48: Urban Sketching, Finding Your People, and The Power of The Fude with Marek Badzynski

Marek Badzynski joins the podcast to talk about his journey from Poland to Canada and architect to urban sketcher. Marek talks about his early days in Europe and how urban sketching saved him from a police incident. He then discusses his approach to using fountain pens with the fude nib as well as water-soluble graphite. He also addresses how to separate the collector of art supplies from the artist and keeping your kit small. Marek has some great tips for anyone interested in urban sketching. Mike's lynx drawing Urban Sketchers (Wiki) Drawing Inspiration Interview with Captain Tom #17 USK Symposium Urban Sketchers Ottawa James Gurney easel Urban Sketchers Chicago Sailor fude nib pens Platinum Carbon Ink Diatremntes ink Rohrer and Klingner Ink Duke 551 Confucius Fude Pen Water soluble graphite  Drawing on The Right Side of the Brain - Betty Edwards ===== How to reach Marek Badzynski ===== Instagram (@marekbad64) Marek’s fountain pens ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com Instagram @Mike_Hendley Twitter @MikeHendley Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Want to Support the Podcast ??? ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Share the podcast with friends and family Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0