A Love Letter From Charlotte

Mike Daikubara is an artist, author, designer, and educator based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He began daily sketching in 2000 as a way to communicate more clearly and quickly in his design work—and hasn’t stopped since. For him, sketching is a way to see, understand, and enjoy the world.

Mike is the author of 10 books on Urban Sketching, including Sketch NOW, Think Later and Color First, Ink Later, both published by Quarto. He has taught hundreds of students both in the U.S. and abroad, and has been a featured instructor at three international Urban Sketchers symposiums—in Manchester (UK), Porto (Portugal), and Chicago (IL). Locally, he teaches sketching at Central Piedmont Community College.

This exhibition features 60 sketches drawn on location around Charlotte since he moved here in 2018. You’ll find well-known landmarks, hidden corners, and even a few places that no longer exist—reminders of how quickly this city is changing.

This gallery is located inside the North Classroom Building, First Floor, 1320 Sam Ryburn Walk, Charlotte, NC 28204.