Heather Rose
While I was painting the seals at La Jolla cove, several families with kids came up to talk with me about seals, sharks, painting, vacation, etc. I enjoy the opportunity to encourage youngsters and older folks alike to get out and sketch what they like about what they see. I love spending time outside studying the scenery and recording the beauty through sketches in pencil, ink and watercolor. My family is very artistic and I was blessed with a childhood full of making things. I got bogged down with work for many years, but lately have made it a priority to make time for sketching locally and wherever I travel.
My Grandpa Ben traveled and sketched on location, leaving us a rich collection of artwork from his adventures. One of my dreams is to find locations that he sketched in Big Sur and to visit and sketch in the same scenes. Every year he gave me art supplies for Christmas and my birthday. He remains a great encouragement to me and I'm honored to carry on his legacy in even a small way.
In 2016, I initiated the Los Angeles regional chapter of Urban Sketchers in order to spend more time sketching locally with the great group of sketch artists and Urban Sketcher correspondents in Los Angeles and at the yearly symposium.