Those of you who have been following me for a number of years will know that about 18 months ago I started going to a local cafe for a morning planning session. This time to plan and review my projects had a significant impact on my ability to get a lot of work done, especially...
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Here is another video flip-through of the sketchbook I recently completed. One of the things I love about the Stillman and Birn Softcover 8 x 10 is that it takes me 7 weeks to complete, meaning that if I start one at the beginning of a sabbatical, the book contains a complete ‘work block’. As...
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There is a great saying that states that we shouldn’t compare our backstage to other people’s front stage. It sounds so obvious and yet we do it all the time, as all we can see of others is their front stage while we live surrounded by our messy backstage. This blog is my front stage...
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There is no doubt that using a waterbrush when out urban sketching is super convenient. But on the other hand, it doesn’t create beautiful vibrant granulating washes the way that a real brush does. One of the items on my ‘to develop further’ list is to find out a way to produce a result that...
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It’s hard to believe, but another sabbatical week is upon me. Despite extensive planning and lots of hard work over the last six weeks, I am unable to have a full ‘week off’ this week. But that’s okay! I will still be able to limit my work to 4 hours per day and spend the...
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Just a super quick post today to let you all know that I have opened up enrollment for my Edges(Self-Directed) course again. It has been closed for a few months to enable me to make some big upgrades to the site. But now it’s time to open the doors again! The secret to creating compelling...
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Last Saturday we had another 10×10 day here in Sydney. This is part of the celebrations of Urban Sketchers’ 10 year anniversary and happening all around the world. I taught a workshop all about how to paint complex scenes in shapes – how starting with shapes helps simplify the scene, strengthens your sketch and is...
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Just a quick note to let you all know that there is a new look over at SketchingNow and in addition, a lot of improvements and new features are being added to the site. I love the new clean look and I’m super excited about all the new features to the classrooms. I really hope...
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I don’t feel as if I have been sketching as much as I used to do a few years back. Part of the reason is that my hobby has become my job – I love my work so much and feel very creatively fulfilled. In the old days, while working as an architect on the...
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My ‘klass’ is on again as part of Sketchbook Skool’s Seeing – so of course, I had to take some time out to sketch a teacup, didn’t I? I picked this one as it has a repeating pattern and I thought that I hadn’t sketched it recently. It turns out that I sketched it only...
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