Showing posts with label #bcn2013USk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #bcn2013USk. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

USK Barcelona 2013



Prior to the Italian vacation, captured in two previous posts, there were 4 intense and exciting days in Barcelona. I attended the 4th International Urban Sketchers Symposium USK Barcelona 2013. Once I found out that my beloved art teacher Ronnie (aka Veronica Lawlor) is teaching one of the workshops for the USK this summer, I began packing the bags in my mind months in advance. So glad I went...What a great event-bringing artists from all over the world and letting them share influences, techniques, tastes and practices, while roaming one of the most gorgeous cities in Europe and drawing together. I met some fantastic people while there, and made new friends.

Here are a few drawings done in various workshops, as well as thumbnails of Her Majesty, La Sagrada Familia. I've got to return to Barcelona just to spend a few more days with La Sagrada alone...

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"Designing Barcelona" Workshop by Veronica Lawlor on Mansana de la Discòrdia, Passeig de Gràcia, or "Block of Discord" in English

Thumbnail excercise, left to right: Black Line, Color Line, Marks, Color Shapes.



Bigger drawing using the four graphic approaches from the thumbnails above.

Bigger drawing using the four graphic approaches from the thumbnails above.
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 "Channeling Picasso" Workshop by Melanie Reim on Pla de la Boqueria, Rambla

Marks, marks, marks!






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 "Hither, Thither and Yon" Workshop by Barry Jackson on Plaça Universitat

Thinking about and drawing personal space + action space + vista space in one drawing.
Thinking about and drawing personal space + action space + vista space in one drawing.

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Barcelona, 6 years later...



2007 stamp design for Spain

I'm very excited to be on my way to Barcelona, Spain, this year. Yes. Butterflies and all. It's been 6 years since my first solo reportage trip to this gorgeous Catalan province. You can check out the 2007 reportage drawings here. This time around, I'm attending the 4th International Urban Sketching Symposium. Stay tuned for more on that and my other European summer travels. Adéu for now!