I keep capturing this little street with different sketching styles. Probably more to come…!

Different approaches I’ve taken to sketching Portuguese boats.

This year’s One Week 100 People challenge was great for honing my style and getting me using my Tombow pens for shading instead of watercolour.

20 days into my 100 day Project and I’m learning how to improve my 15-minute building sketches.

So good to break my people-sketching drought. I much prefer capturing people to buildings, and these people were sketched in local restaurants and cafes.

15 days into my 100 day Project and I’m learning how to improve my 15-minute building sketches.

Sometimes a continuous line sketch is all you need to free your creative spirit

10 days into my 100 day Project and I’m learning how to improve my 15-minute building sketches.

5 days into my 100 day Project and I’m learning how to improve my 15-minute building sketches.

A productive January making hardbound books. Experimenting with different binding styles like Coptic stitch, French Link Stitch, Case Binding, Secret Belgium Binding, and Australian (Reverse) Piano Hinge Binding.

The 100 Day Project is starting on February 18th 2024. I’m taking part. Are you?

The rear view of Tavira’s Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo rendered in ink and watercolour.

Here’s the three most important lessons I learnt about delving into collage while working through the Catherine Rains’ 5 day collage kickstart workshops.

A prototype of a playful matchbook bookbinding style. For small sketches and watercolour.

Today’s Earthworld portrait challenge resplendent with bath teeth.

Sharing my admiration for loose style portrait artists Felix Scheinberger, Ulrike Selders, and Roz Stendahl, noting their vibrant use of color. Currently practicing Stendahl’s techniques, I share reflections on two portraits created in her style.

Being commissioned to create a birthday sketch inspired me to explore the art of caricature.

Taking time to sketch visual reminders of our 4 weeks in Turkey. I sketched using a paired down urban sketching kit. And sketched people on ferries, in cafes, on beaches, and some business offices. A real variety of locations and people sketches.

My very paired-down urban sketching art kit for our 4 week trip to Turkey. Traveling Light with just split primaries, one brush, one pen, and a watercolour book.

Have you thought about using Needle Tips pens for urban sketching? Read about the pros and cons here.

I’ve always thought Life Drawing was so different from urban sketching. But recently I’ve realised there is an overlap.

Sketching on different papers is an interesting way to experiment with different tools and techniques with great results.

See what inspired me to draw during a day out at Loulé Market with the Urban Sketcher’s Algarve group.

A couple of tips that I use to make art tutorials more engaging and relevant to me.