Ah! That time again. Filling up my palette for an upcoming trip. Heading to Melbourne tomorrow for a workshop and demo for Victoria Watercolor Society and then my own 2 day Sketching Architecture workshop. And as much sketching for me as I can fit in. It goes without saying that I won’t have much spare...
CONTINUE READINGI rarely go out just to sketch. My big sketching days are the ones when I am meeting up with friends (or an official USK event) but most commonly it is just trying to squeeze a sketch into my daily life. This sketch – Sydney Hospital courtyard as viewed from the cafe – was done...
CONTINUE READINGI get asked ALL the time for something about my handwriting. And I keep saying, “yes! I know, its on my to do list!” I have plans to do a video but right at the moment that isn’t an option. But after a request on Instagram this morning for just an alphabet, I did...
CONTINUE READINGSo what can I say about my sketches this week? There is always something new to think about, but I will be brief this week. The opening sketch was from Saturdays cafe planning visit and I really enjoy sketching like this. It is very exploratory both in terms of line and shape – suggestive rather...
CONTINUE READINGDid anyone notice that I was using brown ink on Thursday’s adventure to the northern beaches? Well, it was a rare occasion when my White Joy was out of ink. And imagine my shock yesterday when I went to refill it and realised that I was out of ink. Black De Atramentis Document Ink...
CONTINUE READINGNext in my Foundations Friday series where I am revisiting the lessons from my SketchingNow Foundations online sketching course is Lesson 6: Minimal Setup. Minimal setup is one of the biggest rules I sketch by. These days ‘minimal’ often means none at all! Although I have recently realised that starting with a paint shape is...
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