I thought it was time to share an update on the colours that form my 12-colour palette. DS Hansa Yellow Medium PY97 ( split into two half-pans in the palette see more about why here) DS Quinacridone Gold PO49 ( I still have the original pigment but the new mix is fine) DS Transparent...
CONTINUE READINGLast Wednesday I was back in The Rocks again and this time I ended at Susannah Place – a favourite spot to sketch. I normally sketch this historic building in the morning and have fun memories of rapidly changing shadow shapes. But on this occasion (4pm in the afternoon) the whole area was in shadow!...
CONTINUE READINGI want to start a new series in the lead-up to the launch of my new Teacups course sharing some of the reasons why I’m so obsessed with sketching them! Let’s start at the very beginning… It all began with my (Great) Aunty Ruby. She was legendary for her creativity and her house was full...
CONTINUE READINGIn the past when I’ve been asked to do an online course just on Teacups, I’ve replied that I’ve already created a lot of instructional videos on the topic inside my SketchingNow courses and here on the blog. However the more that I thought about it, the more I realised that there were some...
CONTINUE READINGLast week I did some fun mixed media sketches and so today here on the blog I want to share a few thoughts about sketching by intuition. I typically refer to my approach to sketching as spontaneous – however I usually have an idea before I start a sketch! I think through some big-picture issues,...
CONTINUE READINGI’m more than halfway through my new sketchbook (Volume 169) and so it’s time to share some of my other recent sketches! You might have noticed that I’m sketching in the City a lot lately and it’s been really wonderful to get back to more complex scenes. But I’m still doing my everyday sketches in...
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