Day 36 of sketching people. This sketch is from a photo I took of the water taxi ride from Cabanas Beach to the mainland. I used a continuous line style, and evaluated how I could add more depth to this sketch with colour and line variation.

Day 32 of sketching people. Out and about at Tavira Market, in search of sketching shoppers with dynamic poses. I urban sketched in Pencil and then added ink and watercolour later.

Day 28 of sketching people in ink and watercolour. Today was an urban sketching session at the Tavira Plaza Mall, where I spent a couple of hours in the Food Hall sketching and painting diners.

Day Fourteen of a 365-day people sketch challenge, exploring colour combinations and personal interpretations rather than exact replicas of reality. Plus sketches inspired by photos from Cordoba with dynamic focal points, and a speed sketching event.

In my ongoing 365 Day Challenge, I sketched during a trip to Córdoba, Spain. I sketched from photos. I explored different sketching styles, balancing detailed and loose, based on the urgency of the situation.

Sketch of participants a the Open Mic Event in Tavira for the 2025 Festa dos Anos de Alvaro de Campos, where I performed a poem in Portuguese and English.

A day out at the Vila Real beach fair to sketch people, and using it to learn what art tools I actually need in my urban sketching kit.

Some ideas and inspiration for creating interesting sketchbook page layouts when urban sketching people.

My practice sketches for creating ink and wash bougainvillea in vibrant watercolour.

Travel Urban Sketching at Lisbon Airport and a scene from my hotel window in Istanbul. Pen and Ink sketches.

Come along with me to Cabanas fishing boat jetty as I explore how to simplify some complex shapes in ink and watercolour.

Sketching seagulls from life isn’t easy. So I think it’s best to capture their character with a loose sketching style. I sketched them walking on the sand at low tide, and dive-bombing the fish that the fisherman were throwing into the water. All Sketching in ink and watercolour.

Doug Jackson boat tutorial exploring the use of different weights of ink lines to create depth.

Putting Perdo Lureiro’s sketching tips into practice on a couple of sketches I did during my trip to London. Loose ink and watercolour sketches of Borough Market and Tower Bridge. Leaving out more than I put in.

First attempts at capturing the Cabanas fishing jetty and local seagulls in a fast and loose sketching style.

We discovered Fabrica by accident during a cycle ride between Cabanas and Manta Rota

A collection of my ink and watercolour sketches of Tavira and the surrounding areas in the East Algarve in Portugal.

The September 2024 edition of the East Algarve Magazine is available online.

The August 2024 edition of the East Algarve Magazine is available online.

Tavira’s Roman Bridge with the Igreja de Santa Maria peeping through the trees. Rendered in ink and watercolour.

Sketching our local delivery man transporting potatoes to a local restaurant in Cabanas.

45 days into my 100 day Project and I’m putting what I’ve learnt so far, into my 15-minute building sketches.

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

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