WHAT IS URBAN SKETCHING? Urban sketching is drawing on location from direct observation. Most urban sketchers work in sketchbooks. These books become stories told over time. They hold memories and meaning, a visual record of sketchers‘ lives and the world around them. Sounds complicated? It isn’t! You’re an urban sketcher if you record what you see: simple objects from your everyday life, landscapes or cityscapes, people in cafés and on the streets. Your sketches can be simple pencil or pen drawings or they might include color. They could be quick little sketches with notes. They’re all urban sketches. About the Author Suhita Shirodkar is an urban sketcher, artist, art director, graphic designer, illustrator, journalist, and teacher. An international correspondent with the nonprofit Urban Sketchers, Suhita has taught at the Art Institute in Sunnyvale, California, and in urban sketching workshops in exciting locales around the world. She has been featured in The Mercury News and on KQED, and she also runs a popular Etsy store where she sells her artwork. Born in India, she currently lives in San Jose, California. This is a signed copy.