Urban Sketchers’ Hyderabad chapter celebrates a key milestone — its 300th event — this month. Sunday sessions The recent Sunday meet-up held at Abids saw members of this global community of artists render the Sunday Book fair, Taj Mahal Hotel and Mozzamjahi Market through sketches. A chapter of the US-based Urban Sketchers, the Hyderabad group held its first event in …
Why urban sketching retreats are taking off Alicia Aradilla Many travellers snap pictures during their trips, but others find that slowing down to illustrate a place helps them appreciate it in a more meaningful way. While painting outdoors on location has been around for roughly 200 years, the "en plein air" art movement popularised by Boudin, Monet and others has …
A splash of red here, a dab of white there, some fine lines in black, followed by a sweep of blue…. That’s why we are called Urban Sketchers,” says Namita Ravichandran, a graphic designer and member of the Chennai chapter. “There are 15 to 20 new groups that have been conducting sketch meets consistently in places such as Simla and …
“Outdoors, on location, in real time…,” architect Pratheek Sudhakaran sums up what Plein Air art is all about. During COVID-19, many sat at the windows of their homes and painted the outdoors.” With their work depending on the outdoors, the pandemic was highly constricting for the Plein Air artists. “During the pandemic, we realised that thePlein Air artists need more …
