As mentioned in Monday’s article, I’ve decided to go back to a Stillman and Birn softcover Alpha book. So today I want to share my pages so far. I’m doing so much sketching at the moment that this is going to be another article with lots of sketchbook pages. And then I will be up...
CONTINUE READINGWhich one of these teacups is plastic? Can you tell? (Those of you who follow me on Instagram will already know the answer!) Teacup 40: My Chicago plastic cup! Yes, this cup is melamine but looks very much like fine bone china. This is my traveling teacup and I’ve taken it with me on a...
CONTINUE READINGRather than getting tired of sketching the same local buildings over and over, I’m actually feeling increasingly inspired! A big part of this is the fact that I have created a daily habit for myself, and regardless of the demands of my work day, I’m finding that around 2pm I just go out and sketch....
CONTINUE READINGI recently found this article in my drafts. It appears that I was working on it in March, just before the pandemic hit and everything changed. So I’m happy to finally post it today! Another book review – today it’s the Global Art Handbook Travelogue Sketchbook which is a very popular choice among Urban...
CONTINUE READINGThis week in the SketchingNow Watercolour On Location course we are looking at Lesson 3: Elements and Texture. Part of this is to do some research on a few individual elements (trees, skies, water etc) and to work out our own way to do them. This is not something that we can complete in a...
CONTINUE READINGI had an absolute blast doing a live demo with Maria from Art Toolkit on Instagram on Saturday morning! Thanks Maria! And I managed to cover a lot of ground and share some of my top tips for sketching buildings. I was mainly talking about classical architecture, but the principles apply to any style of...
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