Here is a recent quick sketch of my new favourite cafe – Locked Inn. It’s a lone-corner shop in a residential area that is fun to sketch. I love coming here for a coffee because the coffee is great, the owners and staff are really friendly ( a little interaction is a wonderful way to...
CONTINUE READINGLast week in my Travel Sketching course a question came up about drawing cars. I had just happened to do a sketch a few days before where I used my ‘indicate-but-not-draw’ car technique. This involves drawing the tops of the cars and using them to create an interesting frame to the bottom of my scene....
CONTINUE READINGI love September in Sydney as the days get longer and warmer. I also love the signs that summer is coming soon that occur in September – November: The flowering Jacarandas ( I also love it when their leaves turn yellow before falling, which happened last month), The shedding of the bark of the native...
CONTINUE READINGThis is what I told myself the other morning when I did this sketch. But it’s not quite accurate! ‘Every few days, something a bit different’ would be technically more correct, but when something different appears on my page during my morning sketching routine, it feels as if every time I make a mark on...
CONTINUE READINGThis week, in my Travel Sketching course, we are looking at shapes, and I use watercolour pencils (WCPs) a lot! In all five watercolour pencil demos this week, I used them ‘dry’ and on their own. But in my everyday sketching in recent months, I typically have combined them with ink and often with watercolour...
CONTINUE READINGYesterday, I started a new sketchbook (Softcover Square Alpha by Stillman and Birn), and I thought it would be a good prompt for a quick blog post! I’ve been a little busy lately putting together my Travel Sketching course. (This is a massive understatement!) It’s super exciting that after months of preparation, I’m finally sharing...
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