This Summer seems to be all about taking on little art challenges! As well as the Tiny Print Tuesday Challenge, and the International Nature Journaling Week that I took part in, I have also joined the lovely Don's (@the.curious.sketcher on instagram) tiny sketch challenge for July. I am really enjoying…
June has seen another couple of weeks of warm sunny weather, with a brief thunderstorm thrown in halfway through! I've not sketched in my nature journal every day, but have tried to keep it up as much as possible. It is good to remind myself that I don't have to…
Following on from a wonderful week of joining in with International Nature Journaling Week, I am thrilled to say I have continued into a second week! I am continuing to nature journal in my cheap (50p!) Jackson's A6 studio sketchbook from Jackson’s art supply shop - I think the paper…
Sketchbook #1 First Tentative Steps into a Sketchbook Habit I think I first started thinking about keeping a sketchbook in about 2015, when I was pregnant with my third child. I had discovered Jennie Maizel’s Sketchbook Club on my google searches, looking for inspiration and ideas on how to start…
As a member of Emma Carlisle's Patreon club, I get to join in on some live zoom sketch-a-longs, which I find really fun, and inspiring! It is lovely to sit down and spend some dedicated time sketching, and I really appreciate the community feel from these sessions - even if…