So say a lot of people, but it is not something that I particularly worry about. I know I don’t do a lot of green sketches but never think ‘greens are hard’ when I do – perhaps mixing greens from your yellows and blues help a lot as I know there will be harmony...
CONTINUE READINGOn Friday a very exciting parcel arrived from Super5 Germany! Six bottles of ink, one fountain pen and a box of very cool sketchbooks. Like everyone else at the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Brazil last August, I received a Super5 fountain pen which was filled with ink. The pen, which contains a fine calligraphy nib...
CONTINUE READINGFollowing on from Tas Trip Part 1 here are the sketches I did during the second half of my week in Tasmania. I had completed the work component of the trip (preparing for a travel Sketching workshop in Launceston) and this was sketching just for me. I could have had a few easy days, but...
CONTINUE READINGI thought I would try something different for my posting this trip. Here is the full collection of my sketches from my 3 days in “Lonnie” to give you an idea of what it would be like to flick through my sketchbook and get a feel of the narrative of my visit. Yes, it was...
CONTINUE READINGI just have to share a little about the airbnb apartment I stayed in when I was in Hobart called Apartment 3 – hosted by the wonderful Jodi! It was fabulous and I loved everything about it. The location was great in New Town which is only a short distance from the centre...
CONTINUE READINGWell I am back home after a very busy week in Tasmania and with a LOT of sketches to scan. This photo shows the pages of my Stillman & Birn Alpha 9 x 6 landscape sketchbook and the Clairefontaine Goldline A5 spiral landscape sketchbook that I completed during the week. I purchased the second book...
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