I was truly happy and grateful to be able to share the charm of pen drawing with many people through "Urban Sketching Today," published two years ago in the fall.
It was deeply moving for me to watch everyone, from those who just started drawing to those who have taken up the challenge of picking up a pen again after many years, find their own perspective at their own pace.
But at the same time, I've also heard a lot of stories like this.

“I can sketch, but I’m afraid to color it.”

“I’m afraid it’ll spread… What if I mess it up? It’s hard to hold the brush.”

I know that feeling so well and empathize with it.
Because coloring is not just a simple coloring, it is another process that leads to the completion of the painting.
The first step of coloring creates space, and the second step of coloring brings about your own time and emotions.

This is especially true for watercolors.
Sometimes, scenes are more beautiful because they are out of control, and more vivid because they are not planned.
So, the book I'm publishing this time, "Drawing Sharon's Urban Sketches - Watercolor Paintings Filled with Sunlight," was designed to teach you how to naturally color pen drawings and how to bring scenes in your paintings to life through color.


This book focuses on the flow and process of watercolor painting, providing tips to cultivate the unique sensibility of watercolor painting, and allowing you to feel the emotions and rhythm hidden beyond visible elements such as water concentration, speed of spreading, and color temperature.
It can be said that watercolor painting is about learning from mistakes.
The smudges, the stains, the shades, they all become part of the picture.
To help you start coloring without fear, let's start with the simplest colors and gradually work our way up to more complex landscapes.