07/06/2026
I'm honored this year to support and inspire my friends at Urban Sketchers Chicago during the annual seminar weekend, starting July 10 at Palette and Chisel.
😉 FREE events to practice multi-media on-site artistic captures of the urban environment. Check out the urban sketchers chicago website for the schedule. Only the classes are ticketed and sold out. Everything else is FREE.
We are a non-judgemental, joyous, enthusiastic, and creative bunch- super welcoming as well.
🌟Saturday and Sunday mornings, I'll lead the earliest birds through gentle movement to set the days off right.
Our gentle morning warmup will loosen the body, mind, and emotions, preparing everyone for a full day of urban sketching. By bringing movement and physical awareness into the practice, we enhance close observation, creativity, and the fine motor skills essential for sketching on location.
You’ll also learn simple, effective techniques to combat stiffness and fatigue throughout the day so you can refresh yourself whenever needed. Gentle stretches for the hands, feet, and spine will improve your mark-making, while playful cross-body movements help integrate brain functions for greater expressiveness. Starting grounded and spacious allows us to remain playful, experimental, and generous with ourselves and our creative process.