paint the town

Barcelona = street art. Here are some links: this video  about the current state of things, by BCN Mes, the best paper (subtitled in English). 

Where to buy spray paint in barna.

A church with a graffitied dome (inside, that is).

This man gives walking tours of BCN street art. 

I think this dude's work is great. I first spotted it on a churrería near my church. 

And I was really happy to see so many space invaders in Paris. We need a few more of these guys over here. 

sketchy activities

Despite all the good intentions (and instruction!) of former art professors, I've never latched onto observational drawing or painting and ended up being a printer.

Still, there's nothing like plopping yourself down in front of an important monument with a sketchbook and vague memories of how to work two point perspective. Sometimes nothing is as satisfying as a sketch.

Right now for my sketchbooks I am using this simple structure that Roz dreamed up for a visual journal collective meeting. (At MCBA. Go. Just go there.)

I love this flexible little structure because it's flat and lightweight and has a place to stick a pen it the middle, and it will fit in a small bag. The paper is bugra, which I picked because I love to draw on it. It's a nice 130g weight, laid, and comes in soft browns that make it feel like you're sketching on a toned background.

Some things in these sketches: Santa Maria del Mar, Luiz, and the Roman wall.