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Art Tips & Thoughts

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Sketching intuitively

Thinking about values when sketching with watercolour

Seven sketches showing ways to interpret complex scenes

Everyday Sketching

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First sketches with Pitt Pastel Pencils

Lots of purple and orange

Can I survive without browns and greys in my kit?

Reviews

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My LGA2021 Sketches Part 3: My Greenwood Journal

Thoughts on the StablO Nomadic Easel

Sketchbook Review: Clairefontane Goldline Natural

Sketching Sydney

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Recent Graphite Sketching

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Why complex buildings are so much fun to sketch

Curved perspective

SketchingNow

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Why observation is more important than perspective

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Why complex buildings are so much fun to sketch

A week of watercolour pencil (Foundations Lesson 1)

Teacup Sketching

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New vintage teacups

Two new vintage teacups

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A free online workshop with GoldFaber Aqua Dual Markers - Replay

Travel Sketching

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Roadtrip2023: Live Sketchbook Tour

Roadtrip2023: Five Reflections

Roadtrip2023: The drive home and most used colours

Urban Sketchers

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PleinAir magazine article on Urban Sketching

USK Sydney meet at Cockatoo Island in crazy weather

USK Sydney: A big day of sketching

Video

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Roadtrip2023: Live Sketchbook Tour

Live Sketchbook Tour: Moving to a smaller book

Live sketchbook tour: Volume 171

Work Life

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What do you want to see more of?

Europe19: Reflections from my 3 month trip

Gearing up for 3 months remote working in Europe

Workshops

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A free online workshop with GoldFaber Aqua Dual Markers - Replay

A free architectural sketching workshop event!

Teaching a workshop for Interior Designers and Architects