I was flipping through my travel sketchbooks this week searching for examples to answer a question in SketchingNow Watercolour On Location, when I came across two spreads that caught my eye. They were done during two wonderful guided tours of Vicenza by our art historian Monica Facchini during this years Palladian Odyssey Veneto tours....
CONTINUE READINGJust a quick post to announce that I have a new two-day Sketching Architecture workshop here in Sydney on Thurs 28 – Friday 29 November 2019. This year has been so busy that I haven’t had much chance to offer workshops, so it’s great to be able to sneak one in before the end of...
CONTINUE READINGMany of my readers will know about the epic “Fountain Pen Sketching” series of articles I produced in 2015, but more recent followers might not be aware of it. It was a comprehensive guide to starting sketching with fountain pens and I have added more articles since then. So I thought it was a...
CONTINUE READINGInktober – a month of doing ink drawings – is just around the corner. I’ve never managed to do 31 ink sketches during October – I’m not big on doing challenges anymore as I sketch most days anyway. But this year I would like to attempt it again. There is an official optional list of...
CONTINUE READINGDe Atramentis Ink is now available in cartridges in black, brown and blue ink! Most of you know that De Atramentis ink is my favourite waterproof ink for fountain pens. They are available in the short international cartridge size so they suit many pens but not the ones I’m currently using the most (Lamy, Pilot,...
CONTINUE READINGIt’s been extremely hectic this week so here is a simple quick teacup sketch I did one morning instead of my usual cafe visit. Last month I bought three tea cups to celebrate the launch of a new SketchingNow course (thanks to the help from my Instagram followers) and this yellow one has been the...
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