My new cafe

September 30, 2024 | 9 Comments
Everyday Sketching

Here is a recent quick sketch of my new favourite cafe – Locked Inn. It’s a lone-corner shop in a residential area that is fun to sketch. I love coming here for a coffee because the coffee is great, the owners and staff are really friendly ( a little interaction is a wonderful way to...

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Local house and cars

September 27, 2024 | 1 Comment
Everyday Sketching

Last week in my Travel Sketching course a question came up about drawing cars. I had just happened to do a sketch a few days before where I used my ‘indicate-but-not-draw’ car technique. This involves drawing the tops of the cars and using them to create an interesting frame to the bottom of my scene....

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Channel-billed cuckoos

September 25, 2024 | 8 Comments
Everyday Sketching

I love September in Sydney as the days get longer and warmer. I also love the signs that summer is coming soon that occur in September – November: The flowering Jacarandas ( I also love it when their leaves turn yellow before falling, which happened last month), The shedding of the bark of the native...

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Every day something new

September 23, 2024 | 2 Comments
Everyday Sketching

This is what I told myself the other morning when I did this sketch. But it’s not quite accurate! ‘Every few days, something a bit different’ would be technically more correct, but when something different appears on my page during my morning sketching routine, it feels as if every time I make a mark on...

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