Just a quick post today to let you all know that after the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Chicago, I am heading to Montreal for a few days. I am also excited that Anne-Laure Jacquart of France will also be in Montreal at the same time, making it a true symposium after-party. I adore the paintings...
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Inspired by Paul Wang’s colour chart on Instagram the other day, I thought I would have a go exploring a few mixes from my existing palette in preparation for my trip to Chicago. I am more concerned about achieving colour harmony, than I am achieving perfect colour match, so I rarely add new colours to...
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Here is a quick flip through the ‘vacation’ component of my recent trip: 2 days in Venice, 1 day in Edinburgh, sometime on the Isle of Lewis/Harris and then a final 24 hours in Glasgow. You can read more articles about my adventures here. If you can’t see the embedded video click here. Ok, time...
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Last week I attended the monthly Urban Sketchers Sydney event at the North Sydney Saturday markets and, as often is the case, I wasn’t sure that I would fit a sketch in. By the time I had chatted to a few people at the start, gone for a walk to take a few photos for...
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I just thought I would share a few sneak peeks into my workshop preparation for the upcoming Urban Sketchers Symposium in Chicago. My workshop is called Lost and Found Structure and it’s all about finding ways of simplifying the complex patterns of Chicago’s high rise buildings. The early skyscrapers are perhaps the hardest type of...
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Ah! it is the same every time! I arrive home from a big trip with the intention of doing more daily sketching, but life just seems to take over. I’m thankful for my coffee sketch as at least it ensures I do something during the week days. I’m thankful for my coffee sketch as at...
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For the first time ever, I made the time to review that clothes and art supplies that I actually took away with me and learn from my mistakes. So here are my pages: It was a great exercise to do, and very helpful since the packing has already begun again.
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Q: So what sketching have I been doing since I got back home? A: Not much. The gap between my two trips is pretty tight (4 weeks), and it would be okay if all I had to do was: unpack my bags, catch up on things from the last four weeks, prepare my workshop for...
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One of the most common questions I get asked about fountain pens is “Do they leak when you take them on a plane?” I addressed this question in my epic series of articles on Fountain Pen Sketching (click here to read) but I thought I would extract that section and also add some updated information...
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One of my favourite traditions is to write a ‘trip reflections’ article within a week of returning home after a big sketching trip. You can read the full collection here. This year’s visit to Europe was all about teaching two 6-day Palladian Odyssey tours (PO Tour) back-to-back, followed by a week with my sister and...
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