On Friday I shared my stop-and-start developments in sketching people this year and left off at the moment where I decided to be brave and start sketching my friends in the front of my sketchbook. Sketching my friends pre-conference So the next morning after sketching my coffee at Houndstooth, it was time to act… (photo...
CONTINUE READINGI mentioned in an article reflecting on my recent CA-TX trip that I had a breakthrough in my approach to sketching people during my week in Austin. This breakthrough didn’t come out of the blue so I thought it was important to explain a little more about how it happened. My hope is that this...
CONTINUE READINGI have been meaning to pose this question to you all for a long time… it looks like today’s the day! So… Why do you sketch? Is it an end in itself or is it part of a bigger goal? Is it just for yourself, or do you want to hang your work on a...
CONTINUE READINGHere is a fun sketch I did of HITW coffee in San Francisco. I was walking down Columbus Avenue in need of a sit-down and getting a bit frustrated as all the good rated cafes I passed were packed – with no empty seats. I initially walked past HITW thinking it wouldn’t suit. Sitting on...
CONTINUE READINGMy sketching diet has begun again! I have been struggling in the past little while (hmm, make that the past 3 years) to be disciplined with my eating. My focus has been keeping on top of my work and it is so easy to let things slide when you are constantly in ‘hustle’ mode! I...
CONTINUE READINGHere is a quick flip-through of the three Stillman & Birn Alpha sketchbooks which I filled during my recent 3 week trip to California (the Bay Area) and Texas (Austin and Dallas). To take the pressure off producing ‘good sketches’ I chose the Alpha books over Moleskine A4 landscape watercolour books which I normally use...
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