Live sketching aka urban sketching or nature journaling is basically sketching the stuff where/while it's happening.
Think: concerts, nature, sporting events, theme parks, fundraisers, museums, film fests, Disney World, or weddings (yep, I do weddings). It goes on and on.
I take my watercolor palette, paper, and tools with me wherever I go so I can (and do) sketch anything.
University of Michigan football game
Trip to Windsor
Food truck at a community concert
Hawk Island Park
Cleveland, OH
Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids
Park in Ohio
Nature Centers
East Lansing Art Festival
Drive in Movie
My Fiancé at Union Station in Chicago
Sketching at the Ohio Regional Urban Sketching Summit
Seasonal Displays
Birds. Literally Anywhere.
Botanical Gardens
Dearborn Homecoming Festival
Birds in Cincinnati
The Field Museum
Airport
Biggest Week in American Birding Festival
Disney World
Toronto Marlies Game
Robert H. Long Nature Park in Michigan
Michigan Football Game
Minor League Baseball Game
On Walled Lake, Michigan
Windsor International Film Fest 2025
Restaurants
Vacations
Sometimes, I get to sketch animals. If I'm really lucky, those animals are cows.
Yep, I can sketch your wedding. Want tiny portraits of your guests? We take a quick photo and let them get back to celebrating. Meanwhile, I'll work on sketching them live. It's entertaining AND a cool wedding favor. Email me to get started planning this.