Last Wednesday I did three sketches – each using watercolour pencil (Albrecht Durer by Faber Castell) and each used a different method. 1. Morning coffee: watercolour pencil first, watercolour second 2. The Rocks (while sipping my afternoon coffee) watercolour pencil shapes first, then ink, then more watercolour pencil (WCP). As I only had 10 minutes...
CONTINUE READINGI always love writing reflection articles, as they are a way to reflect on the main themes of a sketching trip. See other reflection articles here. This time, I’m limiting myself to three points that relate to my main goals for the trip. I wanted to see if I could get okay results with a...
CONTINUE READINGIn this article I’m sharing a few sketches and photos from some shorter outings I went on during my recent trip to Melbourne. These include: Williamstown Botanical Gardens Walking the streets in Melbourne suburbs Sunrise on the bay Werribee Park Williamstown Botanical Gardens I had a quick tour of these beautiful gardens with my...
CONTINUE READINGGetting back to sketches from my recent Melbourne trip… My friend E took me on a second outing – this time towards Colac via a few small historic country towns. This day reminded me a lot of my epic road trip back in 2021 (see here for all the articles on this 6-week adventure!) It...
CONTINUE READINGJust a quick article today to let you know that I’m going to have a little break from publishing here on the blog while I do the last-minute prep for filming my upcoming Travel Sketching course! Find out about the new course here. This is a loose sketch of Royal Albert Old Country Roses (one...
CONTINUE READINGI was very happy to catch up with the extended family of the friends I was staying with – this includes their three sons, lovely wives and beautiful grandchildren. It’s always hard to do any sketching at all during social events, so anything on the page is a win – and a special way to...
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