My sketches for Boatober 2025 Days 30 and 31. At the finish line, and this month has me feeling confident with sketching boats and water.

My sketches for Boatober 2025 Days 28. Another successful attempt at create the boat’s wake, and rendering the harbour wall in effective detail.

My sketches for Boatober 2025 Days 24 to 26. Sometimes when you take a risk with reality, it works out, and sometimes it fails!

My sketches for Boatober 2025 Days 19 to 23. More failures than successes, but learned some valuable lessons about switching out art materials.

My sketch for Boatober 2025 Day 18 and the special brush and four watercolours I used to create the rust effect

My sketch for Boatober 2025 Day 17 and how I created harmony between the sky, water, and foliage.

My sketch for Boatober 2025 Day 16 with step by step assessments for the pencil, ink, and watercolour stages.

My sketches for Boatober 2025 Day 15. Still being challenged by the water, but skies and composition are getting there.

My sketches for Boatober 2025 Day 11 to 14, some key learnings about making sure to highlight the focal point.

My 2 sketches for Boatober 2025 Day 10, where the boat is a prop between a dramatic sky and beach.

My 2 sketches for Boatober 2025 Day 9, and my experimentation with using a limited palette.

My 2 sketches for Boatober 2025 Day 8, and my experimentation with splattering watercolour for skies.

My first 7 days of Boatober 2025 showcasing the 2 different versions I’ve created and what I’ve learned so far

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

Different approaches I’ve taken to sketching Portuguese boats.

It doesn’t matter what subject or object you draw. It’s all good practice. Here’s a random selection of mine.