Marina is an artist, freelance illustrator and art educator based in Ra'anana, Israel. She graduated from an art academy in Belarus and regularly participates in group exhibitions and events in the local art and illustration community. As an active member of the Urban Sketching community since its inception, Marina takes part in many activities and projects and has had the opportunity to teach at many international symposiums. Marina initiated the USk Tel Aviv group - regularly leading sketchcrawls and curating a few group exhibitions. Sketching is one of Marina's passions. Wherever she travels, she takes her sketchbook with her. But the real essence of urban sketching for her is finding stories in everyday routines and combining sketching with daily tasks.

"A sketchbook and a simple pencil is all you need to go on a journey every day. Drawing is seeing, so you just have to open your eyes wider and start sketching!"