Sarah Couture talks with fine art consultant Jen Nash-Kochevar and landscape architect and professor Craig Farnsworth about making sketching approachable for everyone. They explore how drawing helps us slow down, observe our surroundings, remember places more deeply, and connect with a creative community. Everyone featured on the podcast is a member of the ICAA. Jen serves as the Minnesota regional chair, and Sarah serves as the Indiana regional chair.
The goal is not to create a perfect, photorealistic image. A sketch can be a personal response to anything that captures your attention—from an entire building to a shadow, doorway, tree, or architectural detail.
In This Episode
• What to expect on an ICAA sketching event
• The connection between the mind, hand, and eye
• Letting go of perfectionism
• Using value and contrast to create form
• Building community through shared creativity
• Simple supplies for beginning sketchers
Learn More
• Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA) — Institute of Classical Architecture & Art
• Chicago-Midwest Chapter of ICAA — ICAA Chicago-Midwest
• Indiana Regional Committee of Chicago-Midwest ICAA on Instagram — @icaa_indiana
Suggested Supplies
• Sketchbook: Approximately 5 x 8 or 8 x 10 inches. The suggested option is designed for watercolor and other wet media, but any sketchbook is suitable for dry media such as pencil and pen.
• Pencil: Soft lead, from 2B to 6B
• Pen: Water-resistant ink
• Black watercolor pencil: 8B
• Assorted watercolor pencils: Only one color is needed for each value drawing
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