Last week, I caught up with Jane Blundell, whom I hadn’t seen in ages. We sat with the sun on our backs for about 3 hours sketching and talking non-stop! It was so good! These two sketches were a good example of reflex sketching (not really concentrating on my work), while also experimenting with some...
CONTINUE READINGThis month, we’ve been exploring the theme of ‘Limited Palettes’ inside my Sketching Adventure Community on Patreon, and once again, I have found having a whole month to explore a single concept with a group to be super inspiring! I had hoped that thinking about limited palettes would help me reduce the number of tools...
CONTINUE READINGI’m booked to travel to Europe in about 2 months’ time, and so I’m starting the process of thinking about what art supplies I will take and what my approach to sketching will be. This planning process is something that I love doing and at times have made it into a project of it’s own!...
CONTINUE READINGAs mentioned previously, the April theme I set for my Sketching Adventure Community on Patreon was foreshortening! It was great to focus on oblique views and street scenes. Once again, I have to say how much I absolutely love working on a theme for an entire month at the same time as others. I get...
CONTINUE READINGA few weeks ago I was on a call with Suhita and I started doing a reflex sketch of the random scattering of items on my desk. I was switching media as I worked and ended up using 7 different types. Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils Neocolor II water-soluble wax crayons Fude pen with De...
CONTINUE READINGI had a quiet Easter but I did manage to do a little sketching. I feel as if sketching a hot cross bun and a chocolate Bilby is a tradition of mine, but it seems, according to my tags, that I haven’t shared any Easter sketches for many years. I used my chocolate Bilby as...
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