One of the really great things about the programming for the symposium this year was the Wednesday afternoon start… so today was officially Day 1. But the morning was just sketching time. Most people had by now arrived and the fun of working out “where to go sketching and who are waiting for?” had begun....
CONTINUE READINGToday’s Preamble: Going on a sketching trip which includes an Urban Sketchers symposium is such a big adventure and at times overwhelming. Overwhelming in a good way, in terms of all the people to meet, to sketch with and be inspired by (seeing their work IRL and seeing them in action is 100x more meaningful...
CONTINUE READINGDay 2 in Sao Paulo….I start with a photo of the wonderful MASP building by Lina Bo Bardi. Until I started following Eduardo’s work online I had never come across this incredible architect. The way that this building sits amongst the skyscrapers of Ave Paulista, the way it sits on the ridge and the reflections...
CONTINUE READINGFirst day in Sao Paulo – here are all pages in full and then I’ll start explaining one at a time My great friends Marc and Laurel Holmes had arrived the day before and were rearing to go. So I met them for breakfast at 7am and we went straight into Centro and started sketching....
CONTINUE READINGWell, let’s get cracking with the scanning and posting from my Brazil trip – and to start with the travel pages. And what better way to start with the sketch I did of my art kit. All went to plan with what I took although I did take the wrong blue watercolour pencil (Cobalt...
CONTINUE READINGBefore I start the regular daily posts of my trip I thought I’d start by sharing a few overall reflections from the trip. The first image is from Day 1 sitting on the pavement in Centro Sao Paulo painting shapes before line and the second image from the last day of the trip, also from...
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