Whilst I love challenging myself when I’m out on location sketching complex scenes, it’s always very satisfying to do a simple sketch as well. I don’t sketch as many objects at home as I would like, but I nearly always document the day that I start a new 1kg bag of premium earl Grey Tea...
CONTINUE READINGMy church has a fancy Gothic doorway surrounding the front door, which is pretty tricky to draw. A few weeks ago, I turned up early for our mid-week meeting and decided to sketch it. I started with the outside and outlined the gabled porch first. Halfway into the sketch, I realised that this wasn’t the...
CONTINUE READINGFor the past 3 months I’ve been sharing weekly sketching tips from my Foundations course on my Instagram account. It’s been really fun to revisit the important concepts from Foundations in this way! If you have missed it and have access to Instagram simply go to my account here and check out the Stories...
CONTINUE READINGThe other day I did a SOH sketch (SOH = Sydney Opera House), and I found it hard to mix a ‘buff colour’ in my small palette using a waterbrush. I know that many of you love Daniel Smith’s Buff Titanium but I prefer to mix my own versions. I understand how convenient it is...
CONTINUE READINGA few years ago I did a lot of coffee sketches because I started my work day with a morning cafe visit. The main purpose of these cafe sessions was work-related as I was spending time with my Bujo (bullet journal) planning my day, week, month, quarter, or year. Doing a sketch was secondary, so...
CONTINUE READINGHere is a quick sketch (completed in 10 minutes) that I did the other day in The Rocks area of Sydney. There is a lot going on in this scene, but I simplified it into a few elements and then experimented with using different media for each. I’m starting to enjoy using a waterbrush and...
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