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To the drawing board
I struggle a lot with capturing correct proportions, especially when it comes to portraits. Mostly I put this down to a lack of experience, but…
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books Orwell's Roses (2021), Rebecca Solnit
For some reason I was expecting fiction rather than a collection of meandering essays following George Orwell's interest in gardening and how it…
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books Books I've read in 2025
This year I'm trying something a little different - writing a few notes for each book I finish, in an effort to try and remember things better. ---…
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writing Getting the best out of Focus modes
I’ve been trying out iOS focus (there’s a great comprehensive rundown of how focus modes work on Hulry). These different modes on Apple devices can…
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sketchbooks Sketchbook 11I started this sketchbook in September 2024 and it’s currently in progress. I cut this into 2 halves to better fit into My notebook system. 📖…
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art Portrait - SabrinaRecently I've been doing 1 on 1 art classes with Stephanie Sheppard, after going to a couple of her group workshops focused on portraits. This pencil…
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art Life drawing in CharcoalAfter struggling a bit with Life drawing in watercolour recently, I’ve returned to charcoal. It’s nice to not have to worry about mixing colours or…
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art Playing with soft pastelsI bought a set of soft pastels a couple of years ago to make some abstract art. They’ve sat in their box, barely used until I felt like braving their…
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art Jury duty sketchesMy second time doing jury duty. I got a 4 day trial, which I think is not bad in the scheme of things. It wasn’t gory or complicated but was mostly…
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sketchbooks Sketchbook 10I started this sketchbook in August 2024 and completed it in September 2024. I made this very thin sketchbook from 180gsm Montmarte watercolour paper…
Letters from me to you, delivered very infrequently. Rambling thoughts, things I’ve made, interesting links.