What made me fall in love with portraiture…

Many of these were completed with Nomad Portrait Sketchers & our Surf City Nights Free Portrait stand.

Nomad Sketchers is a chapter of artists who travel all around Los Angeles & Orange County and paint strangers—free—for 15 minutes! In exchange, they get to keep the paintings. This happens once a month.

Our smaller group holds a similar activity at Huntington Beach’s Surf City Nights, a farmer’s and artisanal market right by the beachside. Every Tuesday evening, my partner and I offer free 15 minute portraits for any passerby who would like some good conversation and a free painting of themselves! Sometimes we have guests artists paint with us as well.

If you can, you’re welcome to stop by and pose for us. Art can and should be accessible to everyone!