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Zoo visit 2: Sketching animals and architecture

February 20, 2010 | Leave your thoughts
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   My second visit to the zoo – I have now got my moneys worth of my yearly membership! I am still in the ‘have to see everything’ mood and am therefore enjoying looking at the animals rather than being seriously committed to sketching. I only arrived after lunch (another great feature of a yearly...

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Friday night randomness: One hour exercise

February 19, 2010 | 4 Comments
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  A page in response to Suzanne’s 10 hour exercise challenge I put together this page during 8-9pm tonight – on the left hand side of the page was a strip of traffic trauma therapy sketching from my journey home – I did a photoshop invert to make the terrible sketches look a little more...

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Sketching at work this week and pleased with the results

February 19, 2010 | 3 Comments
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All my sketches this week – done either early morning before I started my day or during my lunch break. My morning architectural sketches are a mixed bag and I have been overlaying butter paper doodles that I have done during the day. – a fairly productive week – sketching at lunch takes the pressure(or...

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The Rest Park at Lunch

February 17, 2010 | Leave your thoughts
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I am SUCH a creature of habit…how many times have I ducked out of the office at lunch to sketch in this park – doing a quick 10 min sketch before getting back to work. Am I becoming monotonous? St Thomas Rest Park, Crows Nest, North Sydney

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Palazzo Corner Spinelli

February 16, 2010 | Leave your thoughts
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  Why do I have an urge to do a nicely complex architectural facade sketch when I am tired and headachey? – don’t know why… but it seems to often be the case! Strange I know…. maybe it is a sign of escapism… dreaming of a holiday sketching in Venice! And here is the full...

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Another wet Saturday (and visit to T2)

February 13, 2010 | Leave your thoughts
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It is nice to now have a few years worth of sketchbooks to revisit! This morning before breakfast I looked through what I was doing in Feb the last 3 years and realised it was an anniversary of sorts! I had an exciting day planned today but a LOT of rain last night and showers...

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