On Saturday, during my week in West Wemyss, I headed north to St Andrews and meet up with Esther Semmens, and Kathleen from Edinburgh (sadly Kathleen doesn’t share her beautiful ink drawings online). It was a gorgeous day and the girls picked this street scene to sketch first up. I had to do a few...
CONTINUE READINGAs I mentioned yesterday, I decided to resist the urge to explore many of the beautiful places in Fife. Instead I spent most of my time last week in West Wemyss – working or popping out for a quick sketch or two. But earlier in the week I did go out for a few day...
CONTINUE READINGTravelling before an Urban Sketchers Symposium is always a delicate balance. In 2016 I travelled for 6 weeks before the symposium in Manchester which included driving through Scotland and Northern England (changing accommodation every one or two nights) plus visiting lots of friends (such as staying with Lynne Chapman). As a result I was totally...
CONTINUE READINGThere are a number of day tours which you can do from Krakow. The two most popular are the Auschwitz Concentration/Extermination camps from WWII and some impressive Salt Mines. We did both on consecutive days. I wasn’t sure about going to Auschwitz as I’m fairly sensitive. I certainly didn’t want to do a guided tour...
CONTINUE READINGSt Mary’s Basilica for me, is the SOH of Krakow. SOH = Sydney Harbour Bridge = the iconic building in a place that I feel compelled to sketch over and over again. Not only does St Mary’s have some amazing towers, a trumpeter which plays every hour from the top of the taller tower in...
CONTINUE READINGWawel Castle (home of the kings of Poland and a cathedral) is located at the south of the old town and is a collection of grand buildings in all kind of styles. It’s impressive from any angle – this photo shows the entrance ramp. And just as impressive (but in a different way) was the...
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