Had two visits in two days to my favourite Tearoom. The first visit was quality time with myself (thinking and sketching time) and today with a friend. Here are sketchbook pages from the 2 visits. I have been doing a lot more sketching on loose paper lately… And I find it a challenge! Sketching...
CONTINUE READINGAn afternoon in the Veneto?… Well not quite…just doing various quick sketches using different techniques and media of Palladio’s tempietto barbaro (btw if I had another bear he would probably be called Palladio!) I have lots of things to try next time I get to go out on location sketching… Whenever that might be… Haven’t...
CONTINUE READINGThis page (yes, more tea cups!) is a record of a couple of experiments I have been doing in the last 36 hours. You all know that I have been using pencil lately…so testing out on tea cups is perfect for me to review approaches. Not sure if the notes make sense…. I know that...
CONTINUE READINGI thought I would do a perspective check on my recent quick sketch of St Barts (when I did the sketch I didn’t think about any of the rules of perspective, just drew the lines as I saw them…but of course the basic principles of perspective have been ingrained in me for years) (Click on...
CONTINUE READINGBeen trying to get out for a lunchtime sketch (30 mins) lately and sketching on loose pieces of paper (this is a struggle as I wish I was working in my sketchbook!) Today, I spent 20 minutes doing the ‘planned’ sketch (inklines but no colour) and I am not sure that it will turn out...
CONTINUE READINGBeen involved in an online discussion this week on traditional artists sketchbooks (messy, scrappy, experimental and working type books which are really notebooks for studio work) vs the every page perfect sketch (sketchbook is the end) vs the illustrated journal (a record of the moment). Although I do have a certain freedom in my book...
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