Painting clouds and skies – new course out now!
This week, the remake of my course on painting clouds is coming out, yay! I’m really happy with how it turned out, and I think […]
This week, the remake of my course on painting clouds is coming out, yay! I’m really happy with how it turned out, and I think […]
Welcome back to another sketchbook tour. Right now it seems like there’s nothing happening in my sketchbook at all – I’m busy with filming an
Sketchbook Tour Winter 2022/23 – Botanical studies, landscapes, clouds Read More »
Every few months, I do a few tweaks to my field sketching palette. Roughly every year, I do an update on the blog about it.
My current sketching palette – changes to my palette (March 2023) Read More »
I find winter is a great season to get started with painting skies and clouds – you can often see such intensive colors. With watercolor,
Painting clouds and the sky – my current approach Read More »
Shadows are a great way to show the form of your subject, they can help to make a sketch appear more three-dimensional. With light and
Adding shadows to sketches + choosing shadow colors Read More »
As many of you know, I’ve been sketching orchids in the field last summer in several places, and I thought it would be nice to
Wild European Orchids – A new illustration series Read More »
My last sketchbook tour was a good while ago, so let’s see what I have been up to in since September. Not so much, alas,
Sketchbook Tour Autumn 2022 – Architecture, Botanical Garden, Flowers in November Read More »
I’m excited to announce that another sketching class is finished and ready for you. It’s called: Wildflowers in Watercolor and Ink: Introduction to Botanical Sketching
Introduction to Botanical Sketching – new online class out now Read More »
I’ve been collecting a lot of wildflower seedpods throughout the summer months, mostly roadside finds from plants around the neighborhood. I thought it might be
Sketching seedpods and planning a native wildflower balcony Read More »
Welcome to another sketchbook tour! In this one, I will share what I’ve been up to in my sketchbook since June 2022. I started a
Sketchbook Tour Summer 2022 – small collections, wildflowers, slow drawing Read More »
It’s September and I’m back from my summer break. For anyone who joined this newsletter in the last four weeks, a warm welcome! I usually
Back again: new plans, upcoming classes and thoughts about the perfectionist brain Read More »
Something that came up in the recent run-through of my class Sketching Fundamentals and that is also a frequently asked question generally is how do
Capturing the impression of a place quickly – basic landscape sketching tips Read More »