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John Sauter
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Creative Adventures Around Buffalo, NY📍
- Urban Sketcher & Ink Artist 🖋️ 🎨
- Advisor & Higher Ed Ph.D. 👨‍🎓
#JPSInkArt #UrbanSketchersBuffalo
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Sketching with #UrbanSketchersBuffalo at the FLW Martin House in Buffalo.
#UrbanSketch #UrbanSketching #aurnanSketchers
September 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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#WheelofTime portrait of Moraine Damodred. I'm enjoying this style of #DigitalArt in #Procreate
If you enjoy cosplay, ren faires, or halloween costumes, DM me a reference photo and perhaps I might draw it.
#JPSInkArt #SaveWOT #FantasyArt #ArtYear
September 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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A drawing of a man at the Lancaster Renaissance Street Faire resting on his staff. His pose really inspired me.
#JPSInkArt #InkArt #InkDrawing
#RenaissanceFaire
A pen and ink drawing of a man at a Renaissance fair in a tunic and fringed leather boots resting on his staff. By @JPSInkArt
August 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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#workinprogress Art Nouveau style portrait of Moraine Sedai from #WheelofTime.
#JPSInkArt #DigitalArt #SaveWoT
Moraine Sedai from the Wheel of Time series with the one power arcing around her figure in a work in progress digital procreate drawing.
August 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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#UrbanSketching The Starry Night Cafe at the niagara arts & cultural center.
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#urbansketchersbuffalony #UrbanSketcher #UrbanSketch #InkArt
Sketchbook held up to the Starry Night themed Cafe which is the subject of the sketch on the page. A sketch of The Starry Night Cafe in Niagara falls with a banner of Starry Night underneath the counter. A fan to the left, a plant and Cafe food, top of the counter and many portraits of Starry Night on the back wall.
August 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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#UrbanSketching in our #Vrbo, as I didn't have time to draw at the CN Tower or Ripley's Aquarium in Toronto.
#JPSInkArt #InkArt #UrbanSketchers

Imagine this with Bobcaygeon by the Tragically Hip playing in the background.
July 25, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Check out my #UrbanSketching adventure at #CanadasWonderland
(Rides 0 / #UrbanSketch 11)
#JPSInkArt #UrbanSketcher #InkArt #ArtYear

(Imagine Ahead by a Century by the Tragically Hip playing in the background)
July 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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A little reminder to myself of what can accomplish when am not just sketching quickly. Drawing DePaul Hall at #NiagaraUniversity #JPSInkArt #Ink #nkArt #inkdrawing #InkArtist #Artyear
June 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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Snagged a few minutes to #sketch a tree over my lunch break. Even had a tiny little visitor 🐝 join me for a bit. #JPSInkArt #InkArt #Tree
Holding up my sketchbook with a drawing of a tree and pen and ink the ink pen attached to the left hand page and the scene of trees in the background.
May 28, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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I gave away this #drawing at commencement. It was inspired by #Kintsugi and conversations with a student whose original college closed. This fuses the main buildings of both campuses with gold #ink, bringing the pieces together into something unique. #JPSInkArt #ArtistsinHigherEd
A Kintsugi inspired ink drawing portraying the main building of the former Medaille University on the left and Niagara University Chapel on the right divided by a golden line in the middle.
May 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Finally getting around to cleaning my dried out and clogged #fountainpens and #BrushPens. #Penandink
May 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Thank you. They really embraced the concepts of urban sketching this semester.
May 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Had a great group of students this semester at #NiagaraUniversity and am impressed at how much they improved and embraced #UrbanSketching. Check out the link below to see what they created!
#NUSketchers #UrbanSketchers

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A poster for the Niagara University Urban sketching exhibition. FAA 305 Urban sketching spring 2025 #nuSketchers. In addition to the text above and the link below, there are 11 different sketches and watercolor paintings shown from by different student artists spread across the page with a purple background. https://johnpsauter.weebly.com/nu-sketchers-exhibition.html
May 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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We are offering monthly events, but it took a while to get reestablished after the pandemic. You can use this map to find chapters all over the world. urbansketchers.org/where-we-ske...
City Drawing & Sketching - Where We Sketch | Urban Sketchers
Urban Sketchers chapters can be found all over the world. Explore city drawing & sketching in your community today.
urbansketchers.org
May 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Enjoyed hosting a #USKweek2025 event with #UrbanSketchers #Buffalo. Despite the rain we had a fun time exploring the Riverworks facility.

