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Garden Sketchabout 2: Sketches

March 19, 2011 | 1 Comment
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Sketching Sydney

But first… I well and truly have found a new tearoom to call ‘my own’! Love this place and am now sharing it with my friends. Once again I had a big day – walked across the harbour bridge, morning tea and sketching in the gardens. (NO afternoon tea though today!) Warmup sketch before the...

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Garden Sketchabout 2: Photos

March 19, 2011 | 1 Comment
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Another WONDERFUL Sketchabout at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. It rained all day so we were very happy that approx 23 sketchers made the effort to sketch today!! So much fun! And what a wonderful group of sketchers!! See you all next week!?!

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Out with the old and in with the new

March 18, 2011 | Leave your thoughts
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Watercolour

Getting ready for my new book which I will start next week. Tomorrow is my last day in Vol 36. I hate coming to the end of a old book – there is so much of my life in it but once I make the switch I love the crispness of a new book. I...

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A strange mix and some palette questions

March 17, 2011 | 6 Comments
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Everyday SketchingWatercolour

Putting two incidents from ones day can lead to a strange juxtaposition in my sketchbook. The vibrant colours of my palette and ageing sandstone gravestones was a bit of a challenge to tie the page together. What they have in common is I did both in extremely short period of time. Now for two questions...

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Postcard For My Walk Exchange: From Katherine

March 17, 2011 | Leave your thoughts
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This month I received this LOVELY postcard from the colour pencil queen ­Katherine Tyrrell from London! This is a sketch of a Bonnard painting thatshe saw auctioned at Christies for 7.2M GBP ­ that is a lot of money! PoorKatherine has had trouble with her feet lately and hasn¹t been able to get out for...

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Gym visit and thinking about Japan

March 15, 2011 | Leave your thoughts
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  Now how many of you knew that I used to be addicted to going to the gym? I do not really portray a totally balanced view of my life by what I choose to sketch – to think that I have NEVER sketched my sneakers/sandshoes/trainers/joggers (whatever you call them) before. Despite my recent lack...

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