A prototype of a playful matchbook bookbinding style. For small sketches and watercolour.

Today’s Earthworld portrait challenge resplendent with bath teeth.

Exploring loose and vibrant portraits inspired by Roz Stendahl tutorials.

Being commissioned to create a birthday sketch inspired me to explore the art of caricature.

Taking time to sketch visual reminders of our 4 weeks in Turkey.

My very paired-down art kit for a 4 week trip to Turkey. Traveling Light!

Have you thought about using Needle Tips pens for urban sketching? Read about the pros and cons here.

I’ve always thought Life Drawing was so different from urban sketching. But recently I’ve realised there is an overlap.

Sketching on different papers is an interesting way to experiment with different tools and techniques with great results.

See what inspired me to draw during a day out at Loulé Market with the Urban Sketcher’s Algarve group.

A couple of tips that I use to make art tutorials more engaging and relevant to me.

Sometimes you don’t go looking for your watercolour style choices, they’re just happy accidents.

Discover how I’m approach June’s Tonal challenge with my current urban sketching watercolour kit.

Find out what I learned from Andrey Shmatnik’s Urban Sketching Tutorial on Etchr.

Find out how I overcame by creative block by using Blind Contour sketches to get inspired and motivated to sketch again.

A review of the Hahnemühle Watercolour Book, which is ideal for urban sketching.

The first 32 people sketches for this year’s One Week 100 People.

Read about art classes, events, and other Algarve resources.

Need motivation to sketch people? Join the 2023 One Week 100 People sketching challenge in March.

Our urban sketch postcard series featured on the Direção Regional de Cultura do Algarve website

Here’s how I experimented to reduce the greens in my travel palette from 3 to 1.

Get inspired by the World of Urban Sketching – a new book by Stephanie Bower. Full of sketcher’s insights and great drawings.

How adjusting your sketch speed or where you hold your pen helps you find your sketching style

If you can’t get out and sketch, Sketching People from Travel Photos is a great alternative. Especially when you review your sketches to learn from them.