The second half of the conversation with Florida-based artist, educator, author and architect James Richards, about traveling the world as an architect and as an educator, the concept of “stealing like an artist”, and Jim’s decision to pick creativity and autonomy at various stages of his professional life.

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Mike Hendley shares a sketchbook tour on Instagram and talks about some of his entries in his perpetual journal. Mike visits a local tulip festival to create some sketchbook entries outside. Inspired by the outdoor experience, Mike does an overview of his current plein air/urban sketching set-up. He covers everything from where to sit, what tools work and how to set up the best creative experience outdoors. Easels, sketchbooks, paints and brushes and so much more are covered in this episode.

Sketchbook tour IG reel (part 1, part 2)

Magnolia 

Fiddleheads

Tulips

Canadian Tulip Festival

Christel (@artsbychristel on IG)

Bee

Umbrella (on Amazon)

Walkstool

James Gurney Easel

James Gurney on Drawing Inspiration

Manfrotto Tripod

Stablo

Etchr sketchbook

Hannemuhle watercolor book

Pentalic

Casein paint

Pentel Graphgear 1000

Tenwin eraser

Tombow Mono eraser

Blue tack

Sailor pen

Carbon ink

France van Stone on Drawing Inspiration

Rosemary & Co

Escoda Versatil

Pentel Water brush

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

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Mike continues with his entries in his perpetual journal and some other studies with ink and watercolor. Mike also creates an alternative for those interested in supporting him and the podcast. Paul Heaston sits down with Mike to talk about his journey from drawing whales to his MFA and now urban sketching. He talks about his teachers’ powerful influence on his creative journey and how he sought creative inspiration from his interests. Paul talks about his tools, approach, and experimentation driven by curiosity. His homework will offer you a different view of the world.

Buymeacoffee (Buy Me a Brush 🙂 )

Live draw (spider – coloured pencil on black paper)

Owl (coloured pencil)

Perpetual journal (common hooded merganser, painted turtle)

Milkweed, lily of valley, blue jay feather

===== Interview Notes =====

Calvin and Hobbes

The Far Side

The Simpsons

Tom & Jerry

The Voyage of the Mimi

California Gray whale

Alice Neel (artist)

Chuck Close (artist)

Philip Pearlstein (artist)

Sliding tile puzzle

Ed Ruscha and “Every Building on the Sunset Strip”, 1966

Gabi Campanario 

Urban Sketchers (Instagram, Web)

Liz Steel

Everyday Matters (Danny Gregory)

Creative Talent Network  – VizDev show

Lamy Safari

Alvin Wong

Hero M86 Fude Pen (The Pen Addict Review)

Stillman & Birn – Epsilon Series

Etchr

Hahnemuhle Nostalgie

Platinum Carbon Ink

De Atrementes Document Ink

Ed Mostly

Noodler’s Lexington Gray

Gelly Roll White Pen

Signo white pen (Uniball)

Posca paint pens

Molotow white paint marker

Deleter White 2 for Manga

Artgraf Watersoluble Graphite

Urban Sketching Summer Retreat – Madeline Island school of the Arts

===== How to reach Paul Heaston =====

Instagram (@paulheaston)

Facebook

Twitter (@paulheaston)

TikTok (@paulheaston)

Blog

YouTube

===== How to reach Mike Hendley =====

MikeHendley.com 

Instagram @Mike_Hendley 

Twitter @MikeHendley

Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm

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Einfach mal los, einfach mal raus, mit Stiften und Papier in der Hand. Augen auf und sieh genau hin! Was siehst du, wie wirkt deine Stadt auf dich, was willst du festhalten und zeichnen, für die Nachwelt ins Bild setzen? Das Bollwerk 107 in Moers bietet auch in C-Zeiten Urban Sketching Workshops an! Digital und bereichernd wie "im echten Leben". Ole ist 14 und regelmäßig bei den Workshops dabei, analog noch im Sommer 2020, digital im Moment. Er erzählt zusammen mit Annika Demmer, was dich erwartet bei unseren Workshops.