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30x30 Direct watercolour 2021: The first week

June 9, 2021 | Leave your thoughts
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This year I’m doing a very low-pressure approach to the 30×30 direct watercolour challenge. I started by doing a few small sketches and now I’m trying to do a quick on-location watercolour sketch during the day. If I don’t manage that, my plan is to use some of the photos from my recent trip as...

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RoadTrip2021: Reflections on my 6 week adventure

June 7, 2021 | 25 Comments
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Whilst I still have a few ideas for articles related to my big Road Trip, it’s time to wrap up this series with my typical reflections post. (You can see other ones here) This time I have so many thoughts that I’m unable to condense them into a few main ideas but I have tried...

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RoadTrip2021: Back Home Reviews

June 4, 2021 | 6 Comments
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The last-minute prep for my road trip was so busy (it was much more work to plan than I had expected) that I didn’t do my usual ‘all packed’ pages. But I did do this one to highlight a few things. And on my first full day back home, I did a little review of...

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Edges Group Run-through including 8 weekly livestreams

June 3, 2021 | 1 Comment
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I’m super excited to announce that I’m hosting a big 8-week Group Run-through for SketchingNow Edges, starting next week, Wednesday 09 June. During this period, I’ll be active in the classroom and also doing weekly live Q&A sessions to interact with the group, answer questions and do some new demos. These livestreams are being added...

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RoadTrip2021: Goulburn, Berrima and back home!

June 2, 2021 | 26 Comments
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Well, this is it! The last leg of my epic road trip – covering the last 1.5 days.   Goulburn It was only one hour’s drive from Canberra to Goulburn on another beautiful blue sky day. I haven’t been to Goulburn for many years and the images I have in my head were a bit...

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RoadTrip2021: A few days in Canberra

June 1, 2021 | 5 Comments
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Arriving In Canberra (Monday) It’s hard to believe that it’s over 11 years since I was last in Canberra. It’s only a few hours’ drive from Sydney but I just haven’t been able to make it down there. So I was really excited to be finally returning. I love Canberra – both the incredible layout...

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