I’m preparing for an upcoming trip to Europe for the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Toulouse. Looking forward to it! I’ll be teaching how to combine dry media with watercolour during my demo titled ‘Mixed Media Architecture’, and so I’ve been doing a lot of experimentation in the past few weeks to work out what to...
CONTINUE READINGThis year, I decided to have a go at the annual 30×30 Direct Watercolour challenge hosted by my friends Marc Taro Holmes and Uma Kelkar. It’s been 4 years since I last participated, and this year I modified the challenge to suit the fact that I’m in serious Trip Prep mode and exploring different dry...
CONTINUE READINGIf you haven’t already heard… I’m hosting a 12-week Group Self-Paced Version of Foundations – starting this week on Wednesday, 18 June 2026. This will be a chance to sketch your way through Foundations alongside an inspiring cohort of sketchers worldwide! Each week, you’ll be prompted to move on to the next section of...
CONTINUE READINGA few nights ago I was in the mood for some scanning (really!?!) and the result is this blog article! It contains sketches using our recent Patreon themes of framing and darks (night time sketching, back lighting and varied shadow colours), plus some mixed media work. Note: I’ve finally started using my Neocolor IIs again...
CONTINUE READINGAfter a long break, I decided to start working through my teacup collection again! I’ve almost exclusively been drinking from this green glass cup and using a cream teapot (both are dishwasher-friendly) this year, but I recently decided I needed a little more colour and pattern in my life! So I’m now in a phase...
CONTINUE READINGLast week, I had a video call with Andrew James from Wellington, New Zealand. (Aside: Andrew is doing lots of fun reels at the moment on Instagram here and writes wonderful weekly articles on his Substack here.) While we talked, I did some reflex sketching of the things on my desk. The funny thing was...
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