POCKET SKETCHING With Kath Macaulay
Program Rights Date Range
-
NOLA Code:
PTSK 0500 H1
Number of Episodes/Length:
14 / 30
Genre:
Collections:
Rights End:
11/30/2029
Producer
WGVU
Year Produced:
2026
Version:
Base
POCKET SKETCHING is designed for both beginners and advanced artists. Beginners can follow each episode and enjoy the fun of success, while the advanced artist finds a fast, totally portable, compact technique that goes anywhere. Each episode demonstrates a new skill. Nothing is threatening: the supplies are few, and everything’s compact and portable with no clean-up.
Episode List
#501 On the Sidewalk
Short description:
Kath sketches the front of a house with a Mustang in the driveway.
Long description:
Kath sketches the front of a house, a Mustang in the driveway and a nearby tree all from a sidewalk a little distance away. Filmed in Grand Rapids, MI.
#502 In the Garden
Short description:
Kath sits in a backyard garden and sketches a lovely stone frog.
Long description:
Kath sits in a backyard garden and sketches a lovely stone frog, sitting amongst the flowers on a gorgeous fall afternoon. Filmed in Grand Rapids, MI.
#503 Big Flower Pot, Small Frog
Short description:
Kath focuses her sketch on a flower pot and a statue from different perspectives.
Long description:
Kath focuses her sketch on two things from different perspectives: a flower pot with a lovely array of flowers, and a statue of a frog reading a book. Filmed in Grand Rapids, MI.
#504 By a Fountain
Short description:
Kath sets her sketching sights on the beautiful fountain at a café.
Long description:
Kath visits the outside eating space at the James & Shirley Balk Café inside the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. She sets her sketching sights on the beautiful fountain featured there. Filmed in Grand Rapids, MI.
#505 In the Conservatory
Short description:
Kath spends her time recreating the sights she sees in a conservatory on paper.
Long description:
Kath gets her sketch pad out while sitting inside the Lena Meijer Tropical Conservatory at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, sits down and spends her time recreating the sights she sees on paper. Filmed in Grand Rapids, MI.
#506 Next to a Waterfall
Short description:
Kath finds a lovely waterfall and puts the pen and paints to paper.
Long description:
Kath walks through the Richard & Helen DeVos Japanese Garden, located at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, finds a lovely waterfall and puts the pen and paints to paper. Filmed in Grand Rapids, MI.
#507 Overlooking the Pond
Short description:
Kath sketches the pond located in the middle of a Japanese Garden.
Long description:
Kath challenges herself when visiting the Richard & Helen DeVos Japanese Garden, located at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. She attempts to sketch the pond located in the middle of the space, while looking at the scene through slats on a fence. Filmed in Grand Rapids, MI.
#508 Looking at Nature
Short description:
Kath spends a fall morning with her sketch pad at the Franciscan Life Process Center.
Long description:
Kath spends a lovely fall morning with her sketch pad at the Franciscan Life Process Center, looking out on the property from the shaded back deck. Filmed in Lowell, MI.
#509 A Beautiful View
Short description:
Kath pulls out her sketch pad and takes in the rolling hills and kids playing on them.
Long description:
At around noon on a fall day in October at the Franciscan Life Process Center, Kath pulls out her sketch pad and takes in the rolling hills and kids playing on them. How do you keep the subjects in the image even though they’ve already left? Filmed in Lowell, MI.
#510 An Arbor in the Sun
Short description:
Kath finds a great spot near plants and flowers at the Franciscan Life Process Center.
Long description:
Kath finds a great spot surrounded by plants and flowers at the Franciscan Life Process Center, and takes on the multi-layered perspective of an arbor in the sun surrounded by lush color. Filmed in Lowell, MI.
#511 Potted Plants
Short description:
Kath angles herself and her sketch pad so she can see multiple potted plants down a line.
Long description:
Kath angles herself and her sketch pad so she can see multiple potted plants down a line. Watch as she differentiates between the colors and perspectives of the pots overlapping each other. Filmed at the Franciscan Life Process Center in Lowell, MI.
#512 In the Art Department
Short description:
Kath steps inside the Calder Fine Arts Center at Grand Valley State University.
Long description:
Kath steps inside the Calder Fine Arts Center at Grand Valley State University, sits down in the hallways of the art department and sketches a person drawing. How do you continue if your subject does not remain in place for the duration of the sketch? Filmed in Allendale, MI.
#513 Gazing Upon the Clocktower
Short description:
Kath sets up a good distance away and sketches a large clocktower.
Long description:
At Grand Valley State University, an icon of the Valley campus is the Cook Carillon Tower. Kath sets up a good distance away and sketches the large clocktower that looms over the campus buildings that surround it. Filmed in Allendale, MI.
#514 Pose!
Short description:
Kath sketches a member of the WGVU production crew posing.
