I have found a new love in life for yoga. Similar to sketching it takes you away from your mind chatter and makes you focus on what is happening in the moment. I managed to take some time out on my first yoga retreat to sketch a beautiful summer scene near a lake. There were... Continue Reading →
Quick Sketching
It's been a busy few weeks. I've been trying to sketch daily, learning at Sketchbook Skool on their Exploring course and reading all about Urban Sketching - and breathe! I came across a habit app which tracks anything you like and for me it was sketching daily. I managed to sketch for 13 days in... Continue Reading →
London Urban Sketchers @Alexandra Palace
It was brilliant to meet at Alexandra Palace with the London Urban Sketchers today. The Ice Rink was a great place to practice gesture sketching with my new dip pen. It was a challenging sketch with all the skaters moving around so fast, it felt like you had 0.00000001 of second to capture them whilst... Continue Reading →
Urban Sketching @Barbican
The best part of Urban Sketching is finding a spot to settle down and it always involve tea and cake. This month, we got together at the Barbican which is an interesting place. My first sketch was of an old church which forced me to really work on my perspective and details. For my second... Continue Reading →
Urban Sketching @ Tate Modern
This weekend I joined the London Urban Sketchers Group to sketch views of London from the Tate Modern. It was a lovely sunny day but extremely cold. The Urban Sketchers group is an amazing group of talent and there is a huge degree of comfort to see other sketchers around you while you sketch. I... Continue Reading →
Sketching Sweden – Brevik
This is my first ever travel sketch completed on location in beautiful Sweden. It was an absolute joy to sit and fully absorb the moment and sketch the beautiful scenery around me. I started out in pencil due to nerves and slowly worked it up to pen and watercolour. It probably took 45 minutes to... Continue Reading →
Urban Sketchers London
This weekend, my friend and I joined the London Urban Sketchers crawl for the first time. In the morning, I was surprised to see how many like minded sketchers attended and it was great to meet everyone. We started by sketching St Pancras and after lunch we sketched the canal near Granary Square. It was fabulous to... Continue Reading →