I don’t post my first-page palette sketch every time… but this one was fun! No lines …correction, I painted the shadows of the pans first so that was a line. I am very happy with my palette these days but I still do the odd tweaks… for those that are interested…. – the green half...
CONTINUE READINGOne of the things that I love about keeping a sketchbook and sketching regularly is that you never not what direction your art might take. The regular habit puts you in the space that can lead to the unexpected. Last week, I started keeping a food diary and decided to paint with no lines… This...
CONTINUE READINGAll I want to do is just play with paint… I am doing a big tidy up of my studio last evening and well…umm… I just managed to get myself a bit distracted didn’t I? I am was using my big sable mop and that crazy swordliner and working insanely wet… This alpha paper(Stillman and...
CONTINUE READINGTea and (cake!) at Pablo and Rusty’s (the last of the patterned cups!) but their teapots are very groovy. P&R have a good reputation for coffee but of course I was drinking tea…and for the record their EGT is very good (EGT= earl grey tea if you couldn’t work that out!)
CONTINUE READINGFinally got around to moving sketchbooks into my newish shelves in my studio but no energy to order them. Less than 7.5 years worth. Just finished that alpha landscape book and started another one.
CONTINUE READINGGetting back to posting about the Expressive Urban Sketchers Week… The evening before we had a late afternoon get-together at the Museum of Contemporary Art so that participants could meet each other before. It was wonderful to meet some new people from out of town (or Canada!) and to catch up with some old sketching...
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