5 Amazing Things to Sketch in Tallinn Old Town
Tallinn Old Town feels like a place created for urban sketchers. It features medieval gates, narrow streets, and colorful buildings. The towers are dramatic and add to its character. During this creative journey, I focused on the streets, rooftops, gates, and architectural details. These elements give the old city its distinctive character. I used a […]
Ponza Island: 5 Things to Sketch Around
A boat tour around Ponza Island and neighboring Palmarola gave me a completely different travel sketching experience. Instead of drawing quiet streets or buildings, I focused on rugged cliffs, mysterious grottoes and the changing colors of the sea. Because the boat continued moving, I had to observe each scene quickly, simplify its shapes and trust […]
Venice: 5 Things to Sketch
Venice feels like a city created for artists, with inspiring views around every canal and corner. During my creative journey, I focused on canals, historic buildings, churches, and gondoliers. I used a Micron pen and a small watercolor kit, which made it easy to sketch while exploring. Here are five memorable subjects to add to […]
Sketching Tuscany Landscapes
During my creative journey in Tuscany, I decided to step outside my usual comfort zone. Most of the time, I focus on urban sketching. But this time, Tuscany invited me to look wider, slower, and softer, so I started sketching landscapes. To my surprise, it became a joyful experience, and I discovered that drawing landscapes […]
My Sketching Adventure in Tuscany
Tuscany is one of those places where every corner looks like it is waiting to become a sketch. During this creative journey, I focused on two beautiful towns: Pienza and Montepulciano. Both places gave me everything I love about travel sketching: old stone walls, narrow streets, bright sunlight, deep shadows, and people slowly moving through […]
Bode Museum: 5 Sculptures to Sketch
The Bode Museum in Berlin is one of those places where sketching feels almost natural. Every hall is full of sculptures from different centuries, different materials, and different moods. Some figures look powerful and dramatic, while others feel quiet, elegant, or spiritual. During my visit, I made five sculpture sketches, and each one challenged me […]
Berlin: 5 Places to Sketch
Berlin gave me the perfect kind of sketch walk: simple, walkable, and full of strong architecture changing from one stop to the next. I followed an easy route from Bode Museum to Brandenburg Gate and turned it into a sketching day filled with domes, facades, street details, and challenging perspectives. What I loved most about […]
5 Hidden Gems to Sketch in Barcelona
Barcelona is famous for Casa Batlló and Casa Milà, but the city is also full of other Art Nouveau gems that deserve a place in your sketchbook. I always love looking beyond the most photographed landmarks and finding buildings that feel a bit more unexpected. These places may be less talked about, yet they are […]
5 Places to Sketch in Madrid
Madrid is such a rewarding city for urban sketching. It gives you elegant architecture, grand public squares, green parks, and beautiful historic details that keep your eyes moving from one corner to another. I loved sketching in Madrid because every walk felt inspiring, and each place offered a very different mood. If you are planning […]
My Italian Sketch Trip
This trip to Italy was my first time traveling with a watercolor kit and it changed the way I sketch. A tiny palette, one travel brush, a fountain pen, and a pocket sketchbook fit in the smallest corner of my bag. The big win with watercolors on the go: you don’t need many colors, setup […]