As I’m gearing up to run through my SketchingNow Watercolour course again, I thought it would be good to share something that I mention in the introduction to the first lesson, as I really would love to get other people’s feedback on it. I believe that there is a big difference between using watercolour in...
CONTINUE READINGFor something entirely different… Today I want to share a podcast interview from a few months ago. My good friend Damien Schreurs from Luxembourg – he is a mac guru not a sketcher – has a podcast called Macprenuer. It’s all about how small business owners/entrepreneurs run their business on their iPhone, iPad, Mac and...
CONTINUE READINGWhen people start sketching with watercolour they are normally obsessed with mixing the perfect colour matches for their subject and producing perfectly smooth washes. At the same time, they want to do this quickly because after all, that’s what sketching is all about. These two goals (with a rushed technique) can lead to very disappointing...
CONTINUE READINGI feel very honoured to have been asked to teach two workshops as part of the first ever Pen Show in Sydney last month. Note: Pen = Fountain Pen! I have gotten to know some of the fountain pen community this year and it was great to attend their big event. The venue was amazing...
CONTINUE READINGIt’s time for me to (finally) wrap up this year’s big trip to Europe and to share my reflections from the adventure. I love doing this after an overseas trip – you can read the other articles here. It’s been four weeks since I returned home and it’s been a hectic time with teaching, getting...
CONTINUE READINGI’m pleased to announce that I’m running two morning workshops in September as part of the USK Sydney 10×10 Programme. I have two workshops on the same topic, but in different locations, both in Sydney. I taught this workshop in the CBD earlier this year, and one in Miller’s Point last year. Both were perfect...
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