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…
I’m Laura, from Austria. I’ve recently been getting back into watercolor and stumbled across Liz blog – and was hooked. I have no prior experience when it comes to sketching, but I’m intrigued by the concept and I keep a journal – I should have thought about urban sketching way earlier! Excited for this class!
Hi, I am Diane and I live in NYC . I love painting in watercolor and have recently become addicted to sketching and watercolor journaling via Sketchbook Skool and Just Draw It . I love Liz’s blog and am looking forward to sketching with you over this 12 week course.
Hi everyone. My real name (not the ID) is Jose-Miguel and you can guess from the name I live in the sunny Barcelona.
Fully amateur on sketching for the last 2 years, think is time to move to a next step and no one can be better than Liz.
Hi Everyone, my name is Michelle and I live in Sydney, Australia. I used to do a lot of drawing and painting at school, but haven’t done much for many years now. I’m excited to start something new, but I’m hoping it will be a little familiar. I also love any arty crafty pastime (I’m currently crocheting a rug) and learning to play the flute.
Nice to meet you all.
Hi, my name is Diane Harvey. I live in Irvine, CA about 50 miles south of Los Angeles (and probably one of the least creative areas around.) 🙂 I’ve been an architectural interior designer for longer than I care to remember and my husband & fellow designer own a firm that designs interiors for seniors communities – Alzheimer’s & Assisted Living. I’ve become burned out working in this field, (meeting deadlines, tight budgets & demanding clients can put a crimp in your creativity). I joined SBS for the very first Beginnings class and every one since, hoping to recapture some of the joy I knew drawing as an art student in college. So enjoyed Liz’s class in the Seeings semester and want to expand on what I learned from that! Looking forward to drawing more buildings and drawing some of our wonderful historic missions & Victorians here in California!
Hi Diane,
I’m in Santa Monica and own an FF&E purchasing agency. I’m right there with you burnt out with deadlines, but I never attempted to be creative. My job is to squeeze the design details out of the designers so that I can buy the furniture! There are several others in the class from SoCal. I hope we can get together to sketch at least once!
Hi Diane,
I live in San Juan Capistrano so if you are looking for a sketching partner at the Mission there, I’m only a couple of miles away from there.
Hi Diane, Jacqueline and Heather,
I live in the Los Angeles area but sometimes visit my brother in San Clemente. Would love to meet up some weekend for a few hours of sketching!
I go to San Clemente on a regular basis so I am up for meeting up sometime when you are in the area.
Hi, I work in Irvine and live in HB. Nice to have sketching neighbors!
Due to to two car accidents, I don’t drive very far but if you want to go sketching in the Dana Point, San Juan, San Clemente, or Laguna Beach area sometime that would be fun.
I sketched with your daughter today, Diane. Caitlin is very talented.
I’m available for a painting trip in SoCal on Wednesday during the day and would love to meet up with other Sketching Now artists. Is anyone up for a mid day San Juan Capistrano, North Laguna Beach or further south? I’m staying in La Jolla.
Heather, I am available mid-day on Wednesday. I was only thinking yesterday that I’d like to sketch sometime soon at the Mission in San Juan Capistrano which is a few miles away from me. Laguna Beach is also doable.
My email is art.life@cox.net if that’s an easier contact for you.