Watercolour is perfect for the muted hues of an overcast day! After months of using the Arkaar palette (see here) and a water brush, it’s nice to get back to my everyday palette and my beloved dagger brush. (I’m currently using the 3/8-inch size in the travel format.) Notes: 1. When I use watercolour these...
CONTINUE READINGOn Wednesday, I had a busy day, and when I looked back on my pages, I was surprised to see that I used five different techniques in a single day. 1. My usual morning coffee and local house sketch using watercolour pencil and ink (following the steps I teach in my Travel Sketching course). Note:...
CONTINUE READINGIt’s been a bit of a shock this week to discover on both Monday and Tuesday that my house sketches are now historical documents! This is one of the houses in the process of being demolished. And this is what it used to be. I really enjoyed doing this sketch and was hoping to have...
CONTINUE READINGHere is a recent quick sketch of my new favourite cafe – Locked Inn. It’s a lone-corner shop in a residential area that is fun to sketch. I love coming here for a coffee because the coffee is great, the owners and staff are really friendly ( a little interaction is a wonderful way to...
CONTINUE READINGLast week in my Travel Sketching course a question came up about drawing cars. I had just happened to do a sketch a few days before where I used my ‘indicate-but-not-draw’ car technique. This involves drawing the tops of the cars and using them to create an interesting frame to the bottom of my scene....
CONTINUE READINGI love September in Sydney as the days get longer and warmer. I also love the signs that summer is coming soon that occur in September – November: The flowering Jacarandas ( I also love it when their leaves turn yellow before falling, which happened last month), The shedding of the bark of the native...
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