I haven't been out with the urban sketching group group for a few months, so I was really looking forward to this session. We were sketching at the Hastings Art Gallery, a building I thought I could really enjoy sketching. There are some days where you just struggle to draw, and today I really struggled to draw the building. I did all the setting up in pencil, and started to draw, but I just really struggled. I gave up on that and started again with details, looking at the details of the site, the building, my friend sketching in front of the library, and so on. In the last image i was just struggling to draw properly. In this situation, you just have to give up and move on. So that's what I did. I just stopped drawing, turned the page and moved on to another sketch.

Any sketching lovers here? I enjoy the peaceful moments of sitting down with a pencil and bringing an idea to life on paper. I'd love to connect with fellow artists and share our passion for drawing. What do you enjoy sketching the most — portraits, landscapes, animals, or everyday life?

Added color to my ink sketch, finally. I know that adding it afterwards from a reference photo is controversial, and possibly against urban sketching rules, but I was with a group of students, and time was limited…then I came home and got a puppy…😂

Hi everyone 👋🏽 I’m Holly. I’m originally from Guyana 🇬🇾 and currently living in Barbados 🇧🇧. I joined because I’ve always been fascinated by drawing, sketching and art, especially pieces that can tell a story or express something deeper than words. I’m actually a complete beginner, so I don’t have any of my own work to share just yet 😅. I’m hoping this community will help me learn the fundamentals, practice consistently and eventually develop my own style. I’m especially interested in learning sketching, painting and abstract/storytelling art. So instead of sharing my work today, hopefully I’ll be able to come back to this post sometime soon and share my very first piece. ❤️✏️🎨