#JPSInkArt #UrbanSketchersBuffalo
#UrbanSketch #UrbanSketching #BuffaloArtists
A group of 10 Urban Skechers holding up their sketches In the industrial entertainment complex of Buffalo Riverworks. Above them is a logo that says Urban Sketchers Buffalo. A selfie of seven Urban Sketchers smiling at the camera at the bar in Buffalo Riverworks. An urban sketch throwdown with a variety of different sketches in pen and ink, Watercolor, and other media spread out along a counter. A backpack and a napkin dispenser are also in frame. Two of my sketches (@JPSInkArt) from the urban Skechers Buffalo sketch meat at Buffalo Riverworks. The top sketch is a rough pencil outline of the outdoor area of Buffalo Riverworks with a. Ferris wheel and the grain elevators alongside ales and axes and buffalo rising sign some trees and a metal wire buffalo are also depicted. The bottom sketch is a pen and ink contour drawing from the other side showing a fence and rocks in the foreground twisted wire columns in the middle. A building off to the left holes for zip lines and a painted shark head. On the left in the background are the tall grain elevators.
May 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Happy to do some #UrbanSketching with #UrbanSketchersBuffalo at the #Buffalo History Museum. #UrbanSketchers #USK
A selfie of eight Urban Sketchers around a table of their art during a throw down at the end of urban Skechers Buffalo at the Buffalo History Museum Have you over the shoulder of John sodder sketching at the Buffalo History Museum. John is sketching a carriage and a large glass light in the background A selfie of urban Skechers Buffalo artists in the main area of the Buffalo History Museum. A photo from above of seven sketches from the urban Sketchers sketch me at the Buffalo History Museum. The event called a throw down as when we put all of our sketches on the table so we can see all the different styles and techniques that everyone used to capture the story of Buffalo.
April 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Looking forward to #UrbanSketchers #Buffalo, NY's upcoming Sketch Meet at Buffalo Riverworks (May 3, 11am-1:30pm). Join us for #USKweek2025. Visit the link below for more info.
#UrbanSketch #UrbanSketching

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A copy of the event page for Urban Sketchers Buffalo NY sketch meat at Buffalo riverworks for international Urban Skechers week. The photo shows Buffalo River works with a sign that says Buffalo rising a sign that says riverworks a ferris wheel blue green elevators, a metal statue of a buffalo and large green elevators in the background.
April 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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#UrbanSketch of a lion statue at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

#JPSInkArt #UrbanSketching #UrbanSketcher #InkArt #ArtYear
A pen and ink drawing of a lion statue standing at the top of a stairwell at the Rochester institute of Technology. The drawing is in a sketchbook with a Kuretake Hikkei! sign pen which was used to draw it. A lion statue at the stop of the stairs in the the library at Rochester University of Technology's SHED building. The start of the Lions sketch on a SketchBook with a blurry background showing the original line statues and staircase that aren't depicted in the final sketch.
April 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Presented the keynote address on #creativity and innovation in #advising to the NACADA Region 1/2 conference along with 4 other sessions. Great to meet and catch up with friends and colleagues from both #NACADA & #WNYAdvising for some professional development. #AcAdv #NACADAR1 #NACADAR2
John Sauter behind a podium on stage holding up an open sketchbook while giving the keynote speech on creativity and innovation in advising to the NACADA Region 1/2 conference Taking a selfie with the executive director of NACADA at the NACADA Region 1/2 conference Taking a selfie with the incoming president and vice president of NACADA at the Region 1/2 conference Taking a selfie with my friend Dani after presenting the NACADA Region 1/2 conference
April 3, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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#UrbanSketchersBuffalo met today at the Westside Bazaar in Buffalo NY. Here are some photos of the group and the throwdown.
#UrbanSketchers #UrbanSketching #Buffalo
A group of urban sketchers in a food court of the Westside Bazaar in Buffalo, NY with food booths behind them. A group of urban sketchers in a food court of the Westside Bazaar in Buffalo, NY with food booths behind them talking about their sketches on the table. A group of urban sketchers in a food court of the Westside Bazaar in Buffalo, NY with food booths behind them standing behind their sketches on the table Sketchbooks and various sketches of the Westside Bazaar in Buffalo, NY by a group of urban sketchers. This is called a throwdown.
March 30, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Work in Progress: Art Nouveau #Illustration of Moiraine Damodred from the #WheelofTime.
#JPSInkArt #WoT #WiP #ArtYear
March 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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I've been a bit quieter than normal because I have been busy with #NACADA Academic Advising Proposals. Several for the R1/2 and Annual conferences. So grateful for all the amazing staff and collaborators that make these events possible. Very much looking forward to seeing everyone soon. #AcAdv
Submission successful website for a NACADA conference proposal
February 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Quick reminder for Academic Advisors & #HigherEd folks in Academic Advising, the proposals for the next annual NACADA Conference are due by midnight central time today!
#AcAdv #Advising #NACADA #NACADA25

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A screen shot of the Call for Presentation Proposals from the NACADA Website with Deadline of February 27, 2025 and links on submitting a proposal and proposal submission guidelines.
February 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Enjoyed painting with the International Student Club for a little bit, though #NiagaraFalls was a challenge without any white paint.
Holding my not quite dry painting of Niagara falls up to the massive snow drifts and statue of St. Vincent outside of Dunleavy Hall. A quick painting of Niagara falls from goat Island looking North how long the American side of the falls with the rainbow bridge in the distance.
February 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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Although it is a bit quiet in the winter, the #FreeLittleArtGalleryBflo still gets a few visitors, who enjoy the art!
#FreeLittleArtGallery #Deer #Wildlife #Buffalo
Three deer visiting the Free Little Art Gallery BFLO at night in the snow. Two deer are on the sidewalk, while the largest deer is hiding behind the gallery and peeking out underneath it.
February 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM