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This is a podcast about drawing on location, with host Nishant Jain. Nishant speaks with other artists and urban-sketchers about the things that motivate them to draw their world, and the different ways that it enhances their lives.

Jun 2, 2023

Utrecht-based sketcher, illustrator and educator Ellen Vesters speaks about the design-thinking approach to life and all the things she does. After practicing as a psychologist, and getting an MA in Illustration, Ellen founded the Venster Academy to teach art and illustration.

Nishant also shares the story of how he...


May 19, 2023

Host Nishant Jain presents the idea that writing and drawing are literally the same thing. If you can do one, you can also do the other. 

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May 5, 2023

Host Nishant Jain takes a look at Goodhart’s Law, originally coined to describe monetary policy, but applies it instead to the business of being an artist today. No matter how successful (or unsuccessful) you are at social media, here are some good reasons to never look at the numbers.

"When a measure becomes a...


Apr 21, 2023

Author, artist, and designer George McCalman speaks about making his award-winning book (Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen) at the intersection of twin curiosities - to learn more about black history, and to find out if he could be an artist.

This is a conversation about curiosity, the...


Apr 7, 2023

San Francisco based artist, naturalist and educator John Muir Laws talks about nature-journaling and the many benefits of paying deep attention to our natural environment.

(00:13:50) Sketching in the wild

(00:43:21) Ways to keep a nature journal.

(00:59:23) John’s lifelong obsession with field guides and nature...