Day 07 – I am still in my first week and only 6 spreads left in my book! So I had to be careful today so that I did not totally run out! Although an impressive castle, I was overdoing the Edward I castles a bit and didn’t intend to visit Beaumaris. However the...
CONTINUE READINGAnother big day of trying to do too much and sketching it all!This day I did 8 double spreads as well as 2.5 hours driving!!!?! Crazy! And more castles…. In this combo are the Harlech Castle pages – wow! What an impressive castle!!The third spread is an example of how sometimes you should think before...
CONTINUE READINGTuesday was my big driving day which I was a little anxious about… But it turned out to be perhaps the very best solo day in the trip. Certainly the best weather – stunning. A very special breakfast – my first cooked breakfast in a gorgeous private B&B with amazing hosts and lovely fellow guests....
CONTINUE READINGMonday – the start of the most adventurous part of my trip. 5 days solo travel through Wales. From leaving Cardiff Monday morning till Friday evening when I arrived at my friends place in Newcastle upon Tyne it was just me the Bear and my sketchbook. But I wasn’t ever lonely. This day, because...
CONTINUE READINGSunday is my day of rest from sketching – but my journal still got used for notes from the church services that I went to or things that I read and want to remember. Here is another sketch of the church I went to in Cardiff (sketch done last night) with some of my text...
CONTINUE READINGDay 2 – a day in Cardiff being shown around by my friend. The focus was more chatting than sketching…but I still managed to fill my quota by some really quick sketches. The only dedicated sketching time was sketching the church over lunch – but I wasn’t really dedicated to concentrating too much on it!...
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