27 April 2023
Let's walk into the town of Chulilla, to one of the little streets leading up to the church. Here the focus is on the play of light and shadow on the pretty white houses. This is our third lesson in C...
13 April 2023
A few weeks ago the almond blossoms were out in full abundance. Solid white trees, lots of bees and a wonderful smell. You may have seen my sketch that I did of this orchard on Facebook or Instagram. ...
6 April 2023
I'm still in Chulilla, having a wonderful time painting the lovely white houses. In our last lesson (a step-by-step) we sketched just a few houses, zooming in on all the details. In this lesson we ste...
23 March 2023
I've been sketching for a number of weeks in lovely Chulilla in Valencia, Spain. The white terraced houses, combined with terracotta roofs, are so fresh and bright. The town is built onto a steep slop...
23 February 2023
The sanctuary of Sant Joan del Codelar is nestled in some huge, old cypresses, and at the foot of the Montsant Range, just inland from Tarragona in Spain. It's one of our favourite places for the abso...
22 December 2022
Painting architecture in pen and watercolours does not have to be difficult. In this lesson we simplify the architecture of the beautiful cathedral in Balaguer, Catalunya and focus on the beautiful li...
1 December 2022
We're back to the beautiful Pineta Valley in the Spanish Pyrenees for this autumn scene. A big stone barn nestled in a row of autumn trees, with the mountains and forest in the distance. In front are ...
1 November 2022
Join me sketching outside in the beautiful Pineta Valley. I spotted this huge autumn tree dwarfing a lovely little barn right outside the national park of Ordesa y Monte Perdido. I knew immediately I'...
22 November 2021
When I first started travel sketching in Europe back in 2007, I filled a book full of snippets, memories, stories and pasted in notes that documented all sorts of things from our 3 month trip through ...