I’ve been in Melbourne for the past week and a half and I’m absolutely loving it! The purpose of the trip was to spend time with friends (non-sketching friends) and work on a new project – more about this soon! I’ve managed to do a lot of quick sketching and do a number of versions...
CONTINUE READINGAs I was flipping through the pages of some recently completed sketchbooks I came across three different sketches from cafe visits when I was catching up with a friend. And they got me thinking about the different strategies I use when I’m out and about with others. A lot of my family and friends are...
CONTINUE READINGWhilst I love challenging myself when I’m out on location sketching complex scenes, it’s always very satisfying to do a simple sketch as well. I don’t sketch as many objects at home as I would like, but I nearly always document the day that I start a new 1kg bag of premium earl Grey Tea...
CONTINUE READINGMy church has a fancy Gothic doorway surrounding the front door, which is pretty tricky to draw. A few weeks ago, I turned up early for our mid-week meeting and decided to sketch it. I started with the outside and outlined the gabled porch first. Halfway into the sketch, I realised that this wasn’t the...
CONTINUE READINGFor the past 3 months I’ve been sharing weekly sketching tips from my Foundations course on my Instagram account. It’s been really fun to revisit the important concepts from Foundations in this way! If you have missed it and have access to Instagram simply go to my account here and check out the Stories...
CONTINUE READINGThe other day I did a SOH sketch (SOH = Sydney Opera House), and I found it hard to mix a ‘buff colour’ in my small palette using a waterbrush. I know that many of you love Daniel Smith’s Buff Titanium but I prefer to mix my own versions. I understand how convenient it is...
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