Urban Sketchers Colombo

Urban Sketchers Colombo We are 'Urban Sketchers Colombo', a community of sketchers who meet up & sketch on-location at interesting locations in our city. Join us.

All ages, any skill level welcome 👍

We follow the principles of http://www.urbansketchers.org/ Urban Sketchers (USk) is a global community of sketchers that practice drawing on location in the cities, towns and villages where they live and travel. Usk Manifesto

We draw on location, indoors or out, capturing what we see from direct observation. Our drawings tell the story of our surroundings, th

e places we live and where we travel. Our drawings are a record of time and place. We are truthful to the scenes we witness. We use any kind of media and cherish our individual styles. We support each other and draw together. We share our drawings online. We show the world, one drawing at a time. Join the Urban Sketchers Colombo Facebook group and follow on Instagram to hear about upcoming sketch-walks, make some new sketchy friends, and to share your on-location sketches. Sketch Walks

We aim to bring together a community of people who love to sketch. We meet every third Sunday of the month in and around Colombo to sketch on-location. At the end of the time, we re-group to share our work, tips and inspiration. It’s free for anyone to join and sketch in any medium. Admins:
Megali Nanayakkara
Dilip Samarasinghe
Janaki Perera

18/04/2026
Urban Sketchers Colombo is featured in NewsAsia.lk
12/04/2026

Urban Sketchers Colombo is featured in NewsAsia.lk

A glimpse of some of the beautiful artworks done during the Retaining the City sketch and history walks , showcased at o...
09/04/2026

A glimpse of some of the beautiful artworks done during the Retaining the City sketch and history walks , showcased at our USC Sketchibition held at the Bawa Space recently ....

USC Sketchibition -"Line by line, moment by moment."Urban Sketchers Colombo in collaboration with the Collective for His...
29/03/2026

USC Sketchibition -"Line by line, moment by moment."

Urban Sketchers Colombo in collaboration with the Collective for Historical Dialogue & Memory and Urban Sketchers presented Sketchibition on 22nd Sunday March 2025 at Bawa Space.


SKETCHBITION COMES TO LIFE AT BAWA SPACE !Urban Sketchers Colombo in collaboration with the Collective for Historical Di...
29/03/2026

SKETCHBITION COMES TO LIFE AT BAWA SPACE !

Urban Sketchers Colombo in collaboration with the Collective for Historical Dialogue & Memoryt and Urban Sketchers presented Sketchibition on 22nd Sunday March 2025 at Bawa Space.

After successfully completing four inspiring sketch walks in Negombo, Kandy, Galle and Colombo, we showcased our sketches and celebrated the spirit of urban sketching .

A big thank you to everyone who visited our exhibition and to those sketchers who had joined us for the Retaining the City Sketch Walks in each of the cities - keep on sketching until the next meet!.


It's all about the art of lines with workshops conducted by our talented sketchers, Bagus Sosroseno and Logan Subramaniu...
29/03/2026

It's all about the art of lines with workshops conducted by our talented sketchers, Bagus Sosroseno and Logan Subramanium.


Photo credits - nilanthaphotography

Talented members of the Urban Sketchers Colombo community, Shawmy Sindujan and Sachith Graham de Silva keep their audien...
29/03/2026

Talented members of the Urban Sketchers Colombo community, Shawmy Sindujan and Sachith Graham de Silva keep their audience engaged with useful art techniques and demos at their respective workshops held at USC Sketchibition

Photo credits - nilanthaphotography

Sandeepa Vithanage had his audience engaged with an informative workshop on the fundamentals of sketching, while Nisreen...
29/03/2026

Sandeepa Vithanage had his audience engaged with an informative workshop on the fundamentals of sketching, while Nisreen Amirudeen encouraged her participants to learn the art of watercolour painting...



Photo credits - nilanthaphotography

Learning about the essentials of sketching with Dilip Samarasinghe and the intricacies of water colour painting with Rak...
29/03/2026

Learning about the essentials of sketching with Dilip Samarasinghe and the intricacies of water colour painting with Rakshana Sharifudeen at the recent workshops held at USC Sketchibition


Photo credits - nilanthaphotography

SKETCHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS -Urban Sketchers Colombo in collaboration with the Collective for Historical Dialogue & Memory ...
26/03/2026

SKETCHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS -
Urban Sketchers Colombo in collaboration with the Collective for Historical Dialogue & Memory and Urban Sketchers presented Sketchibition on 22nd Sunday March 2025 at Bawa Space.

After successfully completing four inspiring sketch walks in Negombo, Kandy, Galle and Colombo, we showcased our sketches and celebrated the spirit of urban sketching .
We will be sharing more photos from our workshops and exhibition soon, so watch this space for more amazing photos.

Photo credits - nilanthaphotography

A wonderful morning blending art and heritage at Viharamahadevi Park on 22nd March 2026 🌿 Guided by the expertise of Pro...
25/03/2026

A wonderful morning blending art and heritage at Viharamahadevi Park on 22nd March 2026 🌿

Guided by the expertise of Professor Asoka Mendis de Zoysa together with the community,
it was more than just a sketch walk—it was a deep dive into the history of the Colombo 7 landmark.

There's so much more to these gardens than meets the eye!
Photo credits - Nilanthaphotography

Every line and wash of colour tells a story of the cities we visited: Negombo, Kandy, Galle and Colombo as part of our s...
24/03/2026

Every line and wash of colour tells a story of the cities we visited: Negombo, Kandy, Galle and Colombo as part of our successful USk Regional Events Project : 'Retaining the City'.

It was a challenge for our team to organise the events in each city, but we are thrilled with the beautiful sketches that emerged from each of those sketch walks!

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for SKETCHIBITION on 22nd March 2026 held at the Geoffrey Bawa Space! Your energy made the exhibition come to life. We are so grateful for the Colombo art community and those who joined us from our newly formed chapters, Urban Sketchers Galle and Kandy.

THANK YOU until our next sketch meet!

P.S - Await more photos from the exhibition, sketch walk and workshops!


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Colombo

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https://sites.google.com/view/uskcolombo

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