It never ceases to amaze me how satisfying it is to start my workday by sitting outside and putting a few watercolour washes on paper. There is something so special about mixing pigments and water in my palette… … and then watching what happens when the wash hits the page of my sketchbook. I guess...
CONTINUE READINGI haven’t been sketching much architecture on location lately (when was the last time I sketched a JimmyB building?) so it was a little bit of a shock to the system to tackle a part of Sydney Town Hall on Wednesday evening. It really is an elaborate building so I needed to use all of...
CONTINUE READINGI regularly get asked about the light beige/ cream washes that I use for many of my building sketches and whether I’m using Buff Titanium (by Daniel Smith). Even though I love Buff I rarely use it in mixes because it’s so opaque and can easily make washes murky I normally prefer a more lively...
CONTINUE READINGThe Sydney Opera House (SOH) is a subject matter that I always like to experiment with. Last time I did a version with some wild magenta explosions, this time it was all about losing control of some watery washes and seeing what the end result would be! Successful watercolour sketching is all about knowing when...
CONTINUE READINGI’m really excited to announce that Marc Taro Holmes and I are hosting another One Week 100 People challenge this year: 6-10 March 2023. This is the seventh year that we have hosted this event. The goal is to sketch as many people as you can in 5 days either from life or from photos...
CONTINUE READINGAs I mentioned in my monthly newsletter that went out last week, I didn’t manage a single sketching outing during January. That is very out of character but as I’m having so much fun with my local sketching these days it wasn’t a big deal. However, last week I did manage to get out to...
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