Emma Cavill – Sharing pages from my sketchbook

Adventures in printmaking

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Post published:November 13, 2022
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Back in the summer, my mum and I signed up for a printmaking course with our local creative art community. I’d dabbled in Lino cut years ago, and made about…

My Outdoor Sketching Kit

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Post published:June 2, 2022
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Over the years, my kit has developed (and mostly expanded!). I still love the simplicity of just ink and watercolour, but I have experimented with, and enjoy, new materials such…

Experimenting with new Art Materials

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Post published:January 30, 2022
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Kosovo Landscape My sister bought me some gorgeous Derwent Graphitint paints for my birthday. They have lovely muted colours, and seem to granulate with the graphite particles in them. I…

Autumn Leaves

Sketching Roundup – October and November 2021

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Post published:November 28, 2021
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I feel like I am getting back into the sketching groove a bit this week, making a commitment to myself to sketch every day, and try to continue. I am…

Virtual Travel Project – May

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Post published:May 30, 2021
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I have started to really enjoy being part of a Virtual Travel group at Sketchbook Skool. Every week, a new destination is set, and so far I have traveled to…

Draw May the 4th Challenge

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Post published:May 9, 2021
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I had a lot of fun this week taking part in the Draw May the 4th challenge on Instagram. This was set up by @montrealsketcher @chrissketching and @david__sketches The challenge…

Weekly Round up 18th April 2021

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Post published:April 18, 2021
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This week has been a busy week with the boys home for their last week of the Easter holidays, but I have managed to squeeze a fair bit of time…

Week 1 Liz Steel SketchingNow Watercolour Course

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Post published:April 14, 2021
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I’ve been a fan of Liz Steel’s work for a long time now, and she has been an instructor on a couple of courses I have taken with Sketchbook Skool,…

Morning Sketch of Ruby

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Post published:April 11, 2021
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Sometimes I like to do a sketch first thing in the morning, with my first coffee of the day. I think it is a nice way to wake up, rather…

Playing with Orange Ink

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Post published:April 6, 2021
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I have several different coloured inks from Rohrer and Klinger’s SketchInk range, and have filled some fountain pens with black, grey and orange... I never really use the orange, so…