My final day in Lisbon…. partial map of my exciting last day. The small sketch is a delightful tea cosy – present from Cathy Gatland… thank you Cathy I love it and am putting it to use – will sketch how when I get a moment…. Also… Sunday was my usual day off sketching...
CONTINUE READINGI decided to give the Stillman & Birn sketchbook a go (the one we got at the symposium) Mine is curious… has the logo embossed on the back( upside down) and the spine has been hacked somewhat… ah! imperfections make a thing special! For all you fellow palette junkies out there… this is what...
CONTINUE READINGWasn’t the nice day that we had hoped for – foggy and then glary overcast so not the best light…but still it is lovely to roam around the island which was very empty today. I seem to be able to include the harbour in most of my sketches today! Fire hydrants in Sydney are...
CONTINUE READINGAs some of you have already seen I bought TWO new paint tins when I was in London!! So this afternoon/evening I finally got a moment to have a look at what paint was in the sets and how to put together a set to trial them. I primarily bought both sets because the price...
CONTINUE READINGHad high hopes a of big sketching morning/day today…but after 2hours (one of which was in a cafe) I packed up and went home. Strange…my ‘energy pills’ just didn’t do their normal thing today!! Perspective is such hard work… really need to have a cup of tea and a good scone(or two) at the...
CONTINUE READINGI cannot get over how special it was to get a parcel from my dear Urban sketching friend Ea who has made Borromini these amazing hats. If I wasn’t laughing so hard at how cute he looks I would be crying from being totally overwhelmed! Thank you Ea!!! It was so lovely to meet her...
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