It’s time to start sharing sketches and pages from my recent Melbourne trip. It’s always such a big job to scan and publish blog articles after a sketching trip – but it’s always worth it! This time, I won’t be sharing all of my sketches as many of them were done and filmed for my...
CONTINUE READINGI mentioned the other day that I’ve started going to a new cafe, and this is resulting in a new emphasis for my daily sketches. I typically go to cafes that are located in suburban shopping areas – so it means that once I get my takeaway coffee, I sketch shops or public spaces....
CONTINUE READINGThis week I had a short overnight trip to the Nelson Bay area for the funeral of a dear friend’s father. Over the years, I’ve spent a lot of time with my friend’s family, so it was good that I was able to get away and attend the funeral. I share in the family’s loss...
CONTINUE READINGIf you haven’t already heard… I’m preparing a brand new course on quick Travel Sketching – and I’m super excited about it! A few months ago, I asked my SketchingNow community to share their top three travel sketching challenges. The most popular response was that it is hard to find time to sketch when...
CONTINUE READINGIt seems that most of you were surprised that I’m continuing to use the waterbrush (see my last article here) since I don’t really like painting with it. The main reason for this is that the results with a water brush will never equal those I can get with my dagger brush (in terms of...
CONTINUE READINGA few weeks ago, I challenged myself by changing my normal sketching kit to a waterbrush (a large Pentel Aquash) and a small palette (see this article for more details), and I decided that this is what I would take down to Melbourne as well! I wanted to see how long I would last using...
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