DISCOVERING ART THROUGH EXPLORATION
Holy cow! What a month! I completed my first attempt at the online project Every Day in May. It's all to do with encouraging people to draw regularly, and it occurs in May, obviously. Frankly, I would have preferred February - a much shorter month. I didn't think I was going to get there in... Continue Reading →
Started a big clean up the other day - it's not spring here, but it felt like the time was right. Anyway, I had to do the hardest thing and say goodbye to my first pair of Doc Martens. I stopped wearing them years ago - the soles were completely shot - holes deeper than... Continue Reading →
The weather has been topsy-turvy over this Easter Long Weekend, but I managed to fit a few in. To see all my sketches in full go to my Urban Sketchers page. Cheers!
Spent a Sunday afternoon at the Addison Road Community Centre. The organic markets are on, and after 10am the Bower and Reverse Garbage are open. It's has a great vibe and very encouraging of the arts. To view my Urban Sketches of Marrickville, click here. For more info: The Bower, Reverse Garbage and Marrickville Organic Market I've... Continue Reading →
Through my friends at Sydney Sketch Club I have been invited to contribute to Urban Sketchers Sydney. All I know about Urban Sketchers is that it is a massive online group who are a passionate about drawing, drawing journals and the urbanscape. Put it plainly, if we were watching a Star Wars film - they'd... Continue Reading →
Hello February! This is going to be a crazy period for me - I have Chinese New Year commitments coming up for a few weeks so will find it difficult to do much sketching. But I hope to at least get some decent research material for it. I also just returned from a 4 day... Continue Reading →
Hello, For anyone who is interested, I have started a flickr account with my Everyday Matters offerings. Plus I've started a food & garden journal too. And if the gods are smiling down on me an Illustration Friday set will follow. So click here if you want to check it out. Plus I have updated... Continue Reading →
I have always illustrated for other people to suit their needs (it’s a commercial thing), but I've never had my own style. I was taught to be versatile, which is still important I guess, but these days, you can be who you want to be and it’s okay. It’s acceptable. Maybe it’s to do with... Continue Reading →
Pen art is the love of my life. Even as a kid I never cared to draw with pencils. They’re either too smudgy or not dark enough and the best results only appear on good quality cartridge paper. I think you also get a little too precious with a pencil - you know, start off... Continue Reading →