It’s amazing the variety of subjects we get to cover each week. I’m also always amazed at how differently we all sketch the same subject.
That’s your ‘style’ coming through.
That thing you don’t realise you have!
People tell me they’re still looking for their style. Don’t worry it’s there from the start.

Teacups was a really fun sketch to do. We usually don’t get to do details, but here was a chance to.
Not too exact though, or we’d still be putting in tiny patterns next week. Scribbly is fine and it gives the ‘look’. Somehow everybody brought along highly patterned pieces all with an Asian influence so we were delighted with how much colour we could load on.

Hibiscus is one of the sketches we do as a ‘first steps’ exercise. It’s a great one to really observe the shapes, and one by one we piece the bits together. With the kind of planning we do beforehand it does mean you’ll get your sketch on the page! That’s a key for us. It may look loose and free, but we’ve taken control of where it will land on our page beforehand.

Another gorgeous way to sketch a floral still life is to add the background scene in the place where you are.
This really gives context to your sketch. Bright colour really sets it off.

Boats are a lovely subject for sketchers. Shape, form, spaces and texture.
Urban Sketchers Gold Coast was at Sanctuary Cove. There must be more million dollar vessels here than anywhere one can think of. All white. All super streamlined.
Luckily there was one classic fishing trawler which I didn’t get back to sketch, but those who did were being given freshly caught prawns. Awww.
Choosing your sketch spot with so much choice is a challenge, but we did it.

Let’s see what we did this week.

BANGALOW. NSW
Woods Cafe