All notebook posts
An exercise in drawing and painting…..an apple!
All you need to get started with drawing is a pencil, paper and rubber. In this demo though, I will also show you how to [...]
Emily’s Notebooks…
“To me, reading through old letters and journals is like treasure hunting. Somewhere in those faded, handwritten lines there is a story that has been [...]
How to go from sketchbook, to artwork, to print for sale!
This little 15 second video clip compresses a 4-5 step process every artist needs to go through in order to produce their work for sale, [...]
How keeping a sketchbook can improve your mental health in 10 unique ways.
“Art is the greatest asset to mental health I have; it has this amazing ability to go under the radar and it goes down little [...]
Follow these 5 top tips for sketching and painting a landscape scene. Thorpe Cloud. Dovedale. The Peak District
Nothing beats a real live view spread out in front of you. Although we have the most amazing technology in the shape of the phone, [...]
How can you use a sketchbook to produce a collection of artworks? The Corona Chronicles….
How can you use a sketchbook to produce a collection of artworks? Well - I had a stab at it and the result is a [...]
How sketching and open water swimming are linked! A new sketch series.
Earlier this year I started open water swimming. Once you get over the slightly daunting aspect of swimming in converted 20 foot + deep quarries [...]
Corona Chronicles Part 2. Day 41 to 79.
Its hard to believe that we are now well over 80 days into lock down. The sketchbook continues to be a wordless repository of memories [...]
How to use your sketchbook to develop your ideas. The Teapot.
Perhaps it seems odd that I am starting this blog post with the following word. Teapots. The global coronvirus pandemic that has permeated the fabric [...]
