Hello and Welcome
Urbansketcher in Tokyo from a series of images from Asakusa.
Studio Workstation where the magic happens.
Studio Cats keeping me company.
Studio Pictures of Urbansketcher Cards past and present.
It all started with a sketch...
Urbansketcher was conceived as a visual diary to convey the tactile world around me. In the early years I spent mostly sketching buildings in a gritty part of Vancouver referred to as Downtown Eastside.
Even in the urban blight of that area undergoing transformation there were amazing moments of beauty and contradiction.
I am a big fan of old signage, patina, rusty railway tracks, notorious drinking establishments, speakeasy bars and churches.
These buildings and the adjacent streets became the muse for my artistic expression. I am fascinated by the ordinary and the everyday.