Some of my best urban sketching inspiration comes not from the street — but from the quiet corners of someone’s home.
I recently spent time at my mother’s place. Her home is filled with old objects — a chair here, a small table there — many of them inherited from her own mother. Things that have survived decades, moved from house to house, and somehow kept their quiet dignity.
We talked for hours. She told me stories from her childhood — things I had never heard before, or had forgotten. We poured a glass of wine. We laughed. We remembered.
And in the middle of all that warmth, I picked up my sketchbook.
That old chair in the corner — the one with the carved legs and the worn upholstery — it wasn’t just furniture anymore. It was a witness. It had been in the room for all those years, holding people, holding stories.
Urban sketching, for me, is not only about cities and architecture. It’s about capturing the soul of a place. And sometimes the most soulful places are the quietest ones.
This sketch is available as a digital download in my Etsy shop.
