I finally got around to sketching a local jacaranda tree. I sketched this house in August when the jacaranda’s leaves were yellow (I love these trees when they are losing their leaves), and I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to park my car opposite and use my purple hues. The jacarandas have been especially nice...
CONTINUE READINGA short article today… just simply sharing a teacup sketch I did this week during a quiet moment. This vintage cup was given to me a few months after I finished my Teacups course last year. It has what I consider a great pattern for sketching – a pattern that can be easily interpreted in...
CONTINUE READINGLast week I had a lovely day out sketching with Chantal and Hashi (an Australian who lives in California). I met Hashi back in 2018 at the Santa Monica Pier during a USKLA event so it was lovely to reconnect and spend a day chatting and sketching! We had lots of interesting discussions and Hashi...
CONTINUE READINGA few Wednesdays ago, I filled three A4 double-page spreads with a varied approach to each sketch. The first sketch was of a local house while sipping my coffee. I started with some watercolour pencil (WCP) setup lines, then ink then more WCP and finally some markers. At 2pm I headed into the City...
CONTINUE READINGIn addition to my morning coffee and sketch routine, I have an afternoon sketch and walk practice that I’m trying to be more consistent with. It’s always a bit of a challenge, as the point of the walk is exercise, not stopping to sketch, so the sketch has to be very quick (under 5 minutes)....
CONTINUE READINGI visit my brother and family almost weekly. Sometimes, I have a dedicated sketching session with them, and I’m always trying new ways of getting them to interact with my sketchbook (see more here). But on most visits, something else is happening: the kids are running around, and I’m catching up with my brother...
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