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 [...]
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 [...]
Can a Sketchbook Build Memories? The Feel Good Factor of a Sketchbook.
I have now had a daily sketchbook habit for over 2 years. Some days I can sketch for 5 minutes or manage a blob of [...]
How to Start a Sketchbook Journal.
How to start a sketchbook? You flip open a brand new one, keen to get going and then stop and think, "where do I [...]
Another Sketchbook Flipthrough. September 2019 to April 2020
Sketching every day is continually important. Its never about being perfect but a place to record ideas, scribble a fleeting thought or capture an image [...]
How to paint a chicken! A bit of fun!
There are some simple steps to painting this watercolour chicken. Here are 3 stages of the process; Start by using a light watercolour wash and [...]
The Concertina Sketchbook and why I love them. Reasons why every artist should have one! Plus my Yorkshire Folk…
If you've never come across one of these before. Oh my! You're in for a creative treat! I love the concertina sketchbook. Whoever invented this [...]
My Travel Sketchbook….
"Travelling - it leaves you speechless, then transforms you into a storyteller" Ibu Battuta My travel sketchbook journal is a Fabriano hard backed A5 notebook [...]
What if I only have 10 minutes to sketch a day? Quick sketching ideas and techniques to try.
Nothing quite focuses the mind as much as the urgency of time....say a 10 minute slot. That's all you've got to create something. Do it. [...]
How to Draw your Day at Home
Ever wondered how to draw your day? One of the challenges that exist when it comes to drawing your day, and staying committed to doing [...]