Before I sketched, I used to take a lot of photos and put together elaborate photo books from my travels. In 2005 I had a long weekend in Tasmania of 5 days. I put together a 160 page book which I printed myself of quality paper and got professional bound. Here are three pages from...
CONTINUE READINGIf you have missed it I am doing a few workshops down in Hobart and Launceston soon! This post gives you an idea of some of the things I will talk about as I share my top tips for sketching on location and what is so great about sketching your life! I can’t help thinking...
CONTINUE READINGWell, the countdown is on for my trip to Tassie next week… It was such a beautiful day today that after doing a few chores this morning I decided to track down a ‘Tassie-like’ building in my local area to get in the mood. This is the old courthouse in Church St Top Ryde. I...
CONTINUE READINGNot going to ramble today…. just one of those heads-down type of day – hardly been out of the 6 walls of my studio all day (yes it is not a rectangle!) Not sure how many times I have sketched that small pot … but as for the yellow cup…the less said the better....
CONTINUE READINGjust a little playing with paint this evening before getting into work. I had intended to write some notes on this spread… but well there is no room. So will add my notes here instead. Using my mini tin and my pocket palette mainly to get a feel for the size of the mixing area...
CONTINUE READINGMONDAY: I had a serious ‘play day’ with Jane Blundell. We have so much fun testing new art tools and talking pigments. I wanted to resolve what to put into two new palettes. Can’t help it but new palettes get me excited once they are set up and ready to go – a small everyday...
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