As I’m an architect by profession I do have a tendency to sketch a lot of buildings, but I still include a fair share of natural subjects in my sketchbooks. Here are some favourites.

Landscapes

I mainly sketch landscapes when I travel and as my sister lives in Scotland most of them are of Scottish Hills. Back home, my landscape sketching often occurs when I visit the Blue Mountains.

• Some early landscapes in Scotland 2010
• Early sketching trip to the Blue Mountains in 2009
• More recent Scottish landscapes from the Isle of Lewis

Beaches

Sydney has many gorgeous beaches but I seem to sketch more beach scenes when I’m away on a trip to Port Macquarie or Scotland.

Australia

• Sydney: Manly Beach Palm Beach, Whale Beach, Bondi
• Port Macquarie beaches
• Avoca

Overseas

• Beaches on the Isles of Lewis and Harris: here and here
• Dominican Republic 2012
• Copacabana Beach Rio, Brazil 2014

All articles including beach sketches

Trees

• All tree articles
• Gum trees – new growth after a bushfire – my favourite Angophora trees
• Some green mixes for sketching trees!
• I also love sketching at the nearby Lane Cove National Park

This page will be added to over time, but I hope that you enjoy these articles as a starting point!