Long description:
Kath sketches a member of the WGVU production crew posing on the Valley campus of Grand Valley State University. Learn about the benefits when sketching a subject that has one job: not to move! Filmed in Allendale, MI.
Short description:
Kath sketches the front of a house with a Mustang in the driveway.
Long description:
Kath sketches the front of a house, a Mustang in the driveway and a nearby tree all from a sidewalk a little distance away. Filmed in Grand Rapids, MI.
#502 In the Garden
Short description:
Kath sits in a backyard garden and sketches a lovely stone frog.
Long description:
Kath sits in a backyard garden and sketches a lovely stone frog, sitting amongst the flowers on a gorgeous fall afternoon. Filmed in Grand Rapids, MI.
#503 Big Flower Pot, Small Frog
Short description:
Kath focuses her sketch on a flower pot and a statue from different perspectives.
Long description:
Kath focuses her sketch on two things from different perspectives: a flower pot with a lovely array of flowers, and a statue of a frog reading a book. Filmed in Grand Rapids, MI.
#504 By a Fountain
Short description:
Kath sets her sketching sights on the beautiful fountain at a café.
Long description:
Kath visits the outside eating space at the James & Shirley Balk Café inside the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. She sets her sketching sights on the beautiful fountain featured there. Filmed in Grand Rapids, MI.
#505 In the Conservatory
Short description:
Kath spends her time recreating the sights she sees in a conservatory on paper.
Long description:
Kath gets her sketch pad out while sitting inside the Lena Meijer Tropical Conservatory at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, sits down and spends her time recreating the sights she sees on paper. Filmed in Grand Rapids, MI.
#506 Next to a Waterfall
Short description:
Kath finds a lovely waterfall and puts the pen and paints to paper.
Long description:
Kath walks through the Richard & Helen DeVos Japanese Garden, located at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, finds a lovely waterfall and puts the pen and paints to paper. Filmed in Grand Rapids, MI.
#507 Overlooking the Pond
Short description:
Kath sketches the pond located in the middle of a Japanese Garden.
Long description:
Kath challenges herself when visiting the Richard & Helen DeVos Japanese Garden, located at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. She attempts to sketch the pond located in the middle of the space, while looking at the scene through slats on a fence. Filmed in Grand Rapids, MI.
#508 Looking at Nature
Short description:
Kath spends a fall morning with her sketch pad at the Franciscan Life Process Center.
Long description:
Kath spends a lovely fall morning with her sketch pad at the Franciscan Life Process Center, looking out on the property from the shaded back deck. Filmed in Lowell, MI.
#509 A Beautiful View
Short description:
Kath pulls out her sketch pad and takes in the rolling hills and kids playing on them.
Long description:
At around noon on a fall day in October at the Franciscan Life Process Center, Kath pulls out her sketch pad and takes in the rolling hills and kids playing on them. How do you keep the subjects in the image even though they’ve already left? Filmed in Lowell, MI.
#510 An Arbor in the Sun
Short description:
Kath finds a great spot near plants and flowers at the Franciscan Life Process Center.
Long description:
Kath finds a great spot surrounded by plants and flowers at the Franciscan Life Process Center, and takes on the multi-layered perspective of an arbor in the sun surrounded by lush color. Filmed in Lowell, MI.
#511 Potted Plants
Short description:
Kath angles herself and her sketch pad so she can see multiple potted plants down a line.
Long description:
Kath angles herself and her sketch pad so she can see multiple potted plants down a line. Watch as she differentiates between the colors and perspectives of the pots overlapping each other. Filmed at the Franciscan Life Process Center in Lowell, MI.
#512 In the Art Department
Short description:
Kath steps inside the Calder Fine Arts Center at Grand Valley State University.
Long description:
Kath steps inside the Calder Fine Arts Center at Grand Valley State University, sits down in the hallways of the art department and sketches a person drawing. How do you continue if your subject does not remain in place for the duration of the sketch? Filmed in Allendale, MI.
#513 Gazing Upon the Clocktower
Short description:
Kath sets up a good distance away and sketches a large clocktower.
Long description:
At Grand Valley State University, an icon of the Valley campus is the Cook Carillon Tower. Kath sets up a good distance away and sketches the large clocktower that looms over the campus buildings that surround it. Filmed in Allendale, MI.
#514 Pose!
Short description:
Kath sketches a member of the WGVU production crew posing.
Long description:
Kath sketches a member of the WGVU production crew posing on the Valley campus of Grand Valley State University. Learn about the benefits when sketching a subject that has one job: not to move! Filmed in Allendale, MI.
Program Rights
Broadcast Rights:
Unlimited
Rights Dates:
12/1/2026 - 11/30/2029
School Rights:
Concurrent with broadcast rights
V.O.D. Rights:
Yes
V.O.D. Rights Type:
Concurrent w/ Broadcast Rights via Media Manager
Linear Live Streaming:
Yes
Non-Commercial Cable Rights:
Yes
Program Contacts
Zach Liniewski
United States
Underwriters
TBA