A quick post today sharing a few sketches which I did during two day trips out of Amsterdam. The first one was to Utrecht with Chantal Vincent a few days before the symposium and the other one was the Monday afterwards with Suhita Shirodkar and Shari Blaukopf. Both were relaxed social days rather than serious...
CONTINUE READINGBack in December last year I decided that it was time to start thinking about my next online course. I’d gotten a lot of requests for “SketchingNow Watercolour Part 2” but I wasn’t sure exactly what that meant. So I decided to ask everyone what they struggled with most and what they wanted to learn...
CONTINUE READINGToday I’m going to attempt to write an article on the Amsterdam Urban Sketchers Symposium but it’s hard to put into words the feeling that one gets from the creative energy of so many passionate sketchers in a city at the one time. It’s incredible! This year there were about 500 people registered for the...
CONTINUE READINGThis year my workshops – Dynamic Composition and Storytelling – were probably the most satisfying ones I have ever taught at an Urban Sketchers Symposium. And this is despite the extreme record-breaking heatwave (up to 40C) which we endured. It also has nothing to do with the bonus goodie bag from Caran d’Ache! For starters,...
CONTINUE READINGAn extra treat for me at this year’s Urban Sketchers Symposium in Amsterdam was that my workshops were sponsored by Caran d’Ache. This meant that all the people who signed up for my workshop received a special additional goodies bag from Caran d’Ache. Oh ah! How exciting! It was a very generous bag – but...
CONTINUE READINGI almost don’t know where to start when it comes to sharing my adventures in Amsterdam as it was such a jam-packed visit! I was there for two weeks for the 10th International Urban Sketchers Symposium which occurred in the middle of my stay. It’s my usual practice to arrive a few days earlier so...
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