After a wonderful 4 days in Alsace, it was time to head to Toulouse for the Urban Sketchers Symposium. I travelled from Strasbourg to Toulouse via Paris and planned my train journeys so that I would have plenty of time for my connection in Paris. I ended up having 5 hours to catch up with...
CONTINUE READINGI’m super excited to announce that I’m hosting a Live Version of my Sketchbook Design course – starting on Wednesday 9th Sept 2026. It’s been a few years since I have been able to host an interactive version of this course (with weekly livestreams), so this is a big event. I firmly believe any page...
CONTINUE READINGThe first part of my three-week trip to France was a 4-day road trip with my friend Kerstin from Mannheim, Germany. Our itinerary included a few hours in Wissembourg even less time in Saverne overnight in Obernai a visit to Chateau du Haut-Koenigsbourg overnight in Ribeauville one and a half days in Strasbourg. What a...
CONTINUE READINGI’ve just published a vlog from my time in Toulouse last month – attending the Urban Sketchers Symposium. I created this video for my Patreon members but have made it available for free to everyone until 15 September. Watch it here Thanks to all my friends who allowed me to film them! (Links to their...
CONTINUE READINGI’ve recently returned from an amazing short trip to France, including the 14th Annual International Urban Sketchers Symposium in Toulouse. I did a lot of mixed media sketching (filling 2 x 8×10 Alpha softcover sketchbooks – although I have lots of incomplete pages!) and had special times with art friends. My trip involved a 4-day...
CONTINUE READINGIn June, I had a lot of fun trying new things in my morning sketches. I decided to use a lot of opaque media (mostly Neocolor II and acrylic markers, with only a little watercolour), work larger (going to the edge of the page) and at times, to intentionally lean my vertical lines. Here is...
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