Urban sketching collective
Sketchwalk connects plein air artists, architecture nerds, and slow-travel sketchers for weekly location drawing across Portland, Lisbon, and Tokyo chapters.
Field portfolio
Real pages from our chapters — alleyways, tram stops, harbor cranes, and the coffee shops in between.
Lisbon · Chapter PT
A three-hour crawl through tile roofs and laundry lines. Members traded perspective tips on steep inclines and shared a communal palette of ochre and cobalt.
Tokyo · Chapter JP
Timed 15-minute gesture rounds before the lights changed. The group captured motion blur with hatching instead of photography — imperfect, alive, human.
Portland · Chapter US
Rain didn't cancel us — it became the subject. Waterproof paper, shared umbrellas, and a debrief at the corner bakery with hot chocolate and critique.
Schedule
All walks are free. Bring any sketchbook — we share tips, not gatekeeping.
Hosted by Mira Okonkwo · PSU Farmers Market · Portland
Hosted by João Ferreira · Graça viewpoint · Lisbon
Hosted by Yuki Tanabe · Golden Gai · Tokyo
Hosted by Elena Ruiz · Steel Bridge · Portland
Our hosts
Sketchwalk started on a rainy Tuesday when four strangers shared one bench and one bottle of waterproof ink. Today our hosts are practicing architects, retired teachers, and full-time illustrators who believe cities deserve to be drawn, not just photographed.
Portland chapter host
Landscape architect who sketches construction sites for fun.
Watercolor washesLisbon chapter host
Former tram driver with 200 filled Moleskines.
One-point perspectiveTokyo chapter host
Manga background artist turned urban sketch evangelist.
Speed hatchingCommunity curator
Archives every shared page and runs the monthly zine.
Layout & critique