Yesterday I went out specifically to sketch a complex church as part of the week 2 assignment for my SketchingNow Buildings course. It felt so good to be out sketching buildings again and 4 months to the day since I last officially did that (my second JimmyB sketching day in June). Even though I’ve been...
CONTINUE READINGSo here are the last few teacups for this project! I didn’t think when I started this that I would be sketching lockdown teacups into October… but that is what happened. I managed to get very muddled with my numbering system so some of you might think that I’m missing a few in this article....
CONTINUE READINGSome of you have been asking for a listing of my current pencils/watercolour pencils (WCPs) and while my selection is still in a state of flux, I will share that I currently have three favourite green pencils! The first two I used from the very beginning and the third was recently added to my...
CONTINUE READINGLast month (during my staycation) I received a lovely package from Latvia – handmade paints from Deep Deep Light (DDL). The creators, Agnese and Daina, had reached out to me previously offering to send me some paints to try. I have a great selection of their range… and it’s been a fun process over the...
CONTINUE READINGWith the 10-week Group Run-through of my Buildings course starting today (so excited about this!) I’ve decided to start sketching my way through Palladio’s more public and urban buildings. A few months ago I sketched all of his villas (see here) but now I’m going to be exploring his palaces, churches and other buildings. The...
CONTINUE READINGOver the past 4 months I’ve been having a wonderful time getting to know some of the native plants in my area. Scattered throughout my sketchbooks there have been sketches of leaves and gum nuts (fruit/seed pods) which I’ve used to identify trees I’ve walked past. So this article is a collection of all my...
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