My journey into urban sketching started the way many things do — not with a grand plan, but with paying attention.
I studied fine arts at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in Budapest. Painting was my world — oil on canvas, studio light, careful composition. But something shifted when I started watching people.
I worked at a shop, and whenever there was a quiet moment, I found myself studying the faces passing by the window. A particular tilt of someone’s head. The way a stranger carried themselves in the rain. These micro-moments — just a few seconds long — started turning into sketches. Then the sketches turned into oil paintings. And somewhere in that process, I realized: the sketch itself was the thing I loved most.
That’s how the sketchbook became my main tool. No studio needed. The street, a café, a square — anywhere people move through a space becomes a place to draw. Urban sketching is exactly that: going out into the world with a pen or brush, and capturing what you see before it disappears.
In 2022, some of my work was shown in a window exhibition in my hometown — paintings that started as those quick street observations. It felt like a full circle moment.
Now I sketch everywhere I go. Most recently, I spent time in Denmark, filling pages with new places and new faces. This blog is my digital sketchbook — where I share what I see, how I work, and what I’m learning along the way.
If you’re curious about urban sketching — whether you’re just starting out or looking for inspiration — I’m glad you’re here.