Here is a photo of the sketchbooks I completed in 2017. They include: Travel Sketchbooks NZ Trip (Jan) – 1 x A4 Moleskine Folio Watercolour , 1 x A4 Fabriano Watercolour Notebook Italy-Scotland trip (May/June) – 3 x A4 Moleskine Folio Watercolour Chicago-Montreal trip (July/Aug) – 2 x A4 Moleskine Folio Watercolour, 1 x square...
CONTINUE READINGLast week marked five years since I left my job as an Associate Director of a local architectural firm and started on my grand adventure. Two years ago I wrote an article sharing some helpful sayings from my friends, including “give it three years”. Today I want to reflect on a few different aspects and...
CONTINUE READINGI was looking through my teacup sketch collection for 2017 (which incidentally is much less than in previous years) and realised that I haven’t shared one of my favourite sketches. This teacup sketch was part of a demo called “Sketch and Sip: How to sketch hot beverages on location without them going cold” which I...
CONTINUE READINGWhen your 6 year old niece gives you a present… from her toy collection! I hope you are all having a great holiday season.
CONTINUE READINGHere is another one of my quick building sketches from my recent trip to San Francisco. This time it’s a little turquoise house in the very cool suburb of Bernal Heights. Once again, this is not a traditional ink and wash sketch (ie. ink first then wash) but I can’t remember whether it was ‘paint...
CONTINUE READINGI’m excited to announce that enrollment is now open for my new online course – SketchingNow Watercolour. Watercolour sketching (and particularly out on location) involves a different approach than traditional watercolour studio painting and this is what we will explore in the course. Note: If you can’t see the embedded video please click here. The...
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Online Sketching Courses with Liz Steel
