Demo for March 2024 Issue of Drawing Attention

 

I did a demo for the Urban Sketchers quarterly magazine Drawing Attention!

It was an excuse to spend an afternoon sketching at Findlay Market. We met the woman installing the Pompeii exhibit at the Museum Center. 

Sneak peek of the article

Read it here! https://issuu.com/drawingattention/docs/current_da_march_2024_/32

Solo Show at University of Cincinnati Clermont College

 

I have a solo show opening on Monday!

Here is an article about My Sketching Obsession show.

It mostly covers my sketches done at my Artist Residency at Chateau d'Orquevaux. I also have included some other travel sketchbooks as well.

Postcard From the Exhibit

Postcard Back

I had been invited to show my work before the residency so I created work I could frame. Usually, it is hard to do a show about sketching because all the work is in sketchbooks and they need to be printed for the most part so you do not have to cut them out of the book.

I worked in four sketchbooks during the residency in addition to painting almost 20 images on watercolor paper I purchased in France.

In addition to the reception in February, we are planning another evening to share the show and meet the artist.

Auckland!

 

I went to Auckland, New Zealand in April for the Urban Sketchers Symposium. I will do a longer post soon after my deadline crunch but it was an amazing experience!

Me in Hobbiton

Sully, our tour guide to WETA

The Symposium Crew

My lecture at the Symposium

The Social Media team and friends

This is a taste! More soon!

Drawing Attention

 

I wrote an article for Drawing Attention about our wonderful trip to Romania!

We are taking sketchers back in 2024! I hope to go in July for a weekend when I am visiting France for an artist residency.

Read it here: https://issuu.com/drawingattention/docs/da_march_2023_/46

Urban Sketching for Teens Workshop

 

I am doing an urban sketching workshop on April 30th for teens.

The Cincinnati Art Club is having an Urban Sketching Workshop for Junior and Senior High School students. The workshop is in conjunction with a four-day event featuring Cincinnati Master artists from the past and present. Urban Sketching can ignite a love for the place where you live and begin a practice that could put you on the road to mastery.

The workshop will be led by Christina Wald, a professional children’s book illustrator, who also teaches Illustration at the college level and is a leading member of the Urban Sketchers of Cincinnati. She will facilitate a 10:00-3:00 workshop on April 30th at the Cincinnati Art Club https://cincinnatiartclub.org/ 

If you are interested or would like more information, email Christine Kuhr at ckuhr1522@yahoo.com Sponsored by Cincinnati Art Club members and the Ohio Arts Council.

Sketch in Romania with Christina and Ioana

 

FIRST DEPOSIT IS DUE NOVEMBER 30; WE ARE LIMITED TO 20 GUESTS!

Write ioana.travels2@gmail.com for additional materials and to arrange the deposit.

Years in the planning, this is the ultimate urban sketching adventure!

Trip details: http://christinawald.blogspot.com/p/urban-sketching-2022-tour-with-ioana.html

Romania has so many wonderful landscapes, castles, fortresses... I LOVE sketching there. Join us for 2 weeks of adventure.

And here are some write-ups from our trip in 2014: http://christinawald.blogspot.com/search/label/Romania

Christina and Ioana

USk Sketch Together

 

USk Sketch Together was a world sketching event on October 18th that started in New Zealand, went through Asia, Europe, and ended up in the Americas. The event was 24 hours and each world Zone had an hour-long Instagram LIVE interviewing chapters.

I hosted the Americas and interviewed urban sketchers from Ecuador, Brazil, Mexico, Florida, and Las Vegas. The interview is now on YouTube.

It was so fun seeing the different chapters show off their sketches! Check out all the sketches at the hashtag and see the urban sketching global family!

It was pretty cool! https://youtu.be/EazxqAT1mCI

Mauricio López (individual sketcher)/Ecuador USk Quito

USk São Paulo (Brazil) -Ronaldo Kurita

USk Jacksonville (Florida/USA) Chris Flagg & Lisa Deems

USk Las Vegas (USA)/ Erick Roberts

USk Mexico City / Admins: Brian Luna, Monse , Ivan

Co-Host Xana Jazmin

New Patreon Video!

 Join in on the fun of creating my artbook by supporting my Patreon! 

Sketch Trip to Ireland in June 2020

Vanessa Sorensen and I are conducting a sketch tour of Ireland in June 2020. Join us! Space is limited to 9 guests.

If you are like me and have a serious castle obsession, this trip is for you!

Get info here: https://www.nessypress.com/ireland

Sketch Diary: Light Grey Art Lab Residency And Norway!

Bergen from the top of the hill, the goat's name is Festus

My interpretation of a Huldra, a type of siren in Norweigian folklore

I recently went on Light Grey Art Lab's Norway residency at part of Team Huldra. It was an amazing experience and an excuse to meet a bunch of wonderful creatives.

After the residency, my mom and cousins met me in Bergen for more exploration. 

When I got back, I thought I did not do much sketching until I counted them. I did 32 sketches over 17 days!

Freya and her cat chariot, June 3rd

The spectacular train ride from Oslo to Bergen

Studies from the train, June 4th

Bergen at my Air BnB, June 5th

Bus sketch, June 5th

First nature walk, June 5th

Waterfall sketch, June 6th

Sketch from the Ingebrigt Vik Museum in Øystese

Church and Graveyard in Øystese, June 6th

Marina, June 7th

Waiting for the bus, June 7th

Beautiful waterfall. I was actively rained on while doing this sketch. I think it improved it! June 8th

Rune mat I made when we made our own runes, June 9

Last sketch with the LGAL crew, June 10th

Bergen Week

After the residency we explored Bergen.

Fjord tour, June 11th

The iconic harbor, June 11th

Norges Fiskerimuseum, June 12th

Maria Snyder took this picture of me sketching at the Fisheries Museum

Little boat at the fisheries museum, June 12th

Mom and me 

Dinner at FG, June 12th

 Jens Harald Bratlie Edvard Grieg Museum, June 13th

We got to see a wonderful piano performance at the Edvard Grieg Museum.

The Bryggen, June 13th

St. Mary's, June 13th

Viking boat at Bergen Maritime Museum, June 14th

One of the supercool models at the Maritime Museum, June 14th

Fish Soup at the Zupperia on June 11th

View from our gorgeous Air BnB in Bergen, June 15th

Last sketch in Bergen of one of the Art Museum buildings, June 15th

Bergen was amazing. There was also a music festival going on during our trip. We could hear Robert Plant and Patti Smith performing from our apartment!

Beautiful Bergen sunset!

Our band photo! 

One of my favorite Bergen sketches, June 15th

On to Oslo...

We had a very short time and very quick sketches.

Sketched in Aker Brygge, June 16th

The Folk Art Museum, June 17th

I loved the little houses at the Folk Art Museum. I want to do more studies later.

Adorable houses at the Folk Art Museum!

Mom and me at the Munch Museum

Obligatory Munch The Shriek photo

That was the trip! It was an amazing journey!