Denver City Views

"Whether they're drawing from a window, a roof, or a hill, urban sketchers relish the opportunity to draw above ground level. The effort to find an elevated location pays off when you can draw a panoramic view." --from The Art of Urban Sketching by Gabriel Campanario, pg. 256

Here are some great views of Denver above, to the side, and below... shifting perspectives and points of view. We had the great advantage of access to the top floor of the CU Building, which is just across Speer Blvd. near the corner of 14th and Lawrence. There were fantastic views of the city from the DAC and DD computer labs as well as many of the office and side spaces.

Sketch by artist Jeanine Strasia

Sketch by artist Jeanine Strasia

Sketch by artist Jeanine Strasia

Sketch by artist Jessica Gutierrez

Sketch by artist Jessica Gutierrez

Sketch by artist Archie Dalton

"Most sketchers agree that patience is step number one for drawing architecture." pg. 262

Sketch by artist Archie Dalton

Sketch by artist Ethan Sares

Sketch by artist Ethan Sares

With these pieces, we were working on the upper view to the side, and then the downward perspective view, in looking to the streets below us. We also experimented with speed, working fast or slow across the spread of our books.

Sketch by artist Melissa Furness

Sketch by artist Danielle Whitney

Sketch by artist Danielle Whitney

Sketch by artist June Bobzin

Sketch by artist June Bobzin

Sketch by artist Mike Launder

Sketch by artist Mike Launder

Sketch by artist Kate Burlech

Sketch by artist Kate Burlech

Sketch by artist Forrest Hansen 

Sketch by artist Forrest Hansen

Sketch by artist Anders Englund

Sketch by artist Anders Englund

Sketch by artist Farooq Qureshi

Sketch by artist Farooq Qureshi

Sketch by artist Jordan Sibayan 

Sketch by artist Jordan Sibayan

Sketch by artist Jazmine Rosbia

Sketch by artist Jazmine Rosbia

Sketch by artist Sam Weston

Sketch by artist Sam Weston

Sketch by artist Curt Bean

Sketch by artist Curt Bean