Last week was all about testing my Faber Castell Graphite Aquarelle pencils as part of my new series Foundations Friday. It was also my first week back at work full time and I really hit the ground running. I immediately fell into my usual pattern of working all day and a number of...
CONTINUE READINGThis week I received an exciting package in the mail – a gift from Lamy (Australia) – it is a new White Joy pen! The Australian Distributor of Lamy contacted me after I shared the state of my pen and asking my readers whether I should get a new body for my gold nib. I...
CONTINUE READINGToday I am starting a new series – Foundations Fridays! Over the new few months, I will be revisiting the concepts that I teach in my SketchingNow Foundations online course, looking for different ways to apply them. I am NOT doing the exercises, but only latching onto one small part of each lesson to...
CONTINUE READINGDue to my new commitment to regular posting, I owe you an extra one this week as I mistakenly posted twice yesterday… no surprises with what I chose to share – hey? I have been so busy wrapping up last year, reflecting on my first three years of my grand adventure, and trying to work...
CONTINUE READINGI was asked a question last week that got me thinking: Would you give some advice please, I keep changing my watercolors to different palettes and can’t seem to settle on a basic one. I guess I like the exploration of seeing how different color mixes but this is frustrating and expensive! It’s also keeping...
CONTINUE READINGLast month I shared a number of quotes that have really helped me in the last three years as I try to work out a way to support myself doing what I love. One of those was “Blogging is never a waste of time” and I promised that I would come back to this in...
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