Erika G

Watercolor painting of a bronze statue of a lion at night. The lion is one of a pair that sits in front of the art institute of Chicago

This is from a photo I took this past winter of the lion statue in front of the art institute of Chicago. I loved how he seemed to be bravely facing the rain and cold. Mostly watercolor and ink

#Chicago #chicagoart #artinstituteofchicsgo #lions #lionststue #mixedmedia

Local park, Oak Park Illinois. Austin Gardens, specifically. Added my friend and her dog... She wasn't there but her dog loves this park! @uskchicago.bsky.social @urbansketchers.bsky.social @oakparkil.bsky.social #urbansketchers #urbansketch #mixedmedia #sketchbook #pleinair

Incredible!

Months ago I contacted photographer David Wilson (he's not on any socials but easy to find on Flickr) to see if I could use his photos as references. He said yes! He has 1000s of photos, but I especially love the ones from 60s Chicago transportation. Here's a few drawings from David's work.

I posted these on the Urban Sketchers Chicago page because a few people were curious about the materials I used for this.... Here ya go! #urbansketchers #uskchicago #mixedmedia

I'm in St Louis and we visited the botanical gardens today .. sketched these sculptures with my stepmom!

#stl #botanicalgardens #urbansketching #urbansketch #livesketch #sketchbook #mixedmedia

The ICRI regatta this Saturday, my kid was rowing, University of Illinois

#urbansketch #livesketch #boatsketch #rowing #mixedmedia #sketchbook

Boarding a streetcar in 1958 Chicago. I wish my people weren't so stiff looking! #urbanscene #sketchbook #sketch #mixedmediasketch #mixedmedia

Some #urbansketching at the Apple store last week, looking out at the Michigan avenue bridge. Great views here of the Riverwalk.

#urbansketchers #usk #uskchicago #chicago #sketchbook #livesketch #mixedmedia #michiganave

📷 from @unsplash.com by Toa Heftiba. Museum of Natural History in London

#sketchbook #sketching #sketch #mixedmedia #mixedmediasketch

Sooooo good! 🤩

South Central Park .. from a photo last week. Watercolor markers 9, ink and acrylic markers, mostly!

#cityscape #sketch #sketchfromphoto #sketchbook #sketchbookpractice #mixedmedia #inksketch #inkdrawing

I ❤️❤️❤️ new supplies!!! Have fun!

That tree!!!!

Had great time with @bethspencer.bsky.social this morning drawing animals!! I'm including the good and the wtf is that?? below... These were 10 minutes each #sketchbook #illustration #sketching #sketches #animalsketch #frogs #tigers #walruses

It's hard for me too!! But i want to keep trying... I like including them in city scenes, i think they add so much!

An oldie I found on my iPad, in Procreate.
I need to stop telling myself I can’t draw cars.

What are YOU convinced about that you can’t draw?

And if you’d rather draw together: join my live live online Mini-Workshop tomorrow: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1142390242969?aff=oddtdtcreator

From earlier in the week, tavern on the green in Central Park, ny

Trying some new stuff... 1960s photo of a Chicago streetcar #urbansketch #sketchfromphoto