Yes, another big Saturday that involved tea and a visit to the Botanic Gardens…only two weeks to go to the start of the Great Garden Sketchabout..so trying to get some more sketches in my Garden sketchbook. From Saturday 12 March – 18 April, the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney will host a free afternoon Sketchabout....
CONTINUE READINGSurprisingly I don’t have pages and pages to scan after having a self imposed ban on posting for 3 nights (big deal only 3 nights…but it is for me… sometimes I feel addicted to sketching and have to keep regularly posting or else the task will become too great) Here are two sketches from dinner...
CONTINUE READINGI realised on Saturday after an afternoon in the studio that my artwork is all about capturing the moment. I felt a bit frustrated being indoors working on the one piece when I could have been out sketching and sketching. But I have also been aware for a while that I am very much distracted...
CONTINUE READINGWell…in the sense that I didn’t go out anywhere to sketch. However, I have rarely had a day at home when sketching has been so consuming! A bit of Greek Distraction to start my morning Honestly… this is Greek architecture (well Greek Revival) NOT baroque! … still I should be doing something else this...
CONTINUE READINGThis page is in response to the question which has intrigued Maarten who left a flickr comment on my post from yesterday. He asked about teapots and Baroque facades but it is in fact tea CUPS and not teapots that I am most interested in. After thinking about it for a few moments I suddenly...
CONTINUE READINGBusy week and haven’t really had a chance to play with my new paints from last week… From Monday night: This is not just another usual late night Baroque doodle……. this sketch actually might mark a momentous change… I did NOT use W&N Burnt Sienna and French Ultramarine Blue – instead I used Daniel...
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