Urban sketching is the practice of drawing the world around you, even if it’s the world you’re used to seeing all the time. You can learn to see, appreciate and render the world you live in with the ...

Many travellers snap pictures during their trips, but others find that slowing down to illustrate a place helps them appreciate it in a more meaningful way. Back in the 1800s, French artists like ...

Some travelers are picking up a creative pastime, sketching, in order to slow down and fully appreciate their destinations. “Urban sketching has completely changed the way I travel around the world,” ...

It was one week before Christmas and Rosedale Center buzzed with shoppers and twinkling holiday displays. Amid the bustle, it would be easy to miss people perched at tables and on benches at the ...

SEATTLE — You may find Eleanor Doughty in a variety of places. Near MOHAI, admiring the boats out on the water. At a local cafe, patrons under her watchful eye. But no matter where she is, she usually ...

Karen Voyer-Caravona is a Louisville resident who uses watercolor sketching as a therapeutic outlet. Voyer-Caravona is a member of Urban Sketchers Jeffersonville, a local chapter of a global urban ...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Ours is an instant society. See something? Take a picture. Take a burst of pictures. Post them to Instagram, Facebook and Twitter at the same time. You could do this 100 times, ...