During the week before Xmas, I had three nights at Leura in the Blue Mountains (which is only 1.5 hours drive from my home). It was the perfect little getaway to end the year and it was a great opportunity to do a series of sketches of the same subject. If you haven’t realised it...
CONTINUE READINGI’ve been having a lot of fun going through all my 2022 sketchbooks (see my last article for a photo of the pile). Looking at every image and reading all my notes is a good way to get a clear picture of how well I accomplished my 2022 goals and to decide on what...
CONTINUE READINGIt’s that time again… when I collect all the sketchbooks I’ve completed this year and then do a review of my sketching for the past 12 months. In 2022 I completed 15 sketchbooks: 1 x 11×14 spiral Alpha 1 x 7×10 spiral Alpha 1 x 10×7 spiral Alpha 2 x A4 Moleskine watercolour (two-week trip...
CONTINUE READINGTeapot C – Zanzibar – but only by one vote!!! I did the final tally last night and was amazed by how close the result was. Thanks to everyone who voted and left a comment. I really appreciate every comment! I was actually gearing up to do Teapot A as I thought that would...
CONTINUE READINGI’ve been in the Blue Mountains for a few days this week (heading home tomorrow morning). It’s been really good to breathe some fresh mountain air (11C is fresh for summer time) and to sketch the dramatic cliffs and rock formations of these mountains (hmm…technically it’s a plateau!) I was here last year at the...
CONTINUE READINGThis year my December seems to be super crazy and jam-packed – is it the same for you? It is increasingly hard to find time to sketch but I’m thankful for some well-established habits! This means that I still sketch (in the morning and at some point later in the day) even though my days...
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