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Tag Archives: urban sketching
Sketches based on Sketchaday sketches
A week since we arrived home, and I have been doing daily sketches but not necessarily from life. Today I took the pencil sketch that I did of Mt Begbie in Sketchaday21 and tried working it up in charcoal, using Strathmore … Continue reading
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Tagged art, blogs, Canada, charcoal, drawing, journals, mountains, Revelstoke, sketchaday, sketching, travel, urban sketchers, urban sketching
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#Sketchaday 22: up, down and almost over the mountain
I managed to get up at 5.45am this morning and returned to the same scene that I drew yesterday, this time attempting a watercolour. After an hour I felt I had done enough as the light was changing too quickly. … Continue reading
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Tagged art, blogs, Canada, drawing, journals, mountains, mt Begbie, Mt Mackenzie, Mt Macpherson, Revelstoke, sketchaday, sketching, travel, urban sketchers, urban sketching, watercolour
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#Sketchaday 21: a perfect dawn and a study in attempted patricide
After the damp, misty mornings of the last few days I woke up at 5.30 to a still, quiet morning with the sun just touching the tips of the mountains. I walked out to the little rocky promontory that is … Continue reading
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Tagged art, blogs, Canada, catan, drawing, journals, Mokuhanga, mountains, mt Begbie, Revelstoke, sketchaday, sketching, travel, urban sketchers, urban sketching
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#Sketchaday 18: earning our keep and learning that less is more
I’ve been so impressed by the fleeting glimpses that we have of the mountains on these semi cloudy days that I’m doing a quick pencil sketch from the back patio every time I’m inspired. Sometimes you wouldn’t know there’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged art, babies, birds, birdsong, blogs, Canada, crows, drawing, journals, lessismore, mountains, portraits, Revelstoke, sketchaday, sketching, songbirds, travel, trees, urban sketchers, urban sketching, watercolour
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What do you take for sketching on holiday?
I am currently on holiday at Revelstoke, in Canada, where you can ski in winter and hike, bike, climb and explore in summer. I decided to commit myself to doing at least one sketch a day and I̵… Source: What … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art teaching, Canada, drawing, drawing materials, journals, pen and ink, sketchaday, travel, urban sketching, watercolour
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Sketchaday 15: from the cheerfully macabre back to the sublime
The weather remained uncertain today so we didn’t attempt any ambitious hikes. We gave Mum and Dad a break this morning so they could have their first trail bike ride together since Leo was born. Then we all headed over … Continue reading
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Tagged art, blogs, bridges, cafes, Canada, drawing, journals, mountains, national highway, Revelstoke, sketchaday, sketching, taco club, travel, urban sketchers, urban sketching, watercolour
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#Sketchaday13: painting the backyard and shooting the Pipe
This morning was so glorious I had to paint the other view from Ian and V’s patio: Mt Mackenzie. I was surprised that the mountain remained a misty blue grey during the whole hour and a half that I painted … Continue reading
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Tagged art, blogs, Canada, drawing, journals, mountains, Revelstoke, sketchaday, sketching, travel, urban sketchers, urban sketching, watercolour
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#Sketchaday7: exploring Revelstoke and discovering a kindred soul
Today we walked the length and breadth of Revelstoke, exploring every street for visual potential. It was Art and Gardens day, but we weren’t able to follow the whole trail as we couldn’t find anywhere to buy tickets. As it … Continue reading
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Tagged art, art teaching, Canada, drawing, gardens, gouache, houses, journals, landscapes, mountains, Revelstoke, sketching, snow scenes, trails, travel, urban sketching, watercolour
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#Sketchaday6: Change of weather
After two days of brilliant sunshine and temperatures reaching 29 degrees C, today was overcast and windy. At around 7.30am each morning, as the sun comes over the mountain, we see this little squirrel in the garden. This morning it … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, art, Canada, drawing, drawingfrommemory, eagles, journals, mountains, Revelstoke, sketchaday, sketching, squirrels, travel, urban sketchers, urban sketching, watercolour
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#Sketchaday5:getting to grips with mountains
Although many of Revelstoke’s houses are extremely picturesque, others have a comfortable slightly down at heel aspect, declaring to the world that they don’t care about looking glamorous when they are surrounded by such dramatic backdrops. Our next door neighbour’s … Continue reading
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