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110315 Tuesday sketches and bits
Now how many of you knew that I used to be addicted to going to the gym? I do not really portray a totally balanced view of my life by what I choose to sketch - to think that I have NEVER sketched my...
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Postcard For My Walk Exchange- No.2 from Katherine
This month I received this LOVELY postcard from the colour pencil queen ÂKatherine Tyrrell from London! This is a sketch of a Bonnard painting thatshe saw auctioned at Christies for 7.2M GBP Â that is...
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110317 A strange mix and some painting questions
Putting two incidents from ones day can lead to a strange juxtaposition in my sketchbook. The vibrant colours of my palette and ageing sandstone gravestones was a bit of a challenge to tie the page...
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110318 This weeks sketchercise
As some of you know I belong to a great group called Sketchercise (the group that I am doing the postcard exchange with) - the idea is to combine exercise and sketching. Ever since I came back from my...
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110319 Out with the old and in with the new
Getting ready for my new book which I will start next week.Tomorrow is my last day in Vol 36. I hate coming to the end of a old book - there is so much of my life in it but once I make the switch I...
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Sketchabout 2- Photos
Another WONDERFUL Sketchabout at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. It rained all day so we were very happy that approx 23 sketchers made the effort to sketch today!!So much fun! And what a wonderful...
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Garden sketchabout 2 - Sketches
But first...I well and truly have found a new tearoom to call 'my own'! Love this place and am now sharing it with my friends.Once again I had a big day- walked across the harbour bridge, morning tea...
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Calling all travel sketchers
Ok... I have quite a collection of travel sketchbooks (17 to date in 4 years) as you can see above. But in talking to some sketchers on Saturday I realised that I do not have a collection of other...
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110323 Venice Warmup
A quick sketch I did today before attempting my final version of my first real commission.(I keep doing versions in the hope that I will be happy with one of them - also I have learnt a lot about how...
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110325 Lightbulb moment - process not product
I have had the intention of putting a post together about a light bulb moment I had 2 weeks ago...but after seeing Laura's post about a similar thing...decided now was the time to make time to record...
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110325 What a week!!
Started a new book this week and planned to have a catch up week getting other things done...so wasn't expecting much sketching. Well, I was able to cross a LOT of things off my To Do list AND somehow...
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Sketchabout 3
Sketchabout 3 - another wonderful afternoon despite the rain and windy conditions. I think approx 25 sketchers!But first some food....and then a building as warmup...We headed to Government House which...
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110326 Tara Again!
I know this is rather repetitive... but I can't tell you howspecial it is to have Tara Tearoom to go to every week of the Sketchabout... I think this is my 5th week in a row! This time with Alissa in...
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110328 Tea Cosies and Gothic Revival Revisited
I wanted to have another go at two sketches from Saturday... who cares if they wouldn't normally be included in the same sketch. After all if baroque and tea cups go together who says tea cosies and...
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110331 Thursday sketches
In a restless mood today at lunch so drew something that I really wanted to sketch last year when I was in Scotland (running out of time and would have had to look directly into the sun at the time)...
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110401 THis weeks sketches
Been a little slack posting to my blog this week...so to catch upFriday:One of my quick sketches of ordinary view from where I park my car, just before I go to the gym - made it three times this week,...
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110402 Sketchabout Week 4 and extras!
Ok...another HUGE sketching Saturday...As per my sketchabout tradition, I started the day with a walk across the Harbour Bridge and a visit to Tara Tearoom. The tearoom is located on a street with...
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110407 Thursday architectural sketch and an exhibition opening
Just a quick sketch at lunchtime and splash of paint tonight.This evening I went to opening of a wonderful exhbition of Nicola Moir's wonderful watercolours. She is a part of the Sydney Urban Sketchers...
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110408 Friday sketches
too busy to ramble away(do I mean ramble along?) with my usual nonsense about these... so read my scribbles for explanation.Have a good weekend everyone!
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Sketchabout 5...plus more!
Another HUGE day - I didn't get home till 8.45pm today.... thankfully I had actually finished all my sketches today on location so all I had to do was add a few notes while having my post dinner cuppa...
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