I’m really enjoying the Sketchbook Revival event as it’s making me think about what is special about creating art inside a sketchbook. There are many reasons… but an important one for me is the compositional fun that comes from designing a sketchbook page/double page spread. It’s not just the individual sketch, it’s the collection of...
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Earlier this week I spend a few hours playing with my paints (something I haven’t done for ages) in order to investigate two issues in my current palette: A replacements for Quinacridone Gold (PO49) since it is no longer available. See more here. Alternatives for DS Sap Green as I am not 100% happy with...
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Last week I stayed overnight in a “harbourview apartment” on Cockatoo Island. The island is located in Sydney Harbour and was a convict penal establishment between 1839-69 and then a huge shipyard up until 1951. It is one of my favourite places in Sydney to sketch but for various reasons it is nearly two years...
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A super quick post today to share pages in my sketchbook from the last fortnight. I haven’t done a lot of sketching (with the exception of a brief sketching getaway which I will tell you about later in the week) but recording what I sketched in my schedule is keeping me more aware and accountable....
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