I remember the first time I saw Tommy Kane's drawings online several years ago. This guy is insane, I thought. No urban scene intimidates him. Tommy can draw anything on the spot with an incredible amount of detail. And he infuses his brilliant artwork and provocative writing with that unique personality that every artist aspires to. Once you see his blog, you know you'll be coming back.
Recently, I had the opportunity to meet Tommy and his lovely wife Yun in person in Seattle. What a trip. We got together a couple of times to draw, one with the Seattle Urban Sketchers —we are always excited to welcome sketchers from out of town— and later with my kids in Gas Works Park.
Tommy's creativity is inspiring. Seattle's Space Needle is the hardest thing to draw, but not for Tommy, he comes here and nails it right off the bat. The same with this church or any other drawings he did while in the Pacific Northwest. His talent also goes beyond his sketchbook. You've seen the cool video clips he creates out of his urban sketching escapades around the world. I'm hooked. We talked about creating a video channel where we could all share our urban sketching videos. If we follow Tommy's creative genious, it won't take long for the Travel Channel to give us a call, so I'm already starting to play around with iMovie. Thanks for the inspiration Tommy.
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great! i like it...
Brilliant touch - Spencer, greeting from Taiwan
Seems it was a fun reunion!
great sketches and great video as well! when you'll show your son's drawings too?
The music is perfect with the accelerated pace. Fun foray into video.
love the video... great post!
Amazing! I really feel like sketching now!!!
Wonderful! I see Tommy Kane sketching with a Uniball pen and reflect on the hundreds of dollars I've spent on every kind of pen and Noodler's inks. Food for thought ...
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