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…
My name is Lorraine and I live near Coupeville, WA, USA which is in the center of Whidbey Island north of Seattle. Right now I’m in the third month of a cross country rode trip and am passing through the southwest on my way to San Diego before heading north along the coast. As a novice sketcher, my challenge until next month will be to keep up with the class while traveling and visiting friends. I’m really looking forward to the learning and experimenting. I’m also a textile and fiber artist currently working with my own computer enhanced photos on fabric.
Hi Lorraine. I live in Anacortes. We have a sketching group that meets on Mondays. Maybe you can join us sometime when you get back from your trip. (Anacortes Sketchers).
Hi Missy! There’s a sketching group on Whidbey too but thanks for the invitation. I’m hoping to use what I learn in this course to improve my visual record keeping for design ideas and not so much to just sketch so likely won’t be joining a group. Lorraine
Hello All, I’m Anne from Monte Sereno, California (between San Jose and Santa Cruz). I have a husband of 44 years, two sons, two grand kids, and a ESS named Riley. I love art and took courses in college, but did not do much until I retired about 10 years ago. I love sketching, watercolor, bookbinding (wanted to make my own watercolor journals), and quilting!
Several years ago I started a sketching meet up group that meets every Friday in our area. I loved SBS and here I am!
Hi all! I’m Gwen, I’m French but living in the Netherlands, in Amsterdam.
I started to draw at the start of this year and since then, I have been obsessed with drawing (almost) daily and keeping a sketchbook. This addiction has been fed by Sketchbook Skool (1, 2 and 3… and I know I will sign up for 4 ;)).
I’m here mainly because I draw neither fast, nor (very) spontaneously and so I’m very curious to see what this class to do to me 🙂
I hope to loosen my lines at least a bit and to get more confortable drawing outside. And I’m happy to be in such an international group!
Hi Gwen! So glad to find you here! Don’t you think this is the right place for us to loosen up?
Hope to see you soon!
Petra Dammer
Hi Gwen,
Nice to see you.
Dale
Hey Gwen I am so glad to see you here.
Hi! I’m Marilia.
I’m very happy to join this group and eager to leanr! I’m a respiratory doctor (pulmonologist) and I love Art (before Medicine I started the Art School and Architecture, too bad I didn’t continue them…).
I’m 61 and live in Brazil, close to Sao Paulo city, in a place called Mogi das Cruzes. I used to draw and paint when I was a young girl but had to stop for many years, since 2013, when I started working less and having more time for myself. The result is that I now follow the Urban Sketchers group and became addicted to drawing!
See you all soon!
sorry for that = Learn, not leanr….untill 2013/2014, not since …. 🙁 learning how NOT to use an eraser !
Hi all, I’m Cyd. I live in the USA near Chicago, Illinois.
I have a past life as a geology student in university & later, a landscape architect. The latter brought me to sketching & drawing. In my attempts to make sketching a habit, I have taken smattering of classes over the years, but let myself get distracted by life’s other demands, and put the sketchbook down.
I have followed Liz & Borromini for a long time (when I should have been sketching!) & am captivated by Liz’s style & speed. I really appreciate her verbal communication skills, too. She really understands how to get the 3-D brain to record on a 2-D media. I am SO excited that this class is being offered! And my mother (RIP) would be thrilled to know that I am developing an appreciation for fine china teacups!