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2018 Palladian Odyssey Tour 2

June 3, 2018 | 4 Comments
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This morning we wrapped up the second Palladian Odyssey Tour, completing an incredible two weeks exploring the Veneto region of Italy. Like last week we had a very special group – this time with lots of Australian including six friends from Sydney. We had good weather and once again I was really impressed by the...

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2018 Palladian Odyssey Tour 1

May 27, 2018 | 10 Comments
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? We have just finished the first of two Palladian Odyssey tours for 2018, and it has been absolutely amazing. It’s really hard to put into words how wonderful the last week has been. I’ve chosen some photos to give you an idea of the locations we visited and the sketching we have done, but...

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Europe18: In Vicenza - again!

May 20, 2018 | 8 Comments
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I have now been in Vicenza for 24 hours and it’s so wonderful to be back again for the third time. It is a beautiful but relaxed city and I’m starting to feel at home here even though I don’t speak Italian. I will be very busy for the next fortnight teaching two back-to-back Palladian...

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New watercolour challenge for June

May 16, 2018 | 9 Comments
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I’m very excited to be a part of a new watercolour challenge for June by Marc Taro Holmes. You can read the official announcement on Marc’s blog but here are his guidelines: What is #30x30DirectWatercolor2018? PAINT 30 watercolors in 30 days, from June 1-30 2018. POST your paintings in our new Facebook group: <HERE We’d...

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2.5 months worth of paint?

May 8, 2018 | 13 Comments
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So the big plan coming up is to be in Europe for approx. 2.5 months. Wow – what a long time to be travel sketching! As I find it very inconvenient to fill up pans while I’m travelling (Daniel Smith paint takes days to dry) I have to make a guess as to how much...

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12 day challenge: Filling a small sketchbook

May 7, 2018 | 6 Comments
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I have a little over a week to go until I head overseas for a long trip so it is not the time to start something new. However last week I completed my current sketchbook and wasn’t sure what to do next. I actually started using an A5 landscape Fabriano Watercolour Book (from LarryPost), however...

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