Last week I decided to sketch a pink teacup each day – it turned out to be a lot of fun! I’m not really into pink so I was wondering if I would get sick of pink teacups by the end. But I didn’t! BTW: It actually had nothing to do with Valentine’s Day...
CONTINUE READINGI’ve been testing a lot of different sketchbooks lately and today I’m sharing my review of the Hahnemuhle’s Watercolour Book – Akademie Aquarell BOOK CHARACTERISTICS Size and Format: I used an A4 Landscape. Available A6, A5, A4 in portrait and landscape. Weight: A4 size – 680g (finished book), A5 size – 300g (new) Number of...
CONTINUE READINGI’m in the process of planning my trip to Europe this year, and it has gotten me thinking: What makes a town or city a special place for me? My favourite type of towns are the ones with lots of layers of history, a variety of public spaces (squares/piazzas), irregular street patterns and variety in...
CONTINUE READINGMore pink? First let’s have a little purple – or lilac to be precise. Saturday 01 Feb: 1990s Hartington Lane A quick loose sketch while I drank my nice hot cup of tea and then a side view of the cup once my drink was over. This cup is part of my Royal Albert 100...
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