I don’t often get an opportunity to sketch the working side of a coffee machine. Normally… 1. I’m looking at the outside face and can only see the coffee cups on top and the heads of the baristas. 2. If I do get a view of the working side, there is too much activity...
CONTINUE READINGA short visit to Epping
I spent a number of years of my life living in Epping and earlier this week I had a spare 1.5 hours to explore its streets. I haven’t been back since I left 7.5 years ago, and there have been a lot of changes. Not one of the 3 cafes or the 3 Thai restaurants...
CONTINUE READINGAnother visit to Cockatoo Island (and starting to use a new tool!)
Last week I had another visit to Cockatoo Island with a sketcher from California. This time, I was with Laurie Wigham, who looked after me so well during my visits to San Francisco in 2017 and 2018 (including a very special sketching adventure in a Frank Lloyd Wright building). We had a fabulous day of...
CONTINUE READINGJacaranda Tree
I finally got around to sketching a local jacaranda tree. I sketched this house in August when the jacaranda’s leaves were yellow (I love these trees when they are losing their leaves), and I’ve been waiting for an opportunity to park my car opposite and use my purple hues. The jacarandas have been especially nice...
CONTINUE READINGA quiet moment for a cuppa tea
A short article today… just simply sharing a teacup sketch I did this week during a quiet moment. This vintage cup was given to me a few months after I finished my Teacups course last year. It has what I consider a great pattern for sketching – a pattern that can be easily interpreted in...
CONTINUE READINGCockatoo Island outing with friends
Last week I had a lovely day out sketching with Chantal and Hashi (an Australian who lives in California). I met Hashi back in 2018 at the Santa Monica Pier during a USKLA event so it was lovely to reconnect and spend a day chatting and sketching! We had lots of interesting discussions and Hashi...
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