Yesterday was my first SketchingNow Adventure. Each week, till the end of January, I will be going on a specific outing to generate fresh example sketches for my Foundations online course (starting next week Wednesday 12 Nov). I will be sharing the report of my day here on the blog but reserving the instructional component...
CONTINUE READINGThe last week (less Sunday my rest day) have been so full on with work that I don’t feel like I have sketched at all… but there are still a few pages. Today – I put De Atramentis Brown ink in the sailor pen I bought in Singapore 2 years ago. The pen has never...
CONTINUE READINGAnyone who has followed my blog for a little while will know that I am a big fan of the sketchbooks by Stillman and Brin and Moleskine. Read more on my sketchbook page. But what if you can’t easily get hold of them or they are a little too expensive for you. What other...
CONTINUE READINGI have had a few days without sketching in my sketchbook (yes! It does happen sometimes) and so last night I had to fix that situation….very quick rough sketch! It is amazing that I have been back from Brazil for 6 or 7 weeks and have not opened chimarrao (mate) tea or used the gourd...
CONTINUE READINGMy ‘other’ sketching from my 2 days in Lambton (ie. not related to my architecture sketching workshop) Continuing on the shed theme – I sketched this delightful garage. It wasn’t really turquoise more a pale green…but you know me… anything slightly near turquoise in colour is a good excuse for using Cobalt Turq Light! I...
CONTINUE READINGI was away up at Newcastle over the weekend for my second workshop with Newcastle Art Society. This time it was Architecture Sketching. There are quite a number of important principles to grasp before heading out into the complex world around us – so the morning was spent inside doing exercises from photos. It is...
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