out and about with artist Renee Walden

out and about

22 February 2021

Where has my sketchbook been venturing recently? As always it seems to be my life in New Zealand is about mountains and water. Definitely no complaints about that - gotta love summer!

Black Peak and Fog Peak from Bremner Bay, Lake Wanaka

Boat reflection on a calm morning, Lake Hawea

All of these sketches done in The Perfect Sketchbook from Etchr, A5. I'll be writing a blog post about sketchbooks soon. Watch this space!

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