Rebecca Huval

Intro
Sketching
Writing

Autumn is in the air! 🎃👻🍂

I’ve been enjoying my landscape orientation sketchbook to draw people sitting together at cafes. Still debating on switching to a portrait orientation for my next A6 watercolor sketchbook. I thought the landscape

I drew a quick outline of a person while wandering around a pumpkin patch. It was hard to paint on the spot with things to see and do, so I took just enough pictures of the people and the landscape that I could finish at home! Also bought some cute p

Fun inflatables at the No Kings protest in Vancouver, Washington! 🚫👑

#urbansketchers #urbansketchingprotest #inktober #inktober2025 #nokingsprotest

Gotta love a soccer coach with metaphors. ⚽️ He also told the kids: “Land the ball in Mars!” 👽

This was a cold day when it was about to rain, and I couldn’t decide what to sketch. Glad I found a bench a respectful distance from t

I gifted all these speakers their sketches. This was such a meaningful way to connect with the speakers as humans, and to internalize their ideas and words. I can’t believe @theartofthepost already framed hers. 🥹

The Narrative Therapy Confere

I’ve been to a lot of narrative therapy trainings this week! I handed the first three speakers these perforated pages from my AquaBee sketchbook and they all expressed their gratitude. One even gave me a hug! It felt special to connect with the

What a fun urban sketching meetup at the cemetery! 🪦 I enjoyed contemplating mortality and water-soluble inks. New materials keep me playful in beginner’s mind. 👻

Follow @urbansketcherssacramento for more meetups!

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Happy Free Art Friday! On the off chance that someone would like a disposable mustache mug from #inktober, here’s your chance!

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I’ve sketched so much of Fox & Goose lately! We had a meetup for @urbansketcherssacramento there, and then I returned to sketch the bar and the open mic night. I love the red brick walls, vintage British decorations, plants, and tall window

Surprisingly, I enjoy sketching at shows. It’s dark. It’s loud. It’s crowded. And it’s actually kinda perfect for people sketching. You groove to the music and before you know it, three hours have passed as if it was 15 minute

I painted this pretty passionflower on the fence between me and my neighbor. Her beautiful gardening brightens up our backyard. So I painted it as a little moment of mindfulness for myself, and a little thank you to her.

I dropped it off at possibl

Coffee shop roundup! Does Sacramento have the best cafes for urban sketching? Yes, yes it does.

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While I was sketching this, a mother and daughter passed by. They told me they had planted the garden I was sketching! And they said they wished they could see the finished piece.

Later, I wished I had grabbed their contact info. But months later,

I’m determined to get braver and better at sketching during shows. It can be intimidating! And hard to sketch in the dark.

Also, it’s pretty cool that LabRats share their jazz/hip hop fusion for free every Sunday @thetorchclub. Their Su

Nature illustration class @crockerart challenged me to pay attention to small details in a way I normally wouldn’t. Having the time and the permission to stare at a flower for two hours helped me to really, truly look. It also encouraged me to

I had so much fun picking flowers for free (!) at a family farm near Woodland. My friend @caraemiliaart and I painted on location for about an hour before getting hot and picking our bouquets. I appreciate the generosity of @mezger_family_zinnia_patc

I’ve been looking for free spaces to sketch because I spend so much time in cafes. The library is quietly revolutionary. I love the peacefulness of the Ella McClatchy Library’s reading room. It feels like a living room away from home.

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As a sketcher, nothing beats a public transit journey. I love to bike to the Amtrak, sketch on the train, and explore the East Bay. So many opportunities for sketching, even if the train gets delayed.

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