Site: Urban Sketchers

, 24 June 2010
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Considering ourselves great sketch (& moleskine)-lovers we’re quite ashamed of not having discovered this website b4. “Urban Sketchers” is the brainchild of Spanish-born illustrator and journalist Gabriel Campanario, a staff artist and blogger at The Seattle Times

After seeing an increasing number of people sharing their location drawings in the blogosphere, Campanario started a flickr group in November 2007 as a showcase of urban sketches. A year later, he decided to expand the flickr initiative with a by-invitation group blog where correspondents would commit to posting on a regular basis and also sharing the stories behind the sketches.

White nights in Saint Petersburg by Ekaterina  Khozatskaya
White nights in Saint Petersburg by Ekaterina Khozatskaya

And since then this non-profit blog (“organization dedicated to raising the artistic, storytelling and educational value of location drawing”) has grown with nearly 100 members who daily post & share their superb works. 100 contributors from all over the world, all five continents…

Fojol Bros. of Merlindia by Christian Tribastone
Fojol Bros. of Merlindia by Christian Tribastone
Tanjung City Marina 02 by KiahKiean Ch'ng
Tanjung City Marina 02 by KiahKiean Ch'ng

To better serve this rapidly growing community, Campanario and other blog correspondents established Urban Sketchers as a nonprofit organization on December 6, 2009. The nonprofit aims to organize educational workshops and raise funds for artists’ grants and scholarships.

Museo Anatomico by Simo Capecchi
Museo Anatomico by Simo Capecchi