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Succulent Garden as and Answer

When in doubt about what to draw, if I have limited time or am still jet-lagged, there is an answer to "what to draw": succulent garden! Gouache in my new Etchr Hot Press Sketchbook - gifted by Etchr as one of the sponsors at the USk Symposium.

Toulouse, France 2026: Trip to the Urban Sketchers Symposium and a few days around It. Part 7: Markets

While in Toulouse, I visited a couple of outdoor markets and a famous covered market named after Victor Hugo. All the tour guides suggested having breakfast or a branch of lunch there, but somehow I only drew :)

There are very colorful meat and seafood stalls, as well as bread and cheese. Fruit, flowers, wine, and coffee ones I did not get to sketch - will have to tackle them next time!

Trip to Toulouse, France, 2026: Urban Sketchers Symposium and a few days around it.
Part 1: My Workshops
Part 2: My Demo

Part 3: People

Part 4: Rooftops

Part 5: Japanese Garden

Part 6: More People

Part 7: Markets

Part 8: City: Longer Sketches

Part 9: City: Quick Sketches

Part 10: Miscellaneous

Two Recent Publications!

After sorting through my travel-delayed mail, I finally got my hands on an actual real-life copy of "On The Spot" with my art on the cover and my underwater sketching article inside! (Here is my original post about it) Thank you, Gabriel Campanario, for your support in editing the article and getting in published!

And in the June 2026 issue of Drawing Attention (Urban Sketchers Publication), I have an article, "Printmaking in Urban Sketching". Thank you, USk Editorial Team and Suhita Shirodkar, for your support in editing the article!

Toulouse, France 2026: Trip to the Urban Sketchers Symposium and a few days around It. Part 6: More People

After scanning through my whole Toulouse sketchbook, I realized that I have more sketches of people than I thought (and shared) before! But I still wished I sketched people more!

Here are some notes and sketches from three lectures that I attended: Len Grant, Rita Sabler, and Suhita Shirodkar.

From the Big Crit Event:

Random people on the street:

Faculty Tour:

Another Dinner with Friends:

Trip to Toulouse, France, 2026: Urban Sketchers Symposium and a few days around it.
Part 1: My Workshops
Part 2: My Demo

Part 3: People

Part 4: Rooftops

Part 5: Japanese Garden

Part 6: More People

Part 7: Markets

Part 8: City: Longer Sketches

Part 9: City: Quick Sketches

Part 10: Miscellaneous

Toulouse, France 2026: Trip to the Urban Sketchers Symposium and a few days around It. Part 5: Japanese Garden

I did my demo for the Urban Sketchers Symposium at the Japanese Garden (Jardin Japonais Pierre Baudis), but since it was so close to the hub and such a wonderful place to visit and sketch, I ended up going there several times! To draw the large metal steampunk sculpture of the dragon sitting in the lovely duck-infested waters (Tholus the dragon, by Tom Petrusson), to draw in preparation for my demo (second image), and to draw with friends while being chased from the grass by the garden worker! (ducks visited us there too :)