Ink and wash is a very popular technique for sketching and for good reason. It gives us lots of options for recording our scene in a limited time frame. But there are three common complaints that I often hear about working this way: ‘I end up drawing too much in ink. I often get lost...
CONTINUE READINGA quick update sharing recent sketching in Sydney City this year. I’m still managing to do a sketch each Wednesday before the mid-week meeting at my church. You will also notice an SOH sketch in this collection. (SOH = Sydney Opera House). I did this sketch while catching up with Alissa Duke who was visiting...
CONTINUE READINGAs most of you know I’m moving next month and I’ve had the luxury of being able to give myself a generous timeline so that I can enjoy the process of sorting and culling. And indeed I am really loving it. I’m enjoying making decisions and letting go of stuff. In addition, at the moment...
CONTINUE READINGI’m really excited to announce that Marc Taro Holmes and I are hosting another One Week 100 People challenge this year: 11-15 March 2024. The goal is to sketch as many people as you can in 5 days either from life or from photos and see if you can reach 100. You can do this...
CONTINUE READINGWe have just finished Lesson 2 of the Live Version of Watercolour and I had a lot of fun doing some watercolour landscapes in the past week. I love painting landscapes but normally don’t have many chances to do them from life. Even when I go on road trips it can be hard to find...
CONTINUE READINGLast week I did a quick sketch of all the teacups that I currently have in my home. Only 14 in total! This collection represents my favourite cups to sketch and drink from and includes fine china teacups for my black tea, breakfast cups/ X-Large cups for my herbal tea and some earthenware for drinking...
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