urban sketching in Tavira on a little stool with an urban sketch board
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Urban Sketching with the Algarve Plein Air Collective in Tavira

Another outing with the Algarve Plein Air Collective, this time to sketch foliage and a statue in a park scene. Where I moved foliage and a park bench around in my sketch to create a strong L-shaped composition.

Bald man sitting in the cafe on his phone Ink and Watercolour Urban Sketch and poem
Posted in 365 Days of Sketching People #3 Art Room Portugal Tavira

Urban Sketching People in Tavira with poetic observations and Portrait Practice (Day 129)

Day 129 of sketching people in ink and watercolour. Today I sketched a couple of people in Tavira and added some poetic reportage to these otherwise uneventful scenes. I also did a bit of portrait practice back at home.

three ladies at a table in Cabanas at the Hippo Bar. Ink and Watercolour Urban Sketch.
Posted in 365 Days of Sketching People #3 Art Room Cabanas de Tavira Europe Portugal Tavira

Urban Sketching People at Cafés in Tavira and Cabanas (Day 125)

Day 125 of sketching people at cafés in Tavira and Cabanas. Experimenting with page layout and composition, to see how well overlapping figures, and using V and L shapes layouts works.