GUEST DOODLEWASH: Urban Sketching With Marc Taro Holmes

I’m Marc Taro Holmes (visit my website, Citizen Sketcher, and follow me on Facebook and Twitter!). I’m Canadian, and was born in Alberta (a mid-western province) – but have worked all over the USA as an artist in the video game industry. Recently we moved back, settling in Montreal. It’s one of the more scenic cities in Canada. Great place for an artist!

Little bit of personal info about yourself, when did you start painting?

Actually, funny story, I always wanted to paint – but I didn’t want to make any bad paintings. Around age 19, I finally realized it doesn’t work that way. I wasn’t going to spontaneously discover how to paint so I’d better get started practicing. I’ve been fairly compulsive about drawing ever since.