Travel – Canadian Art Junkie

Sketchbook Saturday – Hotels

By J Walters on 01/28/2023 • ( 1 Comment )

Luis Gómez Feliu, an illustrator based in Madrid, sketches his hotel rooms while travelling, including the occasional gift of a ceiling map. Exquisite execution. See more on his Behance site, here.

Sketchbook Saturday: Travel 2

By J Walters on 07/20/2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Russian illustrator Anna Rastorgueva sketches with Copic markers in life-drawing style. She is a commercial artist, but the personal sketches in her portfolio are exquisite. These are from her travel albums.

Sketchbook Saturday – Canada Day

By J Walters on 06/29/2019 • ( 7 Comments )

Chandler O’Leary has been chronicling her travels in sketch stories since 2013, generating a huge following, as well as prints, stationery and a book (a road trip atlas of the west coast here). If you don’t already know her, here’s an introduction to her wonderful blog, Drawn the […]

Quick Hits: Drawing New Zealand

By J Walters on 05/19/2019 • ( Leave a comment )

National Geographic and Tourism New Zealand sent Berlin-based artist Christoph Niemann to New Zealand to bring his experiences and impressions of the country alive through art.

Sketchbook Saturday: Travel

By J Walters on 03/23/2019 • ( 9 Comments )

Sketchbooks filled while on the road often are really souvenirs, full of stories and memories to savour, rather than just good art. I love the narratives and quirky observations of sketch travelers. Gerard Darris was in the French alps when he stopped to sketch a herd of cows […]

Quick Hits – Travel Sketch

By J Walters on 02/20/2019 • ( 5 Comments )

In the wake of news there is yet another ice storm coming, this sketch of the tropical coast of New Zealand’s north island was just the thing. Artist Murray Dewhurst posted it on UrbanSketchers, a site you should browse if you aren’t already.