Palladio, Villas and The Veneto

June 23, 2016 | 5 Comments
Travel Sketching

A quick summary of the last two days as we really get into planning mode for next year’s Palladian Odyssey workshop – find out more about that here. Opening image is sketching Palladio’s Villa Capra (Villa Rotunda) – a dream come true! Yesterday began sketching Palladio’s Palazzo Chiericati. After lunch we went to Villa Rotunda....

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Urban Sketching in Milan

June 19, 2016 | 6 Comments
Travel Sketching

Another big day in Milan – including an afternoon with Urban Sketchers Milano. Here are a few images from today. Above: Rushing today and we have to set a 20 minute timer for each sketch this afternoon. So here is Milano Duomo completed before the timer went off. Great to be sketching with Esther Semmens...

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First Day in Milan

June 18, 2016 | 9 Comments
Travel Sketching

Greetings from Milan – I had an amazing first day today! After a long haul flight I find it takes a day for my eye hand coordination to get back to normal (out of sync like my sleep – though I felt great today) I often play safe with subject matter till I get in...

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