Tuesday was my big driving day which I was a little anxious about… But it turned out to be perhaps the very best solo day in the trip. Certainly the best weather – stunning. A very special breakfast – my first cooked breakfast in a gorgeous private B&B with amazing hosts and lovely fellow guests....
CONTINUE READINGMonday – the start of the most adventurous part of my trip. 5 days solo travel through Wales. From leaving Cardiff Monday morning till Friday evening when I arrived at my friends place in Newcastle upon Tyne it was just me the Bear and my sketchbook. But I wasn’t ever lonely. This day, because...
CONTINUE READINGSunday is my day of rest from sketching – but my journal still got used for notes from the church services that I went to or things that I read and want to remember. Here is another sketch of the church I went to in Cardiff (sketch done last night) with some of my text...
CONTINUE READINGDay 2 – a day in Cardiff being shown around by my friend. The focus was more chatting than sketching…but I still managed to fill my quota by some really quick sketches. The only dedicated sketching time was sketching the church over lunch – but I wasn’t really dedicated to concentrating too much on it!...
CONTINUE READINGA huge first day – thankfully I had no jet lag as I had two major adventures and 3 hours of driving.(this was a very ambitious thing for me to do!) BTW the second spread which includes the photo was done today in Volume 5 – my extra volume is for doing the pages...
CONTINUE READINGHere is the full amount I did on the flight on my first day (Day 00) – didn’t quite feel like drawing those classical orders (who was I kidding?) But I did fill my quota without really trying to or feeling well enough to sketch… Tragically I never got to do the corresponding sketch...
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