I 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...
CONTINUE READINGA few weeks before my recent workshop on Cockatoo Island, I visited the island to do the required prep (decide on locations etc) and also to do some sketching for myself. I managed to do four sketches – each one used a different technique. I also wanted to test two things: 1. using Neocolors standing...
CONTINUE READINGLast week, I taught a Sketching with Shapes workshop on Cockatoo Island and absolutely loved it! We had a beautiful day, great locations and a wonderful group of sketchers. And I was super happy to be teaching an in-person workshop focusing on shapes – my favourite way to sketch! We spent the morning doing a...
CONTINUE READINGI’m excited to announce that I’m hosting a 3-week Live Version of my popular Travel Sketching course starting on Wednesday, 16 April. This will be a chance to work through the lessons with an inspiring group of sketchers from around the world and participate in 3 bonus weekly livestreams. Find out more about the schedule...
CONTINUE READINGAs mentioned last week, my Sketching Adventure Community on Patreon has been exploring the theme of Going to the Edge this month – and it’s been so much fun! The idea of devoting a whole month to this theme came at the end of last year when I did a full double-page spread in an...
CONTINUE READINGLast week, I had a long-overdue video catchup with my great friend Esther Semmens, who lives in Edinburgh. We continued our tradition of sketching a Scottish castle while we chatted. I’ve just created a dedicated tag for this Scottish Castle Project so you can see other castles we’ve sketched over the years. This time, I...
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