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Thoughts on building a regular sketching habit

April 7, 2026 | 7 Comments Everyday SketchingSketching Adventure Community

            Longtime readers of this blog (and a big hello to you!) will know that for many years I’ve had a morning routine of going out for a coffee and a sketch (and often a walk too!) I did this even when I was working as an architect (see here for an example)....

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Discovering bettongs (a cute Australian animal)

April 6, 2026 | 3 Comments
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A few weeks ago I went to Merrylands Central Gardens Nature Reserve with a friend from Brazil (who had never seen a kangaroo before) and my brother’s family (four kids aged 8-14). I’m so amazed that this free mini zoo exists and impressed by how many Australian animals it contains. It was very hard to...

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Wellington 2026: Highlights video

March 30, 2026 | 2 Comments
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One final article about my trip to Wellington New Zealand earlier this year… I filmed a video sharing the highlights! To watch on YouTube please click on image above or here. And here is an index to all my articles and videos about this trip… Wellington 2026 Index Blog articles: Wellington 2026 Part 1: First...

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The theme of three

March 24, 2026 | 2 Comments
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This month inside my Sketching Adventure Community on Patreon we’ve been exploring the theme of ‘three’ and it’s been a lot of fun. I am seeing ‘threes’ in lots of different aspects of my sketching including: using a watercolour triad (discovering three colours which work together well and have enough pigment variation!) sketching three objects...

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OneWeek100People2026: Two rounds and a newspaper article

March 16, 2026 | 7 Comments
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Well, the OneWeek100People challenge is over for another year – and what a great week it was! I did two rounds of 100 and was interviewed for a newspaper article. Some years I don’t have a lot of time to dedicate to the challenge (so I know what it’s like to approach the 100 goal...

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OneWeek100People2026 has begun!

March 9, 2026 | 4 Comments
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Day 1: 24 completed! I haven’t been sketching people much lately and  as I didn’t get a chance beforehand to warm-up and work out my tools I decided to start this year’s challenge at home working from photos. I intend to sketch on location this week, but I just wanted to start easily. Plus it...

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