ROVING JAY

A recap of my first urban sketching event with the Algarve group at the Tavira Market

Our first trip to the Vila Real de Santo Antonio flea market via train.

Your choice of boat taxis to take you from the mainland to the sand bar beach at Cabanas de Tavira

Picking up the pieces and making new memories and plans after the loss of my Mum.

March 8-12, 2021 – Pandemic Relief Edition! I love sketching people in ink, and this annual sketching event #OneWeek100People was made…

My Sketcher Spotlight on urban sketcher Suhita Shirodkar, and a review of her figure sketching class.

I introduced Sylvie Sunshine in my guest post for Romancing the Genres, and after getting some positive feedback from fellow…

My first Sylvie Sunshine: Life’s a Beach (until it’s a bitch) sketch Romancing The Genres is a collaboration of writers (from…

I’ve always thrived on change, which what drove me to my current lifestyle. Find out where it came from.

Sketching at a Sunday concert series in Santa Monica with The California Feetwarmers.

Find out why I was grateful for the Covid-19 pandemic.

Looking for a quality podcast about urban sketching?

Check out my travel guides and travel writing books available on Amazon.

I looked back at one of life’s most important relationships in my life, in my monthly column for Romancing the Genres.

How not to get overwhelmed with TMI about the technical side of watercolour.

I looked back at my blogging journey in my monthly column for Romancing the Genres.

A collection of people I’ve encountered and sketched during my walks around Culver City in May.

Blind Contour Sketches for my 365 days of portrait and people sketches

Art Challenges are a good idea, because you never know where they will lead you.

Here’s two key elements to master when you’re drawing groups of people in an urban sketch.

Let’s take a look how different artists approach the challenge of Finding your Art Style.

Looking back on my 20th Year and the wild ride it was.

A collection of people I’ve encountered and sketched during my walks around Culver City in April.

Do you use laughter as a coping mechanism? See how I used it, in my monthly column for Romancing the Genres.