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Urban Sketching Competition Shortlist Announced

3rd July 2017 by   3
Our shortlist of 25 entries for our Urban Sketching Competition have been chosen! We were blown away by the standard of entries and really encouraged to see so many artists enjoying and excelling at the art of sketching and capturing an urban environment. From bustling city markets to intricately detailed buildings, we’ve seen a range of different skills and techniques.
Please note this competition is now closed.
A reminder of the prizes courtesy of Sakura & Strathmore:
First Place which will be chosen by Jackson’s Judging Panel and will receive the following (worth £142 RRP):
3 People’s Choice Award Winners which will be chosen by a public vote will each receive the following (worth £49 RRP):
Voting for the People’s Choice Award of our Urban Sketching Competition has now closed, however you can still view the shortlisted entries below and click here to view the winners. Keep up to date with Jackson’s Competitions by bookmarking our Competition Calendar.
'Ann Siang Hill Singapore' by Pocholo Estremos. A 1900's Restored Shophouse, One of Singapore's famous painting/sketching subject
'Bristol Harbourside' by Rebecca Clark. 10 x 7 inch drawing of Bristol Harbourside using Sakura Pigma micron pen and watercolour washes. Drawn by the Harbourside on 24th June 2017
'Bordeaux street' by Teresa How. Pencil, pen and water-colour pencil sketch. 8 3/4 inches x 11 1/2 inches
'Morning Sketch Near Harrison Road' by Gerald Alangui. It was about a 30 minute ordeal of looking up and down to sketch this scene. The hot sun was starting to glare on everything so I had to complete this sketch and neck exercise soon. I used a Pilot fountain pen with Pilot blue black ink on a watercolor sketchbook with 180 gsm sheets that measure 190 x 270 mm. I used a waterbrush to create the ink wash while finally enjoying a cup of coffee.
'Elektrozavod' by Kate Soaha. Brush markers on paper, sketchbook double page, A4
'Cafe Blüte, Bonn, Germany' by Victoria Westmacott-Wrede. Faber Castell PITT Artist Pen XS, black, in Stillman & Birn Sketchbook BETA-Series, size of sketchbook: 14cm x 21.6 cm, size of drawing: doubble page 28 x 21.6 cm
'Old House in the Old Town' by Alexandra Rudneva. 13x42cm I did this sketch in the old town of Antalya drinking turkish tea in the cafe nearby. There are a lot of cosy narrow streets with the beautiful old houses. The sun was going down, so I draw quickly. Street lights were turning on. There were almost no tourists left. The narrow street with an old half-burnt house looked mysterious and full of secrets.
'Eastgate Clock, Chester' by Ian Fennelly. A location drawing, 40cm x 30cm, completed early spring in the busiest part of Chester City with lots of fun distractions and coffee breaks. An initial wash of watercolour was laid down, then the tonal values built up with brush pens, and all the detail developed with fine liners.
'Walthamstow Central library' by Emma Scutt. Ink pen and watercolour wash. 32 x 42 cm
'Sunny morning in St.Petersburg' by Irena Spector. pen + watercolor sketch, 5X8 inch
'Cadiz: Costa de la Luz' by Merlyna Lim. The city of Cadiz, viewed from the Tavira Tower Ink pen (Sakura Pigma Micron 02, black) & watercolour. On watercolour paper, 21.0 x 27.0 cm, April 2017
'Port Saint-Denis, Paris' by Michael Gage. Porte Saint-Denis on Boulevard Saint-Denis: one continuous traffic jam. This drawing took two sessions: rain stopped pen on day one; when I came back the next day, I'm sure some of the same cars were still there. Ink and watercolour, 42 x 13cm
'Oxford Spires' by Erin Mackay. Pen and Ink Sketch 21x29cm (Fineliner - Promarker - Tombow)
'Lazy Afternoon, Desenzano' by Tony Underhill. Holiday sketch drawn and painted on site using pen and watercolour washes in a 5" x 8.25" Moleskine Watercolour Notebook
'Old Square' by Nadezda Motina. Size 205x282 mm. Liner and watercolor sketch.
'Old courtyard. Podkolokolny lane, Moscow' by Alexey Gimein. Sketch made on location in one of the oldest part of Moscow. A4 Canson sketchbook, Lamy Safari, Tachikawa Comic Nib Fountain Pen, Kuretake Brush Pen #40, Platinum Carbon Ink.
'Munro House' by Roger Carter. Quick Lunchtime Sketch of Munro house in leeds , a former clothing factory. A4 fountain pen and watercolour
'Estepona street' by Stephanie Aarons. Pen and watercolour sketch on 300g watercolour paper, 24cm x 30cm
'Cafe on Granby Street, Leicester' by Emma Fitzpatrick. Location drawing on a scouring hot day in June 2017. Size 20cm x 30cm high. Used Saunders Waterford Watercolour block (300gsm), black pens, black acrylic ink with wooden skewers, watercolour and pastel.
'West Park Conservatory, Wolverhampton' by Fiona Mill. The Victorian conservatory in West Park, Wolverhampton is a beautiful listed building. Sketched on location in ink, and watercolour; 42 x 30cm (A3 sketchbook).
'Sketch of Japanese Shops' by Joel Rong. A sketch of shops nestled in a Japanese city. Drawn with ink on a 5.5" x 5.5" sketchbook spread out on two pages.
'Krumlov facades. Czech Rebublic' by Alexandra Gordienko. A4, liners and touch gray markers.
'A view from a rooftop' by Que Chan. This sketch was drawn from a rooftop looking down onto different rooftops and alleyways. I want to show the density and intensity that an urban area often convey. I like the space between buildings as they become an unexpected, yet comforting view. I deliberately drawn the panorama with the view looking downwards accentuating the vanishing point. size of artwork: 13cmx42cm
'Little Venice, London' by Katie Clare. Canal boats and Regency style town houses in Little Venice, London. Pen and watercolour on A4 watercolour paper, sketched on location.
'Fruity architecture, Corner of Foulden & Kingsland Road' by Sue Sharples. My A4 sketch of this corner site which has captured my imagination over time. Lovely, fruity detailing & just round the corner from me. Rendered in pencil & caran d'ache over which l gave a light wash.
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Comments
  • Janet Bower 8 July 2017 at 9:34 am

    A lovely sketch but it would be interesting to know what the panel’s criteria/comments
    were?

  • Shoshana 4 August 2017 at 10:34 pm

    Where are the 25 entries for summer seascapes comp?
    I clicked on the link and ended up here?

    • Julie Caves 5 August 2017 at 8:17 am

      Thanks for letting us know we had the wrong link, it’s fixed now. The shortlist is a blog post from just a few days earlier.

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