A lovely day at the zoo with Alison, a sketching friend from the UK and her husband on a stunning Sydney day. Ah! It is SO exciting to have someone visit Sydney and have an unexpected day together. We didn’t sketch all day and it was great to have a break from feeling like I...
CONTINUE READINGI am finding it a lot harder to achieve similar things with watercolour in 5-10min that I could with markers. I am also determined to master my large sable brush – it holds so much moisture that when I am rushing it is harder to control. Also it is amazing how much the sun has...
CONTINUE READINGSimple sketch … I really should learn the art of waiting for the paper to dry between adjacent washes!!!!!
CONTINUE READINGJust want to mention (again!( how much I am LOVING the larger size of the A4 watercolour moleskine. Revisiting Blenheim Palace – possibly my favourite building in all of the UK and it was certainly a dream come true to spend a whole day sketching there. I am a real Hawksmoor and Vanburgh fan!!!...
CONTINUE READINGa scan of my sketch from earlier in the week – the view of cockatoo island from Greenwich point. It is really strange to be to paint an architectural scene without any lines or even attempt to define the edges…. this was a lot of fun but as I said at the time, wasn’t quite...
CONTINUE READINGNot 100% sure what I am doing … But sure am having fun!! Sketching cockatoo island from Greenwich in the fading light with a big brush and pushing the limits of wet in wet.
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