São Paulo, Brazil
Eduardo Bajzek graduated from Universidade Mackenzie as an architect in 1998 and since then he has been working in the architectural illustration field, producing more than 1,500 artworks. In 2006, he was awarded by the American Society of Architectural Illustration. He has been improving his art skills in the Mauricio Takiguthi atelier, one of the finest painters in Brazil. Since 2010, he has been teaching his method for more than 150 students in his own school and in several workshops, including three prestigious institutions in Brazil. He joined Urban Sketchers in 2009 and co-founded Urban Sketchers Brasil in 2011.
Blog: http://www.ebbilustracoes.blogspot.com/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bajzek/
Workshop: Straight to Colors
Naples, Italy
Simonetta Capecchi completed her Ph.D. degree in Architectural Drawing at the University of Naples. She works as an illustrator and organizes drawing workshops and sketchwalks. Since 2006, she has curated four editions of "In viaggio col taccuino", an exhibition on travel sketchbooks with lectures and workshops. Capecchi’s sketchbooks have been included in many international exibitions and featured in edited collections such as Danny Gregory’s An illustrated life (2008). She contributes to the Urban Sketchers blog from Naples, where she lives.
Blog: http://www.inviaggiocoltaccuino.com/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/simocapecchi/
Workshop: Caribbean Panoramas in Four Steps
Yorkshire, UK
Lynne Chapman was born in London, but now lives in Yorkshire, UK. She is an award-winning illustrator, with over 30 published children’s books, and visits schools throughout the UK to run drawing workshops and to try and inspire as many children as possible to regularly use a sketchbook. Chapman organises Sheffield Sketchcrawl’s monthly events and founded the SketchJam: SketchCrawling at live music events. Her sketchbooks are her most treasured possessions.
Blog: http://lynnechapman.blogspot.com
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnechapman/
Workshop: Quick on the Draw
Seattle, USA
Frank Ching is Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, having recently retired after over 35 years of teaching. He is the author of numerous books on architecture and design, all published by John Wiley & Sons. His works have been translated into over sixteen languages and are regarded as classics for their renowned graphic presentations. Awards that Professor Ching has received include the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Design from The Nottingham Trent University; a Citation for Excellence in International Architecture Book Publishing; an AIA Institute Honor for Collaborative Achievement; and a National Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.
Blog: http://www.frankching.com/wordpress/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chingfanpage
Workshop: Architecture: Personal Viewpoints
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Jason Das has been sketchblogging since 2005 and is a founding board member of Urban Sketchers. His artwork has been featured in several exhibits in New York City. He taught at the 2010 Urban Sketching Symposium in Portland, OR, USA. In addition to (and in combination with) his sketching, Das works as a web developer and as a multidisciplinary artist and performer, concerned with social justice and the psychogeographical and political power of public spaces. Das has studied at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and has a BA in Religion and Visual Arts from Columbia University.
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/floodfish/
Workshop: Color Games
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Orling “Arty” Domínguez is a freelance graphic designer, illustrator, artist-teacher and vagabond traveler. Graduated with a degree in Graphic Design and Fine Arts from Altos de Chavón/The School of Design in Dominican Republic, a BFA in Illustration from Parsons The New School of Design in New York and a Masters in International Education from Framinghan State College in Massachussets, USA. Domínguez has been teaching arts and design for the past 15 years, at an international school in Santo Domingo, in different local universities and in her own studio. She is the founder of the Urban Sketchers Dominican Republic blog and the coordinator of the Urban Sketchers Workshop Program.
Blog: http://www.drawingbythepound.com
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/orlingarts
Workshop: Improvising with Lines and Colors: The Urban Sketcher as a Storyteller
Barcelona, Spain
Miguel Herranz was born in Madrid but now lives in Barcelona. He is a former graphic designer turned illustrator a few years ago, while he was living in Bologna, Italy, where he started drawing sketchbooks in 2006. In addition to his illustration work, which he does mostly in the computer, Herranz keeps himself busy teaching drawing workshops at different universities and art schools, including Universitat de Barcelona/ESCAC, Escuela Superior de Diseño de Aragón, Universidad Internacional de Andalucía and Circle Artistic de Sant Lluc. For Herranz, sketchbooks are his preferred medium of personal expression, not only for urban sketching but for journaling, doodling and brainstorming.
Blog: http://freekhand.blogspot.com/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mherranz/
Workshop: What’s Behind an Onion? Drawing on Layers
Montreal, Canada
Marc Taro Holmes has more than fifteen years of experience as a concept artist in the entertainment industry. He works in video games, television, and film, drawing for companies such as Electronic Arts and Disney. Marc, 43, now resides in Montreal, Quebec, where he is making the transition to working for himself. “It's a tricky thing – shifting from one artistic career to a new art form,” he says. “But if it works out, I will be travelling full time urban sketching. I can’t think of a more rewarding life.”
Blog: http://citizensketcher.wordpress.com/
Workshop: Tea, Milk, Honey: Three Step Watercolor Sketches
Stockholm, Sweden
Nina Johansson grew up in Umeå in Northern Sweden, and lives and works in Stockholm since 1996. Graduated from University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm 2002, she teaches fine arts, photography, design and computer graphics. She also paints, mainly watercolours, and does some illustration work. Drawing has always been an important part of her life, and urban environments and patterns are what makes her tick artistically. Right now she is filling her sketchbooks with strange drawing experiments, to force herself out of her pen-and-watercolour comfort zone.
