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jebbrack.bsky.social
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@jebbrack.bsky.social
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Krohn Conservatory, Eden Park, Cincinnati. Ink and watercolor pencil. #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching
An ink and watercolor sketch of the inside of Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati. Thick foliage stands tall and overhangs the path, causing visitors to duck as they make their way through.
November 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Sketching today at the American Sign Museum with @uskcincinnati.bsky.social and the weather was good enough to sketch outside. #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching
A fountain pen sketch of the Cincinnati Sign Garden, outside the American Sign Museum. It includes vintage neon signs from Turfway, Skyline Chili, Graeters ice cream, and many other long-gone Cinci businesses. The sketch with the subject in the background.
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Custom sketch artwork for VisitCincy.com, the official tourism organization for our region. This was a farewell gift for event planners who came to check out the city! #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching #watercolor #cincinnati
A 5x7” watercolor sketch montage of several Cincinnati locations. Top: Music Hall and Cincinnati Museum Center. Middle: The New Cincinnati Convention Center. Bottom: Fountain Square fountain and Roebling Bridge.
October 31, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Zoo outing today with @uskcincinnati.bsky.social and about a million school kids. I sketched the Malayan tiger which is (um actually) NOT a Bengal tiger like they thought it was. #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching #tiger
Watercolor sketch of a Malayan tiger in stride. Beneath it is a sketch of the tiger’s face in profile. The Malayan tiger at Cincinnati Zoo, walking around its enclosure.
October 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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I won’t be giving fiery speeches or facing down armored cops, but I will sketch what I saw, and what I saw was strength in numbers. #usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching #nokings #nokingscincinnati
Thousands of people in Smale Park Cincinnati, gathered to peacefully protest the current administration. There were songs and chants and costumes and signs in the shade of the Roebling Bridge. I did a watercolor sketch to show I was there. I tried to capture some of my favorite signs and costumes, such as: Dinos Against Donny Resist You Sucked In Home Alone 2 IKEA Has Better Cabinets If Not Fascism, Why Fascism Shaped? The Only Minority Destroying America Is The Billionaires The Only Orange Monarch We Want Is A Butterfly I Am Aunt Tifa It’s Insanity; Bring Back Humanity Without Due Process It’s Just Kidnapping Rebellions Are Built On Hope I wasn’t the only sketcher in the park. Here are three sketchbooks: mine and an ink drawing of the crowd, plus another watercolor of the bridge and the crowd.
October 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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I have sketched my little guy many times over the years. Yesterday his light left the world. Here are some of my favorites.
#cavalierkingcharles #sketching #penandink #dogsofbluesky
I had just discovered the brush pen and was trying it out. I think this is my favorite sketch of Poncho ever. I had meant to go back and finish this one (from a photo, obviously) but I really like the way it looks as is. My first ever sketch of Poncho. That little face just kills me. So regal. Pencil, probably from a photo.
October 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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Beautiful morning to sketch at the zoo. I set up under a tree, which kept refreshing my page with drops of water. #urbansketching #urbansketchers
A panoramic watercolor sketch of Cincinnati Zoo’s entrance. People and strollers fill the lower edge of the sketch. The left panel of the sketch. Right panel of the sketch. A photograph of the scene shows a cloudless sky and strong shadows in the morning sun.
September 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Got a haircut at Bellevue Barbershop, so you know I had to sketch it. #urbansketcher #urbansketching
Watercolor sketch inside a barbershop. Two men sit in barber chairs while the barbers get to work on their hair and beards. Lots of pictures and signs adorn the walls.
September 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Sketching at the Cincinnati Art Museum today. They only allow sketching in pencil. Descriptions in the Alt text.
#sketching #pencilsketch #artmuseum
Pencil sketch of a funerary lion monument. Greece, 350 BCE. Pencil sketch of a bust of Frank Duveneck, by Charles Grafly, 1915. Pencil sketch of the rooftops of the art museum.
September 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Lake Erie, looking west. Cedar Point amusement park is on the horizon. The waves are big enough to crash on the shoreline. #urbansketch #urbansketching #urbansketcher
Watercolor sketch of the Lake Erie shoreline in Huron Ohio, facing west. The actual view of the shoreline.
September 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Lake Erie, Huron Ohio. Facing east. West facing view to come. #urbansketching #urbansketch #urbansketcher
Watercolor sketch of houses along the shore of Lake Erie in Huron, Ohio. The actual scene of the houses. The house on the right has its own lighthouse.
