One of the highlights of my time in Porto was the 9.30-11.30pm sketching session which we had inside Livraria Lello – a beautiful bookstore which is famous for inspiring JK Rowling. Since 2015 the bookstore has charged for admission and normally there are 200-300 people inside at the one time. Whoa! way too crowded. We...
CONTINUE READINGFollowing on from my three quiet days in Porto the week before the annual Urban Sketchers Symposium, today I will share what I got up to during the final days prior to the start of the big event. I knew that a lot of people were turning up in Porto over the weekend, so I...
CONTINUE READINGArriving in Porto I arrived in Porto late on Tuesday 10 July, a full week before the Urban Sketchers Symposium began. I always try to be one of the first sketchers to arrive in a symposium city, so that I get a chance to do my workshop preparation and explore the city in calmness before...
CONTINUE READINGContinuing an old tradition of doing a teacup sketch on my return home after a big trip… here is a version of my Royal Albert Lady Carlyle. Click here to see an older version. I’ve had to have a few very quiet days due to some post-trip illness but I hope to find a rhythm...
CONTINUE READINGThis photo shows how much paint I took on my recent 11 week trip to Europe. I like to make up the pans of paint beforehand so that when I’m travelling I don’t have to worry about: sourcing replacement paint (Daniel Smith is not always easy to find) the hassle of making new pans up...
CONTINUE READINGI’m very excited to announce that I will be giving a workshop as part of the first ever Sydney Pen Show on Saturday 18 August. It’s really great that members of the local Fountain Pen community – Fountain Pen Oceania – are putting this together. My workshop will provide a brief introduction to urban sketching...
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