Liz Steel

Three versions of Claypotts Castle

March 17, 2025 | 4 Comments

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Everyday Sketching

Last week, I had a long-overdue video catchup with my great friend Esther Semmens, who lives in Edinburgh. We continued our tradition of sketching a Scottish castle while we chatted. I’ve just created a dedicated tag for this Scottish Castle Project so you can see other castles we’ve sketched over the years. This time, I...

OneWeek100Peope2025 - It's a wrap!

March 10, 2025 | 3 Comments

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Everyday Sketching

What a week! There is something very special about the OneWeek100People challenge and this year was no exception! I loved seeing people’s work on Instagram and especially inside my Sketching Adventure Community on Patreon (the perfect place to share!) It was also great seeing Marc post lots of watercolour work to Instagram and Suhita hosting...

Sketching with Shapes: Cockatoo Island Workshop

March 6, 2025 | 1 Comment

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Workshops

I’m super excited to announce a new in-person workshop on Friday 4 April at Cockatoo Island (my favourite sketching location in Sydney). When starting urban sketching many people just pick up their pen and begin to draw everything in front of them. They keep drawing and drawing (possibly getting lost in the details) and then...

A new Royal Albert 100 years cup

March 3, 2025 | 4 Comments

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Sketching Adventure Community Teacup Sketching

A few months ago, Royal Albert added five new designs to its 100 Years collection – this one is 1960s Jazz. I did this sketch during a catch-up video call with Suhita and so it’s an example of reflex sketching as I was more focused on our conversation. I love the black background in the...

Recent City sketches

February 24, 2025 | 2 Comments

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Sketching Sydney

Here are some of my recent sketches done in The Rocks and Sydney City. They include some sketches using negative shapes (the monthly theme inside my Sketching Adventure Community on Patreon), a 5-minute sketch of a food court using Poscas, and some measured drawings of the front door and main window of my church (done...

Exploring negative shapes in my everyday sketching

February 17, 2025 | 4 Comments

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Everyday Sketching Sketching Adventure Community

A few weeks ago I started a new Sketching Adventure Community on Patreon and it’s been super special to have a place where we can collectively share our everyday sketching explorations. I love seeing people’s sketches and having somewhere to talk about new materials. A huge thanks to everyone who is making it such a...