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Last week: Embracing the repetition

December 21, 2015 | Leave your thoughts
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  Firstly – a huge thank you to everyone left a message on my “Give it three years” post. I haven’t had a chance to reply to you all yet, but I will.  I had a few tears in my eyes writing the post but I became a complete watering pot reading your lovely comments...

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VIsiting Urban Sketchers in Surry Hills

December 19, 2015 | Leave your thoughts
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   Its always really great to have visiting sketchers in town! Today we had a casual sketching day in Surry Hills – a favourite spot opposite two top cafes, Bourke St Bakery and The Book Kitchen – and we pleased to have with us Chantal from New Caledonia and Will from Manchester UK. We sat...

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“Give it three years” and three other helpful quotes from my friends

December 18, 2015 | 12 Comments
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Well, it is three years since I “quit my day job to follow my dream!” It has been a grand adventure and there is no one more surprised than me at what has happened! I wasn’t intending to leave my architecture career to become a full-time artist but rather have a ‘sabbatical’ for 6 months...

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Fountain Pen Sketching Part 6: Pens with variable lines 1

December 17, 2015 | 31 Comments
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Part of my Series on Fountain Pen Sketching – click here for the index, After looking at some basic fountain pens in Part 5 we will now look at some pens that give greater line variation. This is the ‘hot topic’ when it comes to fountain pen sketching and my goal is to provide an...

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Fountain Pen Sketching Part 5: Basic Pens

December 15, 2015 | 49 Comments
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So after doing a number of introductory posts – why use a fountain pen, what makes a good fountain pen, how to use a fountain pen, how to choose a fountain pen – we are now finally going to look at some pens. Yay! There are a lot of pens on the market that are...

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Last week: Coffee, fountain pens and violet ink

December 14, 2015 | Leave your thoughts
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I know that a lot of my readers think I live a dream life, and to be honest it is pretty amazing what my ‘work’ can sometimes entail. But like everyone I have tough weeks and there are a lot of things behind the scenes that I keep to myself and are not even hinted...

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