Blog: http://www.ninajohansson.se/
Workshop: Challenge through limitations
New York City, USA
Veronica Lawlor’s romantically inclined reportage drawings have led her around the world, completing assignments for a diverse group of clients, including Brooks Brothers, the 3M Corporation and the Hyatt hotel chain. Her emotionally charged reportage series of the 9/11 attack on New York City is featured in the Newseum in Washington DC. In 2011 Veronica was nominated by Canson USA as their representative for the Canson Prix, and her work was presented at the Louvre in Paris. Veronica has written and illustrated several books and is on the faculty of Pratt Institute and Parsons the New School for Design. She is also the co-founder of the Dalvero Academy.
Blog: http://www.veronicalawlor.com
Workshop: The Decisive Moment
Lisbon, Portugal
José Louro graduated in Equipment Design from IADE (Instituto de Artes Visuais, Design e Marketing de Lisboa) and also holds a Masters degree in Drawing from the School of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon (FBAUL). He works as a teacher and trainer and has led multiple drawing workshops and given lectures on the topic of sketchbooks and illustrated journals. Louro’s sketches have been featured in numerous books, newspapers articles and exhibits.
Blog: http://ajaneladealberti.blogspot.com/
Workshop: Sketch Hunt
Barcelona, Spain
Swasky is a Catalan-Spanish artist and art teacher from Barcelona. He holds degrees in Fine Arts and Audiovisual Communication from Barcelona universities and also attended Nottingham Trent University in England. A trained photographer and videographer, Swasky shifted his interest to drawing as a way to show the world after joining the Urban Sketchers online community. Swasky’s first book, “Voltant per Sants" ("Going around Sants"), was just published in January of 2012.
Blog: http://www.swasky.net/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/swasky/
Workshop: What’s Behind an Onion? Drawing on Layers
Catania, Italy
Claudio Patanè graduated in Architecture in 2008. He has taught at the Architecture Faculty of Venice (IUAV) in a workshop about contemporary architecture. For the "Galleria di Arte Contemporanea" of Siracusa (Italy) he curated exhibitions and film reviews on city and contemporary society. During the past three years he has lived in Lisbon, where he collaborated with architect's studios and participated as an instructor at the 2nd International Urban Sketching Symposium. In January 2012 he organized two workshops on drawing panoramas in Lisbon. He contributes to Urban Sketchers Portugal and to Urban Sketchers Italy.
Blog: http://claudiopatane.blogspot.com/
Workshop: Caribbean Panoramas in Four Steps
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Nathalie Ramírez was raised surrounded by art since her mother is a painter. She studied Fine Arts and Illustration in Altos de Chavón, Dominican Republic, and from there she received a scholarship to study in Parsons The New School of Design in New York, where she earned a BFA in Illustration. Ramírez now dedicates herself to illustrating as a freelancer, as well as drawing on location every chance she gets.
Blog: http://nathaliepresents.blogspot.com/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/people/nathalieramirez/
Workshop: Mercado Merengue
New York City, USA
Melanie Reim travels with a sketchbook never far from her side. She is the chairperson of the MFA in Illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she also serves the Diversity Council and is special Assistant to the Dean of Graduate Studies. Her visual journals are featured in articles and drawing books. Her work is part of the Air Force Art Collection, Washington, DC, as well as other group and solo shows. As Education Chair on the Board of Directors at The Society of Illustrators she advocates for the love of drawing and the rich and well-rounded education of illustration students everywhere, as they are the future of the industry.
Blog: http://sketchbookseduction.blogspot.com/
Workshop: Mercado Merengue
Sevilla, Spain
Inma Serrano holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Seville, specializing in Painting, Design and Engraving. An art educator and illustrator for the past 12 years, she currently teaches Visual Arts and Technical Drawing to high school students in Algodonales, Cádiz. Serrano has also been a guest lecturer at Spanish universitites on the subject of travel sketching and her work has been part of international exhibits such as “Feria DEARTE Madrid” in Spain and “Matitte in viaggio" in Italy. She serves as one of the administrators of Urban Sketchers Spain.
Blog: http://dibujosypegoletes.blogspot.com/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/inmaserranito/
Workshop: Improvising with Lines and Colors: The Urban Sketcher as a Storyteller
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Jonathan Schmidt studied fine arts and illustration at Altos de Chavon in 2001, Parsons in 2003, and the Dalvero Academy 2004. He combines his work as a freelance illustrator with teaching at Altos de Chavon School of Design in la Romana. His motto: “If you can think it, you can draw it. If you can draw it, you can make it a reality.” Besides drawing as a way to solve visual problems, Schmidt loves sculpting and painting.
Blog: http://youessay.blogspot.com/
Workshop: The Decisive Moment
Sydney, Australia
Liz Steel graduated in Architecture at University of NSW and has spent 17 years working as an architect in Sydney, specializing in media projects. She is the founder and coordinator of the Urban Sketchers Australia blog and has a great interest in Renaissance and Baroque architecture, seeking any opportunity to travel to explore works from these periods with her sketchbook.
Blog: http://www.lizsteel.com
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/borrominibear/
Workshop: Architecture: Personal Viewpoints
Orlando, Florida
Thomas Thorspecken, also known as Thor, attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City. In his 10 years as a freelance illustrator in the city, one of his assignments for the Daily News included sketching historic buildings throughout the city for a column called “Undiscovered Manhattan.” Thor relocated to Orlando in 1993 to work for Disney Feature Animation. After 10 years, the studio closed, and he continued to pursue his passion for art through teaching and sketching. His blog, “Analog Artist Digital World” began in 2009 as a resolution to post a sketch every day. He describes it as “his way to finally put down roots, to become part of a community, one sketch at a time.”
Blog: http://www.analogartistdigitalworld.com/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thorspecken/
Workshop: Capturing the Event
