It’s time for my yearly sketch review… so here goes… In 2024 I filled 12.5 sketchbooks, capturing moments from my life and adding a fair amount of written notes as well. Flipping through these pages in the past few days has been very special and reminded me that a lot happened in the past 12...
CONTINUE READINGI don’t make a big deal about Christmas (if you are surprised by this, please check out this article for an explanation), but I do love sketching Christmas trees! I don’t have a Christmas Tree myself but this is the one I’ve seen the most often in past weeks. It’s fun to use primary red...
CONTINUE READINGAfter four days focused on the beaches of Port Macquarie (see previous articles here), I thought it was time to head inland. In particular, I wanted to visit the Bago Maze between Port Macquarie and Wauchope. But first, I had a coffee and sketching session with Meg at Flynns. I couldn’t have a sketching day...
CONTINUE READINGA quick article today with four recent sketches. In all four, I was playing with Poscas and Neocolor II. I’m absolutely loving the matte opacity achieved when I use these two media. This photo shows the tools I’m using. I’d love to have more Posca markers with me, but limiting myself to two Mead Five...
CONTINUE READINGIf you haven’t already heard… I’m super excited to be hosting a Version of Foundations in the New Year. The Live Version will start on Wednesday, 8 January, and will be a chance to work through my Foundations course with a group of sketchers from around the world. Together we’ll work through the course...
CONTINUE READINGAfter a few quiet days, my time at Port Macquarie started to become very social. My friend V works Monday through Wednesday, so the end of the week was all about spending time with her. I also caught up with M (my sister’s best friend from childhood), who is my friend too and who sketches!...
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