Urban Sketchers
Japan
See Japan, One Drawing at a Time Kazhiro Kimra (Shimane), Lavinia Elysia (Tokyo), Sadamu Asami (Tokyo), and Jessica Craven (Saitama)
Sometimes, you just need to ditch your phone and open your eyes to the world around you. I believe that’s why urban sketching has become so popular among artists and illustrators around the world over the last few years. Urban Sketchers Japan is one of the national chapters of the movement that aims to connect people across the globe who draw on location where they live or travel within the country.
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What is Urban Sketching? When I first heard of urban sketching, my initial thought was, “isn’t that just plein air painting?” In the mid-1800s, the invention of paint tubes enabled artists to take their easels outside, explore nature, and paint onsite. Some of the most famous artists who painted in plein air were the Impressionist painters, such as Renoir and Monet.
