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Laundry on the line in Cabanas today. Ink and Watercolour Urban Sketch.
Author: Roving Jay Published Date: March 24, 2026 Leave a Comment on Using Toni Burt’s Loose Lines and Dynamic Watercolour approach to Urban Sketch local scenes
Posted in Art Room Cabanas de Tavira Portugal

Using Toni Burt’s Loose Lines and Dynamic Watercolour approach to Urban Sketch local scenes

Urban Sketch of a local washing line I walked back from Conceição to Cabanas on my way back from an…

Algarve, Portugal

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ANNOUNCEMENT

I've closed down my Birds of a Feather Press self-publishing Website, and my Bodrum Peninsula Travel Guide Website.

I'm also no longer publishing my Bodrum and Gumusluk Travel Guides.

A Turbulent Mind: A Poetry Collection of a Mother’s Journey with Alzheimer’s

Book cover of A Turbulent Mind: A Poetry Collection of a Mother's Journey with Alzheimer's by Jay Artale

Available in ebook or paperback. This book is a poetic take on my Mum’s journey with Alzheimer’s.

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