This urban sketching workshop will focus on incorporating the city’s rhythm and movement into drawings that are highly dynamic and urban in character.Dear Sketcher,As the coronavirus continues its march through our communities, we see the need for us to participate in its eradication in every way possible. This, of course, includes making a decision about our workshop in Prague scheduled for July 2020.In view of the quarantines across Europe and other parts of the world, border closures, and general restrictions on people’s movement, coupled with the uncertainty of when these restrictions will be eased, we have decided that the safest, healthiest, and most responsible course of action is to cancel this workshop.Over the next week, we will start refunding the payments you have made. Please check your emails and Paypal accounts on or after April 1st. If you haven’t received your refund or an email from us by then, please send us a message at either of our email addresses listed under our names below.We intend to present this workshop in the summer of 2021 if possible. Before such a workshop is announced publicly, we will offer to you the priority option of reserving your spot again.This has been a difficult decision for us. We were very excited about celebrating this workshop with you in Prague, but under the current circumstances we feel that cancelling it is the best decision.We hope that you and your loved ones are staying safe and healthy, and avoiding opportunities for this virus to spread.The more seriously we take this crisis right now and the more drastic our steps in the short term, the sooner we will be able to sketch together again.Keep sketching at home. And keep sharing your drawings on social media to make our wonderful community grow with the same energy and enthusiasm. We hope we can see each other and celebrate sketching with you in 2021.Thank you for your support and patience.All our best wishes.Inma Serrano & Celia Burgos
Urban sketching, like swing dancing, starts with a fixed musical score but then gradually introduces new notes inviting us to improvise, engage our imagination, and discover new ways of sketching. This adaptability is a powerful tool in sketching when everything can change in a second.
Participants will learn to capture the calmness as well as the movement offered by the beautiful city of Prague. They will learn ways to adapt to the ever- changing aspects of the city: from calm and quiet to messy and chaotic.
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Sketch by Imna Serrano |
Sketch by Celia Burgos |
What, Where, and When
Workshop: Swing & Sketch in Prague with Inma Serrano and Celia BurgosHosted by: Urban Sketchers Prague
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Dates: Friday, Saturday, Sunday - July 10th, 11th and 12th, 2020
Registration
Levels: All levels from beginners to experts are welcomeParticipants: 20 attendees maximum
Fees: 260 EUR per person
Registration: Please email info@urbansketchers.cz
There will be no refunds for cancellation requests received after June 10th, 2020. Attendees will be responsible for their own travel, lodging, and food.
Location Details
The workshop will be held at various locations around Prague, Czech Republic. All locations will be conveniently accessible by public transportation and within walking distance of the city's center. The exact locations will be announced to registered attendees.![]() |
Sketch by Inma Serrano |
Learning goals
- Pushing you out of your comfort zone. From beginners to more confident participants, we will aim to teach you something new and push your boundaries, helping you experiment and develop.
- Conquering the fear of drawing people
- Discovering new ways to record time and movement in our sketches
- Experimenting with various techniques and methods of approaching a live environment and, helping you find your self-expression.
- Getting comfortable with various media - line drawing using pens and pencils, colour using watercolours, brush pens, coloured pencils, crayons, etc.
- Using colour and texture to effectively represent what you see and feel.
- Helping you develop your own style of visual expression.
Sketch by Celia Burgos |
Supplies
- Mixed-media sketchbook
- Line drawing tools: pencils, pens, markers of various thicknesses, fountain pens
- Brush pens with colored inks or liquid watercolours
- Bigger brush (for large coloured areas)
- Colouring media: wax crayons, watercolour, colour pencils (water- soluble and waterproof)
Contact Information
Please email info@urbansketchers.cz for workshop registration information and sponsorshop opportunities.About the Instructors
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Sketch by Inma Serrano |
Inma Serrano
Inma is a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Seville, specializing in Painting (1996) and Design and Engraving (2000). For the past sixteen years, she has been involved in art education, and has taught courses in Applied Creative Photography, Painting and Drawing. She has made presentations and workshops related to “travel diary” and “drawing in location” for the University and for many organisations and groups in and out of Spain. As a teacher, she has led sketching workshops for Urban Sketchers Symposiums in Santo Domingo (2011), Barcelona (2012), Singapore (2015) and Porto (2018). She currently works at a Secondary School in Sevilla where she teaches Visual Arts and Drawing. She has also worked as an assiduous illustrator for various journals. Inma’s artistic interest focuses mainly in the field of illustration and graphic diaries. She has participated in national and international art exhibitions. Sketching in the streets is essential in her life because it allows she to zoom, in an ingenuous and almost childish way, the people and the things around.Discover Inma’s work at:
http://inmaserrano.es
https://www.instagram.com/inmaserranito/
http://www.urbansketchers.org/2012/09/meet-correspondents-seville- spain-inma_11.html
https://www.facebook.com/inmaserranito
Sketch by Celia Burgos |
Celia Burgos
Celia is a graduate of Fine Art from the University of Seville. She currently lives in Seville and works as an Art and Drawing teacher in a public secondary school. She combines her art teaching with Urban Sketching and Illustration. She is an Urban Sketchers Spain correspondent, a co- founder of Cadiz Bay Sketchers Group, and an associate of "Garabattagge", a collective of Illustrators from Seville.Her sketchbook or graphic diary has become an indispensable medium to relate to everyday life and an inseparable companion which has led her to participate in various local encounters, national, and international meetings. She has published several pieces about urban sketching and has participated in exhibitions and Travelbook Fairs in France. In recent years, she has taught several workshops and has done presentations about urban sketching throughout Spain and Portugal. She has also coordinated and been a part of the “Pushing Your Sketching Boundaries” workshops in Cadiz and London. She has been an instructor and a coordinator at the 10x10 Urban Sketchers educational programme in Seville and Cadiz, and a coordinator of the Drawing Educational Programme for Cadiz University. She has done illustrations and reportage pieces for various entities and events (TED, ACHNUR, OxfamIntermon, Generalitat de Catalunya, Palau de la Música). She has participated in editorial publications and exhibitions both about Illustration and sketchbooks in and out of Spain.
She believes drawing on location is
"a way of understanding life, of enjoying it and a way to understand what is constantly happening around us. It ́s a way of living our daily life more intensely."
Discover Celia's work at:
www.celiaburgos.com
https://www.facebook.com/celia.burgos.31
https://www.instagram.com/celiaburgosromero/
Discover USK Prague Chapter:
Website: http://www.urbansketchers.czFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/urbansketchersprague
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urbansketchersprague