I’m booked to travel to Europe in about 2 months’ time, and so I’m starting the process of thinking about what art supplies I will take and what my approach to sketching will be. This planning process is something that I love doing and at times have made it into a project of it’s own!...
CONTINUE READINGIf you haven’t already heard, I’m hosting a group event inside my popular Watercolour course. This will be a chance to work through the video lessons over 7 weeks with an inspiring cohort from around the world – starting this week, on Wednesday 14 May 2025. When beginning to sketch with watercolour, it’s common to...
CONTINUE READINGI am super excited to have the opportunity to organise some on-location sketching workshops in the beautiful Mannheim/Heidelberg region of Germany in August 2025 (two weeks before the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Poznan, Poland). UPDATE: Now fully booked but it’s worth joining the waitlist in case there are any cancellations! Find out more...
CONTINUE READINGAs mentioned previously, the April theme I set for my Sketching Adventure Community on Patreon was foreshortening! It was great to focus on oblique views and street scenes. Once again, I have to say how much I absolutely love working on a theme for an entire month at the same time as others. I get...
CONTINUE READINGA few weeks ago I was on a call with Suhita and I started doing a reflex sketch of the random scattering of items on my desk. I was switching media as I worked and ended up using 7 different types. Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils Neocolor II water-soluble wax crayons Fude pen with De...
CONTINUE READINGI had a quiet Easter but I did manage to do a little sketching. I feel as if sketching a hot cross bun and a chocolate Bilby is a tradition of mine, but it seems, according to my tags, that I haven’t shared any Easter sketches for many years. I used my chocolate Bilby as...
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