Saturday, August 08, 2026

Notes in my studio book

If you have the patience to read through, these are some of the things going on in my head and pulling at my heart. I write it all down in my studio book. Some will make its way into my art at some stage. Some of the questions are inspired by Sally-Anne Ashley's Creative Shift.






 

Friday, August 07, 2026

Scribbles with ink and markers

Better than not picking up a pen? Blind drawing while listening to sounds in the distance.


 

Thursday, August 06, 2026

Back to painting

Picking up where I left off, with circles and the idea of sound waves and water ripples. Don't know where it will go, but I was very excited about this before going to Toulouse. Now maybe not so much, but it's something I will come back to at some point. Art Graf in my studio book.



Wednesday, August 05, 2026

Bray Harbour

Lovely time in Bray - we sketched in Bray harbour, away from the busy promenade. Good place to practise boats! Done with Roman Szmal watercolours and colour pencils.






Tuesday, August 04, 2026

Sunday, August 02, 2026

During the International Urban Sketchers Symposium

Busy busy during the symposium. Flipthrough of the sketchbook on my YouTube channel. Some of these photos are not exactly in the right ordre! Lots of stickers exchanged during this symposium!




















Saturday, August 01, 2026

Back in Toulouse before the symposium

And it's good to have air-conditioning again. I never thought I'd say that, but with the climate-change-induced heatwaves we're having, even 17th century houses can't keep the heat out.

I'm not writing very much about our trip - you can hear everything about it on my YouTube sketchbook flipthrough.








A few days in Castelnaudary

We spent 4 nights in Castelnaudary, without air conditioning! It's a gorgeous little town, with lots to discover. And you can take a train to Carcassonne for a day trip too. Flipthrough video on my YouTube channel.