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Foundations Friday 5: Measured Setup

February 12, 2016 | Leave your thoughts
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Next in my Foundations Friday series where I revisit the lessons from my  SketchingNow Foundations online sketching course is Lesson 5: Measured Setup. This has been one of the more ‘painful’ lessons for many people since it can seem a little tedious to have to measure everything (takes away the fun?), and yet if accuracy...

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Cuppa Tea Time: Just taking it easy

February 11, 2016 | Leave your thoughts
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Teacup Sketching

I can only go for so long without feeling the need for a teacup sketch, and this is especially the case when I am flat out. The last week has been so insane that I needed a little quiet time last night just to move the paint around on the page while I was drinking...

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Chatting with Brian Goulet

February 10, 2016 | 3 Comments
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I am super excited to share with you my chat with Brian Goulet from Goulet Pens that we recorded last week. So make yourself a cup of tea or coffee, sit back and enjoy. Hmm… make that a POT of tea or coffee. If the embedded video doesn’t work for you here it the direct...

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Last week: Sketching Diet and Soviet Bus Stops

February 9, 2016 | 1 Comment
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If I told you that I didn’t sketch for 5 days in a row* and have drunk a lot of hot water during the past week (ie. hot tea without the tea) you might start to wonder if I was alright. But… “I am going great!” (I am not a fan of that phrase so...

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Teacup Stickers

February 8, 2016 | Leave your thoughts
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I am ‘under the pump’ with a deadline today, but just checking in to say hi… and share these Moo Stickers that arrived this afternoon. Anything from Moo always makes me smile – happy Monday everyone!

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From the archives: A NYC Fire Station

February 5, 2016 | Leave your thoughts
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  I have done so many sketches over the last 9 years that I often come across ones that I forgot I ever did. This crazy quick sketch of a NYC fire station was pumped out on my last morning in the city during my 2012 visit as I rushed around the city sketching and...

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