Just a quick update today to share my sketches from last week – the second half of my Summer Break. It hasn’t been a full break (I did a bit of work last week) but that’s fine as I feel quite refreshed! It was a full week: – my work included some blogposts here, a...
CONTINUE READINGYesterday I had a completely unplanned 20 minute sketching session doing a few quick studies of some Italian buildings done from photos. I set the timer and just went for it without any planning. So much fun! I love stretching myself like this as it is good training for quick sketches on location. I think...
CONTINUE READINGSo I’ve just sat down and flipped through an entire year’s worth of sketching. Each year I do this on the 31st Dec and then share a few thoughts about my sketching for the year. Note: This is not a full yearly review as I’m just focusing on the sketching component. Summary 2019 has been...
CONTINUE READINGI’m having a wonderful summer break at the moment – spending time with family and friends, doing some sorting and organising at home and fitting in a little bit of sketching. Last week I changed sketchbooks (again!) finishing up an A4 landscape Hahnemuhle Watercolour book (which I loved) and started a square Global Hand Book...
CONTINUE READINGMy Instagram followers top nine vs my top nine… It’s that time of year again when a lot of people on Instagram post their top nine images for the year. It’s solely based on likes and I know that I’m not the only person who was amused by the results. Last year I was pleased...
CONTINUE READINGHappy Holidays to everyone! I hope that whatever you do, you have a lovely time this week. This Christmas tree is loosely based on a shopping centre (mall) tree I saw in my travels today as I don’t have a tree myself. I was testing out one of the new White Nights metallic watercolours (Antique...
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