• We draw on location, indoors or out, capturing what we see from direct observation.

• Our drawings tell the story of our surroundings, the 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.

Of course urban sketching, and sketchers, have been around for a while; as the sketchbook drawings of Turner and Girtin testify.

Manchester Urban Sketchers is a forum for posting and commenting on sketches made at their meets around the city and its periphery.