Showing posts with label Symposium Correspondent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Symposium Correspondent. Show all posts

Sunday, July 14, 2013

bcn2013usk - day 3

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the 3rd and last day of the symposium. I manage to wake up on time to assist at the panel discussion at 9:00am at the cccb, but I was still asleep…
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than started the workshop cessions, and I join virginia hein with her "panorama in light and shade" workshop. she invites us to sketch only the value, before starting a bigger panorama playing with warm & cool.
while teaching us, we assist to a rescue operation, an old man failed in the water at 5 meters from us, and the quiet landscape was totally changed by the arriving of 3 rescue boats, the police, a medical team and many tourists talking pictures, and of course, we sketched it to!
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riding as fast as I can on a "bicing" (public bicycle), I arrived just on time for the last part of marion rivolier's workshop "capturing space through form and color".
her masterclass was not a piece of cake at all, you have to be already an expert urban sketcher to rich its aim, and few sketchers get a trauma I guess by sketching without line, pencil, or marker, without black, using light and shadow, complementary colours, warm & cool contrast and layering the composition with many grounds…
"sors de ta bulle de confort" she told me.
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at 2:30pm started the demos, I went to the demo "C" digital urban sketching by mónica cid and josu maroto, or how to sketch with an ipad. they told us all their tricks, I especially like the 2 fingers glove.
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and at 4:30pm, we join the 40th sketchcrawl in front of the triumph arc.
wow! so impressive! I never seen such a big meeting of sketchers, every where you were looking at, people were sitting with a sketchbook in hand, chatting, sharing drawings. we spent a wonderful time!
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the closing reception was at the cccb, we clinked glasses for USk and the great organisation of this 4th symposium.
tina won my drawing of the silent auction:
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after the cccb close, we can't leave each other, and stayed for a wild in front of it, before having an other beer at a terrace, watching a bollywood dance show, and many more drinks until very early this morning. better not to show here what I was sketching at that time ;)

once again it was a huge chance to participate to the symposium, and I was very glad to be the correspondent next to suhita. you're gorgeous!
I want to apologize to the workshops and lectures we can't report, we did our best running all the time, but too many things were happening at the same time.
take a look to the flickr group or to the tag #bcn2013usk on instagram for more about the party.

see you soon sketchers, and have a safe trip back to one of the 40 countries represented this days in barcelona!

by lapin

Saturday, July 13, 2013

bcn2013usk - day 2

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the 2nd day of the symposium start far to early to me, but anyway, suhita and I were already corresponding at 9:00am at the cccb.
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at 10:00, I join the workshop "I" actors and stage by luis ruiz, that explain us how to compose a sketch mixing architecture and people:
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than I run again to the exhibition "sketching barcelona" for an interview for the local newspaper "el punt avui":
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to finish the morning at the workshop "G" sketching urban place, people, space and streets by richard alomar in plaça reial:
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at 2:00pm starts the demo of kiah kiean, sketching with dry twig and chinese ink. suhita went already there yesterday, but listening to the people who attend to it the day before, I really wanted to see him in action. after a short time, not only the urban sketchers where surrounding him, but also tourists and curious in front of the cathedral. it's just magic what this man could do with a piece of wood and some cheap ink.
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meanwhile, since 10:00am, the 3rd day of sketchcrawl was going on in the born ditrict and the barceloneta. I decided to join at the 4:00pm meeting under the "peix" of the olimpic port, to have a look at how the public events were running out.
around 40 sketchers, half of them french, were chatting and sharing their sketchbooks. but after an hour, 2 sheriffs told us that it was forbiden to sit and stay there being a private area… nevermind, I lead the sketchers to the nearby olimpic village, and we stopped on "avinguda d'icària", under the strange sculpture of miralles there: some kind of iron dinosaurs.
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we well deserved a fresh beer, and to meet everybody at the drink and draw party at the cccb, before having a diner at a vegan restaurant following jason's recommendation. I guess that after 2 evenings eating burgers, I could eat something healthy for once…
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see you in a few hours for the last day of the symposium, and for the 40th worldwide sketchcrawl!

