Liz Steel

Sketching with shapes on Cockatoo Island

April 7, 2025 | 3 Comments

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Workshops

Last week, I taught a Sketching with Shapes workshop on Cockatoo Island and absolutely loved it! We had a beautiful day, great locations and a wonderful group of sketchers. And I was super happy to be teaching an in-person workshop focusing on shapes – my favourite way to sketch! We spent the morning doing a...

Live Version of Travel Sketching starting 16 April 2025

March 31, 2025 | 4 Comments

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SketchingNow Travel Sketching

I’m excited to announce that I’m hosting a 3-week Live Version of my popular Travel Sketching course starting on Wednesday, 16 April. This will be a chance to work through the lessons with an inspiring group of sketchers from around the world and participate in 3 bonus weekly livestreams. Find out more about the schedule...

Exploring the monthly theme of Going to the Edge

March 25, 2025 | 6 Comments

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Everyday Sketching Sketching Adventure Community

As mentioned last week, my Sketching Adventure Community on Patreon has been exploring the theme of Going to the Edge this month – and it’s been so much fun! The idea of devoting a whole month to this theme came at the end of last year when I did a full double-page spread in an...

Three versions of Claypotts Castle

March 17, 2025 | 4 Comments

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Everyday Sketching

Last week, I had a long-overdue video catchup with my great friend Esther Semmens, who lives in Edinburgh. We continued our tradition of sketching a Scottish castle while we chatted. I’ve just created a dedicated tag for this Scottish Castle Project so you can see other castles we’ve sketched over the years. This time, I...

OneWeek100Peope2025 - It's a wrap!

March 10, 2025 | 3 Comments

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Everyday Sketching

What a week! There is something very special about the OneWeek100People challenge and this year was no exception! I loved seeing people’s work on Instagram and especially inside my Sketching Adventure Community on Patreon (the perfect place to share!) It was also great seeing Marc post lots of watercolour work to Instagram and Suhita hosting...

Sketching with Shapes: Cockatoo Island Workshop

March 6, 2025 | 1 Comment

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Workshops

I’m super excited to announce a new in-person workshop on Friday 4 April at Cockatoo Island (my favourite sketching location in Sydney). When starting urban sketching many people just pick up their pen and begin to draw everything in front of them. They keep drawing and drawing (possibly getting lost in the details) and then...