Video posts
5 Things We Can Learn from Leonardo da Vinci’s Sketchbooks!
Imagine sketching and making over 13,000 drawings and notes in the course of your lifetime! Leonardo did. He is undoubtedly the godfather of sketching. Anyone [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]