by lapin

Friday, July 12, 2013

bcn2013usk - day 1

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finally, after so many month waiting for it, yesterday at 9:00am, started the 4th urban sketching symposium in barcelona.
the opening was both in catalan and english. big up victor, elisabeth, jason and all the volunteers for the good job! bcn2013usk - day 1
at 10:00am was time for the first workshop. I join the workshop "C", designing barcelona, with veronica lawlor, and sketched the "illa de la discòrdia" like I never done before: bcn2013usk - day 1 bcn2013usk - day 1 bcn2013usk - day 1
than I join sagar in the university for his workshop "A" lighting the city:
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and after a quick lunch, started the lecture at 02:30pm of the great moustache owner lluïsot, human landscape: bcn2013usk - day 1
at 4:00pm was time for the afternoon workshop cession. I followed paul wang and tia to their workshop "P" drawing from the heart and over color splashes. I enjoyed a lot sketching with any kind of material, from candle, wood stick, salt or credit card: bcn2013usk - day 1 bcn2013usk - day 1 bcn2013usk - day 1
and no matter the rain, I spent the last hour sketching the negative forms (workshop "S") with joao catarino and omar jaramillo at plaça sant felip néri: bcn2013usk - day 1 bcn2013usk - day 1
at 7:30pm, and because we were close from the city hall, we had a quick visit to the exhibition "sketching barcelona" in sala ciutat, before going to the presentation of the new books of swasky and nina johansson (z sketch guides) at the fnac of plaça catalunya: bcn2013usk - day 1
we arrived late for the drink & draw at the cccb café, so after one beer we lived with omar, stew, jason, pete, choni, ruben and césar for a burger nearby. bcn2013usk - day 1 bcn2013usk - day 1
I can't wait the 2nd day to start for more fun!
and don't forget that if you're in barcelona and are not registered to the symposium, you are welcome to the public events here and there!

by lapin

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Whats in YOUR sketch bag? And, Hi from San Jose, California!

After quite a bit of drama with getting a Schengen Visa to be in Barcelona, I finally got one today, so yay!, it's official, I'm coming to Barcelona!! ( Thank you so very much Gabi... but that's another story, ask me over Drink & Draw some night...) See you all on the 10th, when I arrive from California.

What's in YOUR sketchbag? Mine is pretty simple. It took a while to figure what colors to bring along. I've dropped some greens, inspired by so many of you that carry no greens, but mix them as you go. And, I'm leaving one little pan in my palette empty: who knows, I just might discover a new color I just cannot live without. It'll be my color-of-Barcelona :) And I'm sure I will come back with a LOT more supplies than I left with. My Stillman & Birn Beta books come along, but I'm holding them at 2 books, since there will be so many more to try and to bring back with me. 


Packing for Barcelona

Those countless trips to the Spanish Consulate in San Francisco? Painful, yes, but I did get some sketching done. Here are some Painted Ladies of San Francisco, sketched along Geary street, between the parking garage and the Spanish Consulate. I did that walk a few times!

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See you all very very soon. Looking forward to being there as correspondent!

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Lapin to report live from Barcelona as the Local Correspondent

Lapin has been selected to be the 2013 Symposium Local Correspondent. He will work alongside Suhita Shirodkar, 2013 Symposium International Correspondent, to document and report the Symposium through drawings and blog posts.

Lapin is a French illustrator, now based in Barcelona. He is a tireless urban sketcher who wanders and retraces the streets of cities around the world. In Barcelona, you can find him sitting on his small stool in Plaça Catalunya, or in any corner of the city, sketching with his markers and watercolors in an old accountant's notebook purchased at the flea market. He captures scenes with the gaze of a traveler, far from the conventional postcard style. Knowing the city like the back of his hand, he always finds a new detail or perspective for his drawings.

He has been living in Barcelona for six years, where he traces the steps of Gaudí, Domènech i Montaner, and Tàpies. He declares his love for the old and dusty quarters, but also for the most glamorous and sparkling areas of the city. And he says he can not think of a sketchbook that does not include a drawing of a dinosaur or a vintage car.


Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Suhita Shirodkar to report live from Barcelona as the International Correspondent Volunteer

We are pleased to announce that San José-based urban sketcher Suhita Shirodkar has been selected as our 2013 Symposium International Correspondent Volunteer.

Of the 83 urban sketchers from all over the world who responded to our call for submissions, Suhita was chosen for the quality of her visual storytelling and ability to report live from Barcelona, through sketches and writings. Suhita will give daily updates on the Urban Sketchers blogs about the events' activities, and will work together with a another correspondent chosen by the local Symposium organizers who will also be covering the event.

The Board wants to thank everyone who made this process possible, especially all of the candidates who applied for this volunteer position.

Suhita blogs at http://sketchaway.wordpress.com/