The next part of my trip was 6 days on the Isle of Lewis (and Harris – the southern part of the island) hanging out with my sister, brother in law, 4 year old niece and meeting my 6 month old nephew called Ruairidh (Ru for short). I wasn’t sure if I would get any...
CONTINUE READINGLast week I spent two days in Venice and two half days in Edinburgh. Both visits were more about spending time with friends than serious travel sketching, but as always I did a lot of sketching. The number of pages in my sketchbook that I did manage to fill is a result of my current...
CONTINUE READINGToday at midday I sat quietly under a tree and sketched this experimental version of Palladio’s Palazzo Chiericati. As I sketched I was trying to process some of the things which have occurred in the past fortnight. There are a lot of memories and thoughts encoded in this sketch that I just can’t put into...
CONTINUE READINGWe have just finished the first of two Palladian Odyssey tours in the Veneto Region of Italy. I am sitting in my hotel room (supposedly resting) and trying to think of some adequate words to describe the last 6 days. But, I don’t think I can do it justice! So instead I will give you...
CONTINUE READINGI’m heading off to Italy today so here are a few photos of my gear. Please go to Sketching Tools section for more details. (Note: Missing from this photo is my Aquarelle Graphite pencil) All the stuff put away into their cases. The left group goes in my everyday bag, the right in my suitcase...
CONTINUE READINGAn extremely exciting parcel arrived for me yesterday… my own dot cards sharing my favourite Daniel Smith watercolor palette. This is my extended palette so a few extras on this card to what I carry with me every day. For more details of my current kit (which includes two mixed greys) please click here or...
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