I’m really enjoying the Sketchbook Revival event as it’s making me think about what is special about creating art inside a sketchbook. There are many reasons… but an important one for me is the compositional fun that comes from designing a sketchbook page/double page spread. It’s not just the individual sketch, it’s the collection of...
CONTINUE READINGEarlier this week I spend a few hours playing with my paints (something I haven’t done for ages) in order to investigate two issues in my current palette: A replacements for Quinacridone Gold (PO49) since it is no longer available. See more here. Alternatives for DS Sap Green as I am not 100% happy with...
CONTINUE READINGLast week I stayed overnight in a “harbourview apartment” on Cockatoo Island. The island is located in Sydney Harbour and was a convict penal establishment between 1839-69 and then a huge shipyard up until 1951. It is one of my favourite places in Sydney to sketch but for various reasons it is nearly two years...
CONTINUE READINGA super quick post today to share pages in my sketchbook from the last fortnight. I haven’t done a lot of sketching (with the exception of a brief sketching getaway which I will tell you about later in the week) but recording what I sketched in my schedule is keeping me more aware and accountable....
CONTINUE READINGI’m excited to announce that I’ll be part of a great online event coming up later this month It’s called Sketchbook Revival (hosted by my new friend Karen Abend) running between 23 April – 4 May (and drum roll please) it’s FREE! It will feature over 20 artists (fine artists, illustrators, intuitive artists, designers, art...
CONTINUE READINGLast week I received my copy of Florian Afflerbach: Der Zeichner – a crowdfunded book celebrating the work of one of my USK friends – Florian (Flaf) – who was tragically killed in a traffic accident in 2016. I was completed blown away by this book on many levels. It’s a stunningly beautiful book (more...
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