Chinatown Sketchwalk
with Local Tour Guide David Kwok
and Sketch Artist and Instructor Meagan Burns
includes Chinatown bites
Friday, July 18, 2025
4pm - 8pm
with optional group dinner @ 7-ish
Chinatown, San Francisco, California
Workshop Cost, Includes History Tour + Bites: $95.00
Let's Sketch and Walk Chinatown
Join artist and instructor Meagan Burns for an evening of drawing, wandering, and cultural immersion through the layered streets of San Francisco’s historic Chinatown. This special sketchwalk features guest guide David Kwok, a native San Franciscan and host of the popular Airbnb Experience Taste Chinatown.
We’ll begin with a historical introduction led by David, where he’ll share stories, history, and neighborhood insights as we meander through Chinatown. While there, Meagan will infuse the on-location drawing prompts, where you can play with a continuous line or do your own thing. We will observe, draw, and connect with the energy of place.
Expect a fun evening with fellow artists enjoying the sights, sounds and flavors of San Francisco's historic Chinatown. We’ll close the evening with an optional group dinner (not included in the ticket price) for those who’d like to linger.
No experience required. Just bring your favorite sketch tools, your love of San Francisco and your curiosity.
Includes:
We’ll begin with a historical introduction led by David, where he’ll share stories, history, and neighborhood insights as we meander through Chinatown. While there, Meagan will infuse the on-location drawing prompts, where you can play with a continuous line or do your own thing. We will observe, draw, and connect with the energy of place.
Expect a fun evening with fellow artists enjoying the sights, sounds and flavors of San Francisco's historic Chinatown. We’ll close the evening with an optional group dinner (not included in the ticket price) for those who’d like to linger.
No experience required. Just bring your favorite sketch tools, your love of San Francisco and your curiosity.
Includes:
- Guided walking tour by David Kwok
- Drawing prompts with Meagan Burns (or do your own thing!)
- Mini Chinatown snack sampler
- Group sketch sessions at key locations
- Dinner (optional dinner meetup after the sketchwalk)
- Art supplies (bring your own favorite materials)
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Benefits of a Continuous Line Drawing Practice
- Break through fear: Let go of hesitation and learn to draw with clarity, confidence, and momentum
- See more clearly: Train your eye to see how we are connected, without overthinking.
- Build trust in your hand: Finish what you start, and develop a deeper sense of accomplishment
Who Should Attend Sketchwalk
- Curious creatives—whether you’re just getting started or picking up the pen again after years away
- Sketchers, illustrators, and urban observers craving looser lines and fresh perspective
- Anyone who wants to slow down, look more closely, and draw what’s right in front of them
- San Franciscans eager to experience Chinatown through a creative, community-centered lens
- People who need a break from perfectionism and want a hands-on reset—no rules, just the rhythm of pen on paper
Agenda
Friday, July 18, 2025 · 4pm–8pm
4:00pm – Meet at designated Chinatown meeting point (details shared upon registration)
4:10pm – Guided walk with David Kwok: cultural and historical intro through Chinatown
4:40pm – Sketch session #1 with Meagan Burns
5:20pm – Move to second sketch location
6:10pm – Final sketch stop + group sketchbook throwdown
6:50pm – Wrap-up and closing notes
7:00pm – Optional group dinner at a local Chinatown restaurant (not included in registration)
4:00pm – Meet at designated Chinatown meeting point (details shared upon registration)
4:10pm – Guided walk with David Kwok: cultural and historical intro through Chinatown
4:40pm – Sketch session #1 with Meagan Burns
5:20pm – Move to second sketch location
6:10pm – Final sketch stop + group sketchbook throwdown
6:50pm – Wrap-up and closing notes
7:00pm – Optional group dinner at a local Chinatown restaurant (not included in registration)
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Who is David Kwok
David Kwok is a native San Franciscan and the son of Chinese immigrants—Chinatown is at the heart of his family’s story. After traveling to more than 50 countries, he returned home to rediscover his own city through fresh eyes.
He now leads immersive walking tours of San Francisco’s Chinatown and runs a food blog where he’s reviewed hundreds of local restaurants. David is excited to bring his unique neighborhood insight to this creative adventure.
He now leads immersive walking tours of San Francisco’s Chinatown and runs a food blog where he’s reviewed hundreds of local restaurants. David is excited to bring his unique neighborhood insight to this creative adventure.
Who is Meagan Burns
Meagan Burns is an artist, instructor, and founder of Art Leap Adventures, a workshop company offering real-time, hands-on sketching experiences in iconic cities around the world.
Originally from Chicago and now based in Mexico, Meagan specializes in continuous line drawing—a bold, no-eraser method that helps artists quiet the inner critic, loosen up, and draw with confidence and energy. She’s led workshops in Mexico City, Oaxaca, San Miguel de Allende, San Francisco, and Paris, inviting participants to engage deeply with place through presence, movement, and mark-making.
Originally from Chicago and now based in Mexico, Meagan specializes in continuous line drawing—a bold, no-eraser method that helps artists quiet the inner critic, loosen up, and draw with confidence and energy. She’s led workshops in Mexico City, Oaxaca, San Miguel de Allende, San Francisco, and Paris, inviting participants to engage deeply with place through presence, movement, and mark-making.
In 2021, she launched the Continuous Line Storytelling group, an international online community that meets weekly to build drawing skill and creative resilience. Meagan was a founding member of the San Miguel de Allende Urban Sketchers and has been an active contributor to global sketching communities since 2016.
With a background in marketing, graphic design, and regenerative farming, Meagan’s teaching is grounded and unconventional. She encourages artists to draw like they mean it—not for perfection, but for presence.
With a background in marketing, graphic design, and regenerative farming, Meagan’s teaching is grounded and unconventional. She encourages artists to draw like they mean it—not for perfection, but for presence.
SKETCHWALK COST: $95 USD
Includes History Talk, Chinatown Bites and Guided Sketchwalk
(bring your favorite sketchbook materials)
Meagan's Art Materials
- Sketchbook: Canson XL Watercolor 140lb, 9"x12" ( large sketchbook is suggested)
- Pens: Sailor Fude de Mannen Fountain Pen, Sharpies, Pentel Brush Pens
- Inks & Watercolors: Watercolors, Saturated Watercolor Inks, Crayons, Pencils, Markers
- Extras: Platinum Carbon Ink, bleed-proof white, salt, scrapers, straws
A basic sketchbook and two pens and a sheet of watercolor paper will be provided for workshop attendees, though you’re welcome to bring your own sketching supplies.
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Cancellation Policy
-When paying online through the Art Leap Adventures' invoice, a 3% USD fee will be added for all online payments; please contact Meagan directly for specific information.
-Refunds will be available up until June 27, 2025, after that no refunds will be available unless you are able to fill your space with a paying participant.
-Refunds will be available up until June 27, 2025, after that no refunds will be available unless you are able to fill your space with a paying participant.
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