Urban Sketchers Kanagawa

 We are thrilled to announce that our Urban Sketchers chapter has officially been recognized! This is a proud moment for all of us, and it wouldn’t have been possible without urban sketchers' incredible enthusiasm, creativity, and support. Special thanks to admins.  As an official chapter, we now join a global community of artists who celebrate the world around us through on-location drawing. This opens up exciting opportunities for collaboration, visibility, and events that connect us with sketchers worldwide. What’s Next? Regular meetups  Opportunities to showcase our work  Collaborations with other chapters  A stronger voice in the global sketching community Thank you for being part of this journey. Let’s keep sketching, sharing, and growing together.

   Urban Sketchers Kanagawa Sketch Meetups List Nihon Minka-En   Hase Temple   Bluff 234   Yumegaoka Soratos   Osanbashi   Tsujido Terrace Mall   Ofuna Flower Center Enoshima Island   Ebina Station  

  What is Urban Sketchers Manifesto? The Urban Sketchers’ Manifesto 1 Excerpt from The Art of Urban Sketching, book written by Gabriel Campanario 1 Gabriel Campanario, The Art of Urban Sketching-Drawing on location around the world : First Published in 2012 by Quarry Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group. 1. We draw on location, indoors or outdoors, capturing what we see from direct observation. Urban sketching is a raw and pure form of art that requires drawing from life, rather than from photographs or the imagination. In most cases, urban sketching is practiced on the street. Some sketchers lean up against a tree or the corner of a building or sit on a stair or bench. Others bring along a folding stool. In daylight or at night, whether it’s hot or cold, in rain or sunshine, urban sketchers draw what they witness. 2. Our drawings tell the story of our surroundings, the places we live and where we travel. Sketching the urban environment produces more than a hand-drawn representati...

      Urban Sketchers Kanagawa 海老名駅  2025.3.18   Ebina Station Sketch Meetup March 18th, 2025   Urban Sketchers Kanagawa held an impromptu sketch meetup at Ebina Station. We met at 10:30 a.m. JR Ebina Station. We had an early thowdown at 12 noon, Kumi San and Kimiko San were leaving early.  Post lunch, we continued sketching at Kanagawa Prefectural Sagami Sansen Park about 15 minutes from  Ebina Station. Click Here for videos of our sketch meetup.  

     Urban Sketchers Kanagawa 江ノ島 2025.3.13   Enoshima Island March 13th, 2025 A nice warm day - a good day for sketching.         A view of the ocean from Umito Cafe by n.          Keiko San sketching the tower.        Lily San sketching.         Sketches on display.   Click Here for videos of our sketch meetup.  

    日比谷花壇大船フラワーセンター 2025.2.28   Hibiya Kadan Ofuna Flower Center 28th, 2025 Urban Sketchers of Kanagawa met at JR Ofuna Station at the South exit. We walked to the flower center together.      園内には様々な花壇があり、季節の花が絶えることなく咲いています。 Hibiya Kadan Ofuna Flower Center garden features various flower beds, ensuring that seasonal flowers are always in bloom.      Following our sketching session, we reconvened to review our drawings and discuss our individual styles.      JR大船駅から徒歩16分の「大船フラワーセンター。 Ofuna Flower Center," a 16-minute walk from JR Ofuna Station.       Following our sketching session, we reconvened to review our drawings and discuss our individual styles.      Sketches of Urban Sketchers Kanagawa.      Cli...