September 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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ME-262A jet fighter at the Air Force Museum. The world’s first jet fighter aircraft. #urbansketchers #urbansketching
Messerschmitt ME-262A jet fighter, drawn in ink. I chose an angle that would easily exclude the swastika markings. I like drawing planes and military vehicles, but today that insignia meant more. As I sat there staring at this brilliant piece of deadly technology, designed and built by humanity’s worst regime, a family came by: two adults and two young kids. I overheard the dad say, “Those were the bad people. They lost. The good people won.” It made me wonder: when did our people forget this? When did we decide that the Nazis were the example we wanted to follow? I don’t think we’re the good people any more.
September 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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1940’s Day at CMC means classic vehicles to sketch! 1947 Ford pickup here. #urbansketchers #urbansketching #classiccars
Watercolor sketch of a 1947 Ford pickup in front of Cincinnati Museum Center. The classic truck in person. Sketch and vehicle together. Ink sketch in progress, before watercolor is applied.
September 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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1964 Porsche 356C cabriolet, at Wyoming Wheels and Wine last evening. #urbansketching #urbansketchers #classiccar #porsche
Watercolor sketch of a classic Porsche sports car. The car in question. Sketch with car in background. Sketch with car shown, actual size.
August 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Beholder. Pen and ink on Bristol.
I’m a fan of old school fantasy art, especially the work of Dave Trampier. I’d never compare my stuff to his, but looking at his technique inspired me to try this. Took me ages.
#dndart #dnd #fantasyillustration #fantasyart #penandink
A pen and ink illustration of the Beholder, the famous DnD monster with one large central eye and ten smaller eyes on stalks.
August 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Sketching at the Natl Museum of the US Air Force. This is a Sikorsky CH-3E “Black Mariah” search and rescue helicopter. I could sketch here every week, although the lighting does pose a challenge sometimes. #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #helicopter
A watercolor sketch of the helicopter. The sketch and the real thing. The Sikorsky CH-3E “Black Mariah” helicopter at the National Museum of the US Air Force.
August 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Cincinnati Public Radio allowed us to sketch their building today! #urbansketchers #urbansketching #cincinnatipublicradio
Watercolor sketch of the lobby at CPR. Watercolor sketch of the CPR building. Lobby of CPR. CPR building exterior.
August 16, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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The Urban Sketchers Ohio Regional Summit began today, and guess where the first outing was? Yes, my very own workplace! #urbansketchers #urbansketching #cincinnatimuseumcenter
My pen and ink sketch of the Rotunda at Union Terminal, from the balcony above the entrance. The view from above. Tours often go up here to learn about Union Terminal history, and for the scenery. Me and my sketchy crew. The main force of sketchers for the Ohio Regional Summit of Urban Sketchers. Over 30 people attended!
August 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Jazz pianist Pat Kelly serenaded the Edgecliff tonight, so of course I took the opportunity to sketch. #urbansketch #urbansketching #urbansketcher
A watercolor sketch of Pat Kelly at the piano. The sketch, and the subject. There were handy cocktail tables set out, the perfect place for sketching.
August 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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My sketch from the @uskcincinnati.bsky.social outing in Glendale today. I chose the Fire Department building for my subject, a place I’ve always admired. #urbansketchers #urbansketching
An ink sketch of the Glendale, OH, fire department. The sketch, and the reality. Glendale Fire Department, Engine Company No. 45 is a grand old brick building with a tall tower on one side and the garage bays on the other. Me at the Throwdown of the Cincy Urban Sketchers. There was a large turnout for this event, although most folks chose to stay in the town square.
July 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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No lies detected. From the opening strains of music to the final post credit scene this movie is fun, exciting, and corny in the best ways. Also, the Hall of Justice? I work there. Great to see it looking so heroic! @jamesgunn.bsky.social #superman
Screenshot of a Facebook post from Geek League of America showing Superman smiling in the fortress of solitude.
July 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Reading Library exterior, inked drawing with watercolor pencil work underway.
July 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Sketches of Reading Ohio, made for last night’s talk about #urbansketching. Good turnout, including several members of @uskcincinnati.bsky.social.
Benson Street bridge, Reading, Ohio. Pencil. Reading Library, Reading, Ohio. Ink and watercolor. Reading Library exterior, pencil under drawing. Reading Library exterior, inked underdrawing.
July 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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The 1935 MG PA…now with added color.
#Autoart #carart #carartwork #coolcars #urbansketching #watercolorpainting
June 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Sketching Shelly, the Eastern Box Turtle, at Cincinnati Museum Center. #urbansketching #penandinkdrawing #boxturtle
Pen and ink sketch of an Eastern Box Turtle. The sketch, with the live model.
June 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM