I’ve sketched the Sydney Opera House a number of times this summer so I thought it would be fun to put them all together in one article and see if there are any themes with the way I’ve been approaching it lately. It’s also interesting to compare the different sketchbooks which I have been using....
CONTINUE READINGLast 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 Hahnemühle’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...
CONTINUE READINGI’ve been testing a lot of different sketchbooks lately and this week I finished a Kunst & Papier Aquarellbuch – Watercolour Book. I liked it a lot!! I first came across this book when I was travelling in Europe a number of years ago, and was reminded of it by my friend Yvonne recently. I...
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