Well, I must first apologise for not having posted the final week of November's art challenge sooner! Only 2 and a half months late! I really do struggle to consistently post. But that doesn't mean I should just stop altogether. I will keep trying to make posting here an established…
Another week of sketching photo's from mine and Nikki's farms - we have been so impressed by everyone's contributions, and are having a lot of fun with the challenge! There are now over 500 posts on the hashtag on Instagram! I am feeling like my confidence in tackling scenes is…
What an amazing response Nikki and I have had to our Farmvember challenge! So many amazing artists taking part, we are so overwhelmed by the support and enthusiasm the challenge is receiving! Here are week two's sketches: Calves - Day 6 Day 6 - Calves: This was a fun one,…
As October drew to a close, I came to the conclusion that I had enjoyed Boatober so much that I wanted to keep going! Nikki and I have been chatting for a while about the possibility of starting our own challenge on Instagram, so we went for it - keeping…
I am somewhat in shock that I am even writing this blog post, because my experience with daily challenges usually means I run out of steam after a week, or two weeks at best. Yet, here we are with week 4!! Amazing! My favourite sketch from this week is yesterday's…
Week 3 completed! I must say, I am quite surprised how I have managed to do a sketch every day so far for Boatober! I think it has a lot to do with the fact that my sister is also taking part, and it is fun to see her versions,…
Ahoy! Week Two of Boatober! Can I make it to the end? This week had another challenging variety of boats, with sunsets, lakes, seas, and docks to contend with. I am still enjoying the challenge though, and it is proving to be a great way for me to get back…
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…
