Introduce Yourself
Where do you live and what do you?
Have you done much sketching before or are you just starting?
What are your other creative pursuits?
Please include a link to your Flickr account, blog, Facebook page, Instagram, Tumblr etc.
So I’ll go first…
I’m Liz (I think you all know that!)
I live in Sydney, Australia. I’m an architect by profession and worked 20 years on a range of residential and commercial developments, specialising in media projects. I’ve always drawn as part of my work but in 2007 discovered watercolour and started my first daily sketchbook. I haven’t stopped sketching since!
I’m very interested in architectural history and theory and drinking tea out of fancy china teacups… but I’m guessing you all know that too!
You can find me on: Facebook, Flickr, Google+, Instagram and Twitter using the buttons under ‘Connect on Social Media’ in the footer of this website.
Now it’s your turn…
Hello to all from around the world. I am Angela from Melbourne, Australia – I have an architectural background, still working in the construction industry. Two years ago, I came across Urban Sketchers on line, which struck such a chord with me, and that is how I first found Liz. When I draw it is often buildings, mainly heritage buildings, though recently through sketchbook skool have been really trying to draw more figures. I have drawn on and off through my life, more now that the children have grown and left home. I try to draw each day, and I love colour. Looking forward to spending three months with this group. Thanks Liz!
Hi Angela, I live just outside Melbourne. I am very much a novice at drawing and painting. I have just finished reading “The Art of Urban Sketching”, edited by Gabriel Campanario. So many architects in this book with so much drawing talent. Most say they have been drawing all of their life, but I haven’t! Even so, I am inspired by the idea that with practice I may make some progress. Cheers, Sandi
Hi Zoya, Bendigo is a lovely city. I am in Melbourne, so we are almost neighbours!
Sorry, that comment was meant to go further up 🙁
Angela and Sandi, I am in Melbourne too. Nice to meet you both.
Hi everyone, I am Sue from Davenport, Iowa. I am a social worker. I have been sketching off and on for several years but more intently this past year. I started again last November with Koosje’s Awesome Art Journaling class and have since been in the last three sessions of Sketchbook Skool. I can be found on Facebook and Flicker.
I think I was in that AAJ class with you, SueM.
Hi, I am Diana from Singapore. I work as a PE teacher. Picked up art as s hobby in the recent years. Look forward to learning from you all. 🙂
Hi, I’m Jeff from Malaysia and my work is as a IT consultant.
I am very excited to attend the course and meet everyone! I have strong passion in sketching and hope I can learn and start to record my life with sketchbook instead of camera.
I came across Liz’s blog some time back and read about her work and sketches in some art books that I bought. Feel very excited that I have the opportunity to attend her sketching class. I have been looking for this for quite some time!
Hi, I’m Kate from Manly, Sydney. I attend a great local travel sketching class and am totally hooked. I love colour and recently started experimenting with watercolour, which is so exciting. I’m a medical editor most of the week (with a day squeezed in the middle silversmithing), but hope to find some time in between all that and my lovely family for even more sketching! I’m really looking forward to the course, Liz.