Sketch Journalism

Urban sketchers capture a specific moment in time by sketching live on sidewalks and at events. The international tagline is "Showing the world one sketch at a time." Several of the sketchers work for newspapers and do a regular sketch feature of events and places in their home towns.

My work captures the changes around town. Here's the recent public art and newly bustling corner of Overton Square.

Sketching allows for a little more whimsy and flair than photography. It contains that narrative feel found in graphic books.

I painted the new Le Bonheur sign for Memphis Magazine at the time it was added.

I also focus on events as well as landscapes, and I sketched the happenings at India Fest last year.

Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me came to town a couple of years ago.

There was a rash of driftwood art that appeared on the Greenbelt Park on Mud Island last year.

I really enjoy sketching musicians at local events. Memphis is so much about our music.

Sporting events are fun too.

Sketching is a colorful and personal way to share experiences. Artists capture things differently than photographers, and the first person point of view makes it personal for readers as well. There's a warmth and immediacy to sketch journalism that adds something different to the experience than photos or written words.