Flash mobs started as a playful social experiment in the early 2000s. A new movement sweeping the globe is urban sketching, like a flash mob with pencils. Itay Hod has the story.

It was one week before Christmas and Rosedale Center buzzed with shoppers and twinkling holiday displays. Amid the bustle, it would be easy to miss people perched at tables and on benches at the ...

The New York Times called the organization a “grassroots hub for sketchers.” With more than 500 chapters in 70 countries, Urban Sketchers (USk) is more like a phenomenon. And Santa Barbara is on its ...

Karen Voyer-Caravona is a Louisville resident who uses watercolor sketching as a therapeutic outlet. Voyer-Caravona is a member of Urban Sketchers Jeffersonville, a local chapter of a global urban ...

Flash mobs for dancing, for singing and even for playing music have been documented in viral videos, but a new movement has ...

You may have seen a group around Athens equipped with sketchbooks, pens, pencils and watercolors, quietly observing and bringing their environment to life on paper. Welcome to the world of AthSketch.

Claus Janssen, left, and Glenn Jansen, members of Port Townsend Urban Sketchers, sketch the fountain at Manresa Castle in Port Townsend. The group chooses a different location every month and meets at ...

HOLLAND, Michigan (WXMI) — Marcia Schrotenboer has become a familiar face in Holland, known for capturing moments not through a camera but through her sketches. Later in life, Schrotenboer has found ...

Schrotenboer's residency runs through February and includes a series of seven urban sketching sessions, according to a community announcement. Schrotenboer, who started drawing a decade ago, was ...

Immerse yourself in a hands-on drawing adventure that will bring the city to life on your sketchbook pages. Explore varied urban spaces, discovering new ways to see and capture the world around you ...