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Colour detox planning

Crazy busy day today…but one does need a break mid morning and mid afternoon. So this morning I did a quick sketch, this afternoon a quick(crooked) scan and post.A colour detox is around the corner...

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Png:Sg Trip 15: Some much needed solo sketching time

 If you think my blog posts just keep coming and coming… that is how I feel too!  At the time I was starting to get very tired around this stage in my trip. I really had done a lot and worked fairly...

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Exciting Alternative to Noodlers Bulletproof Ink

Today I had a crazy day in the Manly area- 3 coffees and not a sketch of any of them!?! Perhaps some of you think it is crazy to want to sketch everytime I go into a coffee shop. I started the day...

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Png:Sg Trip 16: Another Crazy social day

Warning: A lot of food and cake coming up in the next few sketchbook pages!This particular day was VERY busy socially…rushing from one event to another. Just as well I had had a quiet day the day...

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Sketching in Sydney this Saturday...

Details of Urban Sketchers Sydney event this coming Saturday 8th Feb - all welcome!

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USK Workshop Cockatoo Island with Paul Wang

I am VERY excited to announce our first official Urban sketchers workshop in Australia - a 2 day workshop with Paul Wang from Singapore at Cockatoo Island.Fri 21- Sat 22 MarchMore details here To...

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Png:Sg Trip 17: Another Adhoc Sketchwalk and more

I think that fatigue was really starting to set in now…but still I keep going! Surprisingly (or not so surprisingly) I ended up sketching away till it got dark … this particular shophouse sketch was...

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Png:Sg Trip 18: Second last day - more USkers, more food...more shophouses

Every day that I walk to and fro along the street on which my hotel was located, I bemoaned the fact that the shop houses opposite my room where the plainest for 4 blocks. There were lots of far more...

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Png:Sg Trip 19: Final day. Cafe hopping and architecture sketching

Warning: Serious Cafe Sketching ahead!My last day was a full day as my flight was not till 1am. As typical for a last day I did a lot - going solo for most of it was a big part of this! The major...

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More sketching classes and Saturday workshops in The Rocks

Just to announce new class on Wednesday starting next week for 5 weeks and two Saturday workshops! One will be a summary of the 5 week course, the other a re-run of my Sketching Architecture workshop...

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Sydney Sandstone (and a bit of concrete)

I had a lot of fun today at the Feb meeting of Urban Sketchers Sydney. We meet at Town Hall and most people sketched the views (or buildings) from Sydney square- in between St Andrews Cathedral and...

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A day off = more food sketching

I have a very good friend from out of town visiting this weekend… so today I had a day off so we could spend time together.I have been doing long hours lately so it was nice to have a girls days…more...

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Sketching Architecture In Brazil... and Sydney too!

Well I guess most, if not all of you know that I am an architect and that I just LOVE drawing buildings. For me, sketching architecture is not scary or dull/boring… it is a lot of fun. It doesn't move...

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Exploring The Rocks Classes- Week 1. Starting your sketch

Ah! So great to get back to my classes today - I love it so much! It is hard not to love having a opportunity to share the joy I get out of sketching, to hang out with a great bunch of sketchers, to...

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Sketchbook Skool... if you haven't already heard....

Sketchbook Skool - the film from DannyGregory on Vimeo.I have had so much going on lately that I forgot to share with you all a very exciting new project. I am assuming that most of you know all about...

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My paint tube wall unit

Before I start explaining the story behind this beautiful wall unit, I have to say a huge thank you to my special dad for making it for me. He is very special in many many ways that I can't begin to...

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Catching up with my daily sketches for the last few weeks....

Created with flickr slideshow.I feel like I haven't been doing a lot of sketching lately as I have been so busy and working crazy hours… but in trying to catch up with all my daily sketchbook pages, I...

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What is with all the coffee's lately?

I wonder if any of you are surprised by all the coffee references in recent times and sketches...like this one from my day at The Entrance a few weeks ago... I am starting to wonder myself, but then I...

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Exploring the Rocks sketching class week 2

Great day yesterday at week 2 of my Exploring the Rocks sketching class… exploring the relationship between line and colour first with tea/coffee and cake in our wonderful prison cell room at Le Pain...

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Random Warmup....

I have a huge illustration job ahead of me today so it is important that I warmup - isn't it. It does feel a little at times that this is just putting it off and indulging in some "me-time" (I don't...

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