Urban Sketching as Path to Oneness
Can you find the Sacred even in the city?
Finding the Sacred in Nature can almost be automatic. The study of awe tells us that when people are confronted by stunning beauty in nature, they go into awe. Their inner chatter quiets. Connection and reverence for all of Life arises.
Just as sketching in Nature can feed your soul, urban sketching can be a wonderful way to connect to the Sacred everywhere. Gabriel Campanario, a sketch artist for the Seattle Times, put the term Urban Sketching on the map. I like it.
I invite you to connect to your surroundings by sketching your surroundings. This 
simple idea can revolutionize your life and the way you see your town or city.
Draw what’s in front of you. You may find that you fall in love with it as I do, no matter what it is. I feel and others report dropping into Wordlessness and being immersed and supported by Oneness.
You may have that same feeling of awe steal over you that you get when you’re immersed in Nature. I do.
I’m going to be posting my sketches on the Urban Sketching Facebook Group’s page and mostly on the Urban Sketchers Seattle Flickr page . You can see mine there and the group’s here. It’s inspiring.
I invite you to add your own. They welcome beginners and professionals.
You can find out more about Urban Sketchers on their main page here. I love the spirit of this place and the art inspires me. Go see if it warms your heart, too.
My two art books can help get you started…
Sketching, Poetry, and the Sacred Present Moment: A Magically Potent Way To Savor Your Life Paper Back Version Kindle version
Drawing the Sacred: Communing with the Sacred through Drawing – An Illustrated Journey Paper Back Version Kindle version
You might like these sketching books, I did…
- The Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing On Location Around The World
- The Urban Sketcher: Techniques for Seeing and Drawing on Location
- Urban Sketching: The Complete Guide to Techniques
Walk in beauty,
William
P.S. Here’s how you can post to a Facebook group. In case you didn’t know. I didn’t. It’s easy.
P.P.S. You can read more on the power of sketching in my blog post – Buddha’s Brain.
