Sketching Retreat: a FREE 6-day online event

When I was teaching in Rockport, MA, this summer, I spotted this little red shed on a quiet side street. Several of my students drew it on location and, I have to admit, I was a little envious. I even took a picture of it. So, when I was invited to be part of this year’s Sketching Retreat, I had the perfect solution (and photo!), and chose the red shed as my video demo.

If you don’t know about it already, Sketching Retreat is a FREE 6-day online event with 50+ workshops (mine included!) focused on architectural sketching & drawing – using both analog (paper) and digital (tablet) techniques.

All the demos are free to watch, and the instructors include some amazing sketcher friends such as Paul Wang, Reham Ali, Darman Angir and Simone Ridyard, plus many others I’m excited to learn from. The dates for the event are October 28 – November 2, 2025, but registration is already open and you can sign up now.

In my Red Shed demo, I’ll show you all the steps I used for this sketch, from drawing to ink lines to watercolour. And, finally, how I treated the shadows on the red shingles. I hope you’ll sketch along with me!

I’ve had a look at what people are teaching, and you can be sure there’s a lot to learn from these brilliant sketchers. Hope to “see” you there!