A Richmond artist has published a book to help others take pencil to paper and capture the beauty of Richmond鈥檚 natural and urban landscape.
Joe Larano, Jr., who has lived in Richmond since 1998 and is also an architect, said his book 鈥� titled Urban Sketching: Capturing the Views Around Us 鈥� is meant to be both an education and reference resource on urban sketching.
Some Richmond scenes featured in the book include houses on stilts at Finn Slough, the Winch Camp storage building near the London Landing pier at No. 2 Road, 厂迟别惫别蝉迟辞苍鈥檚 Fisherman鈥檚 Wharf and the YVR terminal building.
鈥淭he book includes urban sketching鈥檚 historical context, current trends and its concept,鈥� said Larano, who is has also hosted local workshops and several sketching demonstrations in Richmond.
The book also covers basic artist tools, covers drawing techniques and styles, and also features 鈥渟everal international urban sketchers and contributors with notable drawing styles to appreciate and emulate.鈥�
Urban sketching is a movement first started by Urban Sketchers, an international non-profit organization that aims to foster a global community of artists.
Larano said urban sketching is 鈥渞apidly growing internationally because of today鈥檚 social media revolution.
鈥淭he book is relevant as it encourages urban sketching as everybody鈥檚 game. It serves as a reference aid to regular sketchers and especially to beginners who will greatly recognize its relevance in today鈥檚 society.鈥�
Urban Sketching: Capturing the Views Around Us is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble, as well as other major online bookstores and websites.
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