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Stephanie Draws
@artventurer.bsky.social
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Urban Sketcher, Nurse, a few other professions
Interests from late Roman Republic, over great white sharks to mid-century modern homes
European, art supply addict, traveller close + far, interested in politics
USK Osna admin: hit me up to sketch OS + MS
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Anyone knowing #taylorswift or some well-connected #swifties ? This zoo of misfit animals + its amazing volunteers could use some help by animal-loving songwriters or their generous fans!

#ny #watertown #zoonewyork

🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/n...
A Beloved Zoo of Misfit Animals Is Almost Out of Money
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October 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Naturagart, Ibbenbüren #ruralsketch of this lovely scene. First time using the small Hahnemühle cotton sketchbook.

#urbansketching #urbansketcher #zusammenzeichnen #watercolor #inkandwash #uskosna
Small watercolor sketch of a pavillon in a park with a lake in the foreground, held in front if the scene Fineliner Sketch of pavillon and greenery Sketchbook and palette
May 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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#softpastel #seascape of the Baltic Sea coast in #pastel on pastelmat
#pleinair #urbansketching #ruralsketching
Pastel painting of a pathway to the beach The painting on an easel during Plein Air session with the beach and ocean in bg The scene as a photo
May 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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#pleinair in #kühlungsborn, #Ostsee
#softpastel #pastell #urbansketching #ruralsketching #seascape #zusammenzeichnen #ostseepleinair #landscape
A pastel artwork of a wide sky with clouds and waves rolling onto the beach. The painting is lying in the sand on the painted beach Easel with pastel artwork of a wide sky with clouds and waves rolling onto the beach, seen in front of motive Easel and Chair with soft pastels at the beach, with Artwork on the easel.
May 19, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Wie klingt ein ganzes Wochenende mit geführten Besichtigungen und zusammen sketchen?

Vom 16. - 18. Mai gibt es zum 1. Mal ein 3-tägiges #Sketching -Event in Tarifa (Spanien) mit einem tollen Programm, Führungen und gemeinsamen zeichnen.

#KleineKunstklasse #UrbanSketcher #UrbanSketching #USK

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Einladungscover zeigt Strand von Tarifa und Berge im Hintergrund. Titel: Dibuja Tarifa 1 Jornadas de dibuja al aire libre Del 16 al 18 de Mayo DIBUJA TARIFA: PROGRAMA Viernes 16 Mayo 16:30h: Bienvenida en la Oficina de turismo y recogida del material. 17:30h: Visita guiada de la Isla de Tarifa Tiempo para dibujar y foto de grupo a las 20:00h Sábado 17 Mayo 10:00h : Oficina turismo. Visita guiada del mercado y casco antiguo. Tiempo para dibujar y foto de grupo a las 13:30h 16:30h : Aparcamiento del campo de futbol. Paseo por el paraje natural de los Lances y breve exposición del entorno por el guía. Tiempo para dibujar y foto de grupo a las 19:30h Domingo 18 Mayo 10:00h : Castillo de Guzmán el Bueno. Visita guiada Tiempo para dibujar 13:00h Exposición callejera de los trabajos y foto de grupo en el Paseo de la Alameda 13:30h Concurso y fallo del jurado para el cartel de la próxima edición de las jornadas Dibuja Tarifa
April 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Mother with baby in stroller. I showed her the #sketch when they were leaving and she was nice enough to pose with the sketch of them. And took a photo of it herself
#urbansketching #urbansketcher #peoplesketching #zusammenzeichnen #usk #uskosna #watercolor
Mother with baby in stroller posing with the sketch of them Fineliner sketch of Mom and Baby in strollerat a playground, held in front of the scene Sketchbooks with urban sketches, watercolor palettes, brushes and coffee cup on a wooden table outside
April 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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#nationalsketchday in #enschede! Wonderful event by urbansketchers.nl More pics from event to follow

#urbansketching #urbansketcher #watercolor #usk #inkandwash #zusammenzeichnen
The finished sketchbook page of Enschede Oude Market Sketch of Oude Market statue from Moeke cafe Jakobs church with markers, reduced palette Enschede market, "the Wall" (according to locals) with Jolly Jug and Pool Lounge Café and my sketch held in front
April 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Münster, pseudo-classical structure on top of the 1st floor of the theater. It was a great day to #urbansketch and 1st time I used an easel. With #urbansketchersmünster
More pics in comments!

#urbansketching #watercolor #inkandwash #zusammenzeichnen
An easel with painting, palette, brush etc in front of a big pseudo-Roman 2-storey arch structure An ink and watercolor Sketch of the Roman arch with its shadow. Precise lines and loose coloring Me with the easel with sketch, palette, brush etc in front of the big pseudo-Roman 2-storey arch structure I sketched The fineliner sketch of the arch
April 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Done at our USk Osnabrück last #sketchwalk 40 minutes, Heger Tor, a Waterloo memorial

#urbansketching #urbansketcher #usk #uskosna #zusmenzeichnen #watercolor #aquarell #inkandwatercolor
A sketchbook with the Heger Tor motif in ink + watercolor held in front of the real thing Heger Tor in ink + watercolor
April 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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What do you take with you when you sketch and travel? • Share your #urbansketching travel kit in the comments • This is my sketching kit for an upcoming month-long trip to Türkiye • #usk #sketching #travel #sketchingkit #drawing #urbansketchers #ink #pencil #watercolor #prismacolor #fountainpen
April 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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I was lucky enough to get tickets to the #usksymposium2025 in Poznań in August, THE global #urbansketchers meeting!

And I'll be doing #nationalsketchday in #Enschede 🇳🇱 on April 19th.

