Last week I went up to the Blue Mountains for a day – with family (my parents, my brother and his two eldest children) and friends from Scotland. I wasn’t sure how much sketching I would get done but I was pleased that I managed to do something at each lookout we visited. Not only...
CONTINUE READINGMy last few visits to Sydney City have been overcast or wet – not my favourite weather for sketching. But here are my sketches… As always I’m trying different things all the time, mixing it up, but always coming back to watercolour! The grey-er the day, the crazier I seem to go with my colours...
CONTINUE READINGI love letting children do stuff in my sketchbook and over the years I’ve tried different strategies. As I want all the pages of my sketchbook to tie together in some way I’m always exploring ways of letting go but still having some degree of control. 🙂 Last January I was drawing in my...
CONTINUE READINGSeveral months ago I decided that I wanted to use more full pans in my everyday palette. This meant some hard decisions as I love all the pigments in my everyday palette (see the full listing here) and all the colours are included for a specific reason. I’m a little surprised how well I’ve been...
CONTINUE READINGDecember was such a busy month that I didn’t get time to do much scanning. But I was still doing regular morning sketches in my local area (including the Village Green). Here is a collection of sketches done last month – I was still playing with different materials, taking risks, and trying new combos. Some...
CONTINUE READINGA few weeks ago I asked on Instagram and my blog for people to share the main challenges they face when sketching with watercolour. I loved going through all the responses and there was a clear winner! The next three challenges also stood out from the rest and all four struggles are things that I...
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