Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
Posted in Art for Sale Art Room Portugal Tavira The Algarve

Tavira-area Scenes in Ink and Watercolour

Gallery page for my ink and watercolour scenes of Tavira and the surrounding area

Tavira Roman Bridge and Church, Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo ink and watercolour sketch
Posted in Art Room Europe Portugal Tavira

Tavira’s Roman Bridge with the Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo rendered in ink and watercolour

Tavira’s Roman Bridge with the Igreja de Santa Maria peeping through the trees. Rendered in ink and watercolour.

Market man delivery potatoes in Cabanas
Posted in Art Room Cabanas de Tavira Europe Portugal

Cabanas Market Man on his Bicycle Delivering Potatoes

Sketching our local delivery man transporting potatoes to a local restaurant in Cabanas.

Liver Building in ink and watercolour sketch
Posted in Art Room Great Britain Liverpool

Day 41-45 of The 100 Day Project

45 days into my 100 day Project and I’m putting what I’ve learnt so far, into my 15-minute building sketches.

Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
Posted in Art Room Europe Portugal Tavira

Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo Tavira Church ink and watercolour sketch

The side view of Tavira’s Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo rendered in ink and watercolour.

Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
Posted in Art Room Europe Portugal Tavira

Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo Tavira Church ink and watercolour sketch

The rear view of Tavira’s Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo rendered in ink and watercolour.

Ermida de São Brás Catholic Church in watercolour and ink
Posted in Art Room Europe Portugal Tavira

Ermida de São Brás Tavira Church ink and watercolour sketch

I used a different viewpoint for my ink and watercolour painting of Ermida de São Brás church in Tavira.

Sem Horas restaurant in Setubal Portugal ink and watercolour
Posted in Art Room Cabanas de Tavira Europe Portugal Setúbal Tavira

Day 31-40 of The 100 Day Project

40 days into my 100 day Project and I’m putting what I’ve learnt so far, into my 15-minute building sketches.

Ink and watercolour sketch of lagos rooftops view
Posted in Art Room Cabanas de Tavira Europe Portugal

Day 21-30 of The 100 Day Project

30 days into my 100 day Project and I’m putting what I’ve learnt so far, into my 15-minute building sketches.

Ink and watercolour sketch of my favourite Conceição walk street
Posted in Art Room Cabanas de Tavira Europe Portugal

My favourite pedestrian street in Conceicão

I keep capturing this little street with different sketching styles. Probably more to come…!

Ink and Tombow sketches of people of One Week 100 People art challenge
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One Week 100 People 2024

This year’s One Week 100 People challenge was great for honing my style and getting me using my Tombow pens for shading instead of watercolour.

Ink and watercolour sketch of local Spar shop in Cabanas
Posted in Art Room Cabanas de Tavira Europe Portugal Tavira

Day 16-20 of The 100 Day Project

20 days into my 100 day Project and I’m learning how to improve my 15-minute building sketches.

Ink and watercolour sketch of two people having dinner and drinking wine.
Posted in Art Room Cabanas de Tavira Europe Portugal

Missing sketching people

So good to break my people-sketching drought. I much prefer capturing people to buildings.

Portuguese house with balcony and flowers Ink and Watercolour
Posted in Art Room Cabanas de Tavira Europe Portugal

Day 11-15 of The 100 Day Project

15 days into my 100 day Project and I’m learning how to improve my 15-minute building sketches.

House and Garden in Cabanas with Calla Lily 'Captain Ventura'
Posted in Art Room Cabanas de Tavira Europe Portugal

Day 6-10 of The 100 Day Project

10 days into my 100 day Project and I’m learning how to improve my 15-minute building sketches.

Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo
Posted in Art Room Europe Portugal Tavira

Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo Tavira Church ink and watercolour sketch

The rear view of Tavira’s Igreja de Santa Maria do Castelo rendered in ink and watercolour.

Caricature based on EarthsWorld photo
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Caricature Portrait inspired by Earthsworld photo

Today’s Earthworld portrait challenge resplendent with bath teeth.

Nuno Caricature ink and watercolour
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2023 Caricatures

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

Urban sketch on Turkish Airlines flight home
Posted in Art Room Bodrum Peninsula Turkey

Urban Sketching Trip to Turkey

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

Posted in Art Room

Travel Painting Kit for Turkey

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

pen sketch portraits on a train ticket
Posted in Art Room Europe Loulé Portugal

Urban Sketching on the Train: Sketchbook vs. my Train Ticket

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

urban sketch cafe scene chairs and customers
Posted in Art Room

Loose Watercolour Technique for Urban Sketching

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

Hahnemühle watercolour sketch books
Posted in Art Room

Hahnemühle Watercolour Sketch Book for Urban Sketching

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

Sketch from Photo
Posted in Art Room Beach