First days in Havana on our April 15 -25 Sketch Tour. So much to see. So much to learn and we loved every minute.
I’ll add sections covering each of the 4 towns/cities we visited and sketches for each. Enjoy.
We have enquiries about our next Cuba Tour in November 2020. . Let me know.
Read MoreOur popular Taste of Sketching Workshops teach people to become sketchers. No previous skills required as we teach you all you’ll need to know.
As a follow on we now have ‘next Steps’ Workshops for those who’d like to progress.
In this workshop we addressed the query we often get - how do we paint/sketch reflections. Kathy lead the students through a sea demonstation followed by a greenery scene. Suddenly it seems easier to know where to put lights and darks….
Read MoreEveryone adores watercolour. But sometimes there’s a feeling it’s difficult to manage. We show you how to apply your colour and get gorgeous effects.
Read MoreAll sketched in a wash of watercolour, without a black line sketch to start. Try it yourself. You do have to think but the results will surprise you. Take a look….
Read MoreTake a look at the fun we had on two terrific days in Boston. You’ll learn to let go of fear, and put on the page the simple form of what you see. We sketch on location and we work quickly in the time you have. It’s travel sketching and we’re on the move. Love to see you on one of Workshops.
Read MoreOur Intro classes completed their last week of term with much excitement and feeling very much more confident than 9 weeks ago. You’ve done so very well all of you and can now go out into that big world and sketch your own journey.
Take a look at some of the Watercolour Workshops we’ve been enjoying with you too.
Read MoreAdventures refreshing and polishing our sketch techniques. Using sticks and ink, working with what nature provides. Capturing the essence of historic architecture. Finding how watercolour brings blooms to life. All happening this week
Read MoreAnother successful week for all our sketchers as we creep towards end of term. Such progress really shows when you see the expressive face sketches everyone now does. Such personality. Lovely postcards this week too Old fashioned but the art of writing and posting should never be lost.
Read MoreWeek 6 was a busy one with the two ‘P’ subjects featuring. People and Perspective are usually a challenge, however at EHS we show students how to rise above the fear.
Read MoreTinted paper and contrasting lines in black and white make a fun alternate way to capture the magic of your sketching subject.
Read MoreSomething interesting happens when we sketch in one colour. Suddenly we can see tones and values much more easily. Everybody learned so much this week with the tone and value theme.
Read MoreWe were looking deeply into the colour green. What makes green? so by trying all the colours in our palette we came up with some answers.
Read MoreEvery ticket, entry card, lunch receipt, postcard etc etc. comes home with Anne to be turned into a new treasure. You just never know when you might need stuff says Anne. I have to say I’m very guilty of collecting all that too when I travel and when I get home, it’s filed away somewhere neatly, waiting for the ‘just in case’ moment. Still waiting!
Read MoreOne of our group had been in touch with me for a year or so saying nobody taught Travel Sketching in Adelaide and how could she learn. A definite cry for help.
Another student, Lyn B who joins us in France and Australia was very instrumental in encouraging a lovely group to join in. Others found the Workshop online.
Everyone had planned how they’d get to the Workshop, (even on crutches) where they’d stay and enjoy spending two glorious days immersing themselves in sketching.
Looking for pattern simply gives you another way to look differently at what’s around you. Yes it’s challenging and we don’t like to be out of our comfort zone, and we naturally want to make everything match what we see. But this time we’re saying Stop. Look at the colours, the light, the dark and the focus. Choose any colours you like. It’s yours and you can.
Read MoreWhat a great group we had today. One dear student who has been with me over the years flew from New Zealand to do both this Workshop and Alissa’s on Saturday, the day before. Another flew from Sydney to do both. Another came from faraway and stayed 2 nights. It seems everyone worked hard to get to be with me here in the heart of Melbourne.
Read MoreThis was The Art of Living Autumn/Winter promotion for David Jones in Sydney and Melbourne. I would be the sketch tutor in Melbourne and Donna would be in Market St Sydney. Guests who would attend the 30 minute Sketch and Sip sessions were customers of David Jones Department Stores.
What amazing results….
Read MoreOur Sketch Tour to Cuba is coming up fast. April 15th to April 25th in fact.
I’m very keen for those of you already booked to be encouraged and inspired before you come, and have an enormous amount to look forward to. The marvellous James Richards has sent me some of his Cuba images and links for you to study and learn a little from. Like us he uses pure colour, plenty of whites and plenty of darks.
Take a look at the link below and immerse yourself in his journeys and thoughts about Cuba.
Read MoreI think of life sketching as a landscape. When you start to see those hills of Tuscany or French Alps as undulating lines you’ll begin to feel the form that you’re seeing on the model. That will show in your landscape sketches.
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