Ian Fennelly
My name is Ian Fennelly and I am an artist and more specifically an urban sketcher; or to be even more precise – I make art in a busy location while looking at buildings and street furniture.
I’ve always been drawn to the urban environment; where people interact with the busy spaces that surround them. I try and draw people without actually putting them in – partly because they never keep still. But I like drawing the spaces they’ve been in, or the cobbles they’ve walked on, and the windows they’ve looked through. I love location drawing as it enables me to record the experience of being in a busy place.
My urban sketches typically take around 2 – 3 hours to complete. I used to be a lot quicker but I notice things now. The more you look the more you see the more you understand.
If you're interested in my style then take a look at some of my videos or online courses with Urban Sketch Course.
Sketching Robin Hood's Bay with @UrbanSketchCourse
Quick Sketches of Animals in the style of Urban Sketching
Things I wish I knew earlier as an artist and urban sketcher
Continuous line drawing a sunflower in tombow brush pens
Explore the Wagon Scene! Wild West Sketch Course
What urban sketcher Ian Fennelly thinks of Gaudi's La Sagrada Familia...
Spend a day in the life with Urban Sketch instructor Ian Fennelly on location in Brighton
An introduction to Finding Your Inspiration - a book written by Ian Fennelly
Ian Fennelly's Robin Hood Bay Urban Sketchbook
Behind the Scenes - filming Sketch Barcelona with Urban Sketch Course
Sketching London with Ian Fennelly - An Extract from Finding Your Inspiration
Sneak peak of my urban zoo sketchbook!
Finding Your Inspiration a Book Overview by Ian Fennelly
Finding Your Inspiration - Sketching Liverpool with Ian Fennelly
Ian Fennelly talking about the Beatles Statue in Liverpool
Ian Fennelly's first ever urban sketch book revealed!
A brief introduction to Ian Fennelly - Urban Sketching Artist
My first ever Urban Sketches in Liverpool!
Mersey Ferry Trip with Ian Fennelly introducing our sketching location for Quick Sketch Course
Finding Your Inspiration in Tuscany - an extract from my book!
Rural Sketch Course Sketchbook Tour - landscape urban sketching in Cumbria!
8 ways to make green without using green!
Santa Fe - an extract from my book!