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USKAUS SketchMeet 2016 Day 1

April 22, 2016 | 2 Comments
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Sketching SydneyUrban Sketchers

We have an exciting event here in Sydney over the Anzac Day long weekend… a Sketchmeet with about 60 sketchers (25 being out of towners from as far as Carins and Adelaide). Today was the first day of events and here are my collection of photos. I started the day catching a ferry to Manly...

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Making changes to my palette

April 21, 2016 | 8 Comments
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Sketching ToolsWatercolour

Yesterday I  made some changes to my palette after locking it in place for three months. While I was making my final decision I decided to sketch my adjustments which was a fun way of recording my thinking. I can’t share anything about my palette without adding a disclaimer that my colour choices are incredibly...

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Something different: ipad sketching!

April 20, 2016 | 12 Comments
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Everyday Sketching

In the background for the last few weeks I have been doing a little ipad sketching. Whoa! that is a little out of character, hey? This is the first sketch that I finished… the rest were experiments or abandoned sketches as I was just not happy with the results I was getting. My goal was...

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Last week: Happy

April 19, 2016 | 16 Comments
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Everyday SketchingTeacup Sketching

  Well, I am a happy girl today as my final installment for my sketching architecture book has been sent off. Writing a book in under 3 months has been insane! I still have a few more weeks of bits and pieces but the production of content is completed. So to celebrate this morning I...

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I did it - Now it's time to make changes!

April 18, 2016 | 2 Comments
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Watercolour

Well, I made it! Over three months without changing my palette. See this post or click on the palette on the side bar for more details. Now… I can make some changes. Yay! I think there are going to be four that I will make but only one is intended to be permanent – in...

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Sketching my sketching kit

April 16, 2016 | 11 Comments
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  A book of mine wouldn’t be complete without a sketch of my kit – would it?  So here is it at the moment and what goes where in terms of the two front pockets of my bag. It’s always good to do these sketches as I normally find a few things that have crept...

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