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A classical music concert and some neocolor!

March 29, 2023 | 8 Comments
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Sketching Sydney

Last Friday evening I went to a concert at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music – it’s been years since I’ve been to a concert like this! I decided beforehand that I wasn’t going to try and sketch non-stop (as I’ve done in the past) because I really just wanted to focus on watching the performance...

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When you don't have the time or energy to sketch a complex scene...

March 27, 2023 | 8 Comments
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Everyday SketchingPens and Markers

… have fun alternating between line and shape for the individual parts. And then focus on the overall composition in a more abstract way. Typically when I don’t have a lot of time I do an open-ended continuous line drawing (see more about continuous line sketching here.) But for the last month or so I’ve...

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Recent coloured pencil sketches on toned (or cream) paper

March 24, 2023 | 4 Comments
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Everyday Sketching

Because my coloured pencil sketch’n’walk drawings are so different from my normal sketching I thought it was time to put them all together in the one post. As discussed previously these are really quick sketches done at some point during my evening walk and I was standing up for most of them. I have a...

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Colourful experiments while sketching a few important Sydney buildings

March 22, 2023 | 8 Comments
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Sketching Sydney

Last week I had two sketching outings in the City and did some fun colourful versions of a few of Sydney’s important buildings. In February I did an ink drawing of Sydney Town Hall (see here) and last Wednesday afternoon I was hoping to do a coloured version… but it was a warm day and...

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I'm working on a new course!

March 21, 2023 | 2 Comments
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SketchingNowTeacup Sketching

Last week I announced in my monthly newsletter and in my livestream that I’m working on a new course all about… drumroll please… Teacups! I’ve been asked so many times to do a dedicated course on Teacups and so I’m super excited to be able to put it together now. I’m having lots of fun...

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Sketchbook Tour Replay and some watercolour tips

March 15, 2023 | 2 Comments
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Everyday SketchingVideoWatercolour

Thanks to everyone who was able to attend my livestream this morning where I flipped through my recent sketchbook Volume 168 and then did some watercolour mixing demos – sharing some core concepts from my Watercolour course. These mixing demos start at the 26-minute mark. The replay (including the chat replay) is available now on...

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