Anyone else here going? To Enschede or Poland?
#urbansketching #usk
March 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Burg Hülshoff, home of poet Annette Droste-Hülshoff.

Not happy with #Hahnemühle Britannia: love how bright it is, but it was messy wet-on-wet. Had to change style after barely rescuing the water

#urbansketching #urbansketch #ruralsketching #watercolor #inkandwash #zusammenzeichnen #münsterland
March 27, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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#urbansketching meet-up of USk Osnabrück at the train station.
I challenged myself with a 30x40cm format pad.
Managed to mistakingly use watersoluble #ink for the lines instead of waterproof ink 😅 Need to mark that Fude. Thankfully the effect of smudging with #watercolor looked kind of interesting!
A large sketchpad with a watercolor + ink sketch of a historical train station in front of the real thing A large sketchpad with a watercolor + ink sketch of a historical train station with travellers and USk stamp Some members of USk Osnabrück and guests posing with their sketches
March 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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#surfing on the Hasewelle, an indoor wave at a sporting goods store in #osnabrück It was definitely challenging to catch + depict the rapid movements!
#urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #lineandwash
Sketchbook page with various surfers shown Sketchbook with surfing sketches held in front of a young surfer on an indoor wave
March 2, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Cat Café visit! This lady was inspecting her own portrait and that of a #cat colleague I sketched in the cafés guest book

#urbansketching #urbansketchers #catportrait #zusammenzeichnen #watercolor #inkandwash
A tiger cat sitting on a desk on 2 open sketchbooks with her own portrait + that of a fellow cat. Next to her are various drawing materials
February 10, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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#urbansketchers swarm intelligence needed! I'll be sketching in a THEATER during an open rehearsal this weekend for the 1st time.
Any practical tips, tricks and etiquette hints? There will be other sketchers from neighboring USK too
#urbansketching #zusammenzeichnen
February 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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The other page from Museum Industriekultur
#urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #inkandwash #zusamnenzeichnen
Square sketchbook page with 3 different industrial motives from mining and transport Fineliner sketch of a historical wagon used for mining, held in front of the real thing Sketch of a giant wheel pump used in mining in front of the machine Sketch of giant rusted pipes in a mine with the pipes and tunnel seen beyond
February 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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With USK Osnabrück at Museum Industriekultur: a trip through regional mining + 19th century industrial revolution.
The 25x25cm #sketchbook is my biggest size, so this double page was a challenge! Advertised as a #watercolor book, the paper isn't well-suited for it 😬
#urbansketching #zusammenzeichnen
A large sketchbook double-page showing the ink and watercolor urban sketching motive described in the other photo of an industrial museum Sketchbook held in front of a large multi-storey room in the industrial museum, with exhibits, beams and a broken through 2 storey high, eyposed brick entrance to the next room The full sketchbook page photographed from above
February 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Foot path into the city from Neuchâtel castel down. The weather changed drastically a few times a day: I'd start sketching in sunshine, then came a rainstorm or lightning or heavy winds. Apparently normal at the lake.
#urbansketching #urbansketch #watercolor #inkandwash #sketchbook #zusammenzeichnen
A square watercolor page depicting a narrow cobble path between castle walls and old town homes down into the city, with a lantern hanging above. The golden stamp of the USK Suisse Symposium is in the lower right corner Narrow cobble stairs leading down from the Neuchâtel castel into the town, with a lantern hanging above the footpath. The sky is stormy.
January 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Sunset at the Harbor, Drink & Draw
Throwback to #USK Suisse Symposium in #Neuchâtel this summer. I was terrified to add the water!

I kinda lost track bc I had 4 #sketchbook in use during those few days.
#urbansketching #urbansketchers #watercolor #inkandwash #aquarell
More pics ⬇️
January 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Last of the Christmas market #urbansketching, this one is #mixedmedia: #acrylic #marker, #ink and #watercolor I had a very very clear, bright sketch in mind - in hommage to the cold-sunny winter vibe - when I started and it came out like I wanted.

Scene and ink sketch in comment below!
A square sketchbook page showing church and castle with a christmas pyramid structure with windmills wings in front of a bright blue sky
January 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Christmas market in Osnabrück, Germany. I held it back bc it was a bitter-sweet motive due to terrorist attacks on this beloved feature of German winters last month.

#urbansketching #watercolor #aquarell #inkandwash
A sketchbook page depicting a Christmas market with caroussel, tree and stands in a sunny winter morning in front of colorful historic houses from the 17th century
January 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Another 30 minute sketch from Gris' course. #ink, #watercolor and for the texture watercolor #pencil Museum Aquarelle on Baohong Academy paper.
Tree is made with my beloved Horadam supergranulation hue Nebelrosa / haze pink: a superstar to make buildings, asphalt in #urbansketching
#inkandwash
A watercolor and ink of 2 passionfruit in yellow, green and red on a tree with green leaves surroundings them
January 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Leipzig, Train Station, sketched during #USK Deutschland #Leipzig2024. 30x40cm: until Braunschweig my biggest

#urbansketching #urbansketch #watercolor #inkandwash #aquarell
A water color and ink sketch of Leipzig Main Station on a sunny day and people and S-trains in front of the building The sketch with outlines of the Leipzig Main Station shown in front of the building
January 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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#Braunschweig, old town hall, castle + Xmas market (before it opened) out of our hotel room. This is a biiig pad, A3: that size was totally new to me to #sketch on 😬 As one can probably see....
I'll add the scene + on-site as comment!
#urbansketching #urbansketcher #inkandwash #watercolor #aquarell
#Braunschweig, old town hall, castle in ochres and blue and green and Christmas market with a ferriswheel an roofs of the market stalls
December 31, 2024 at 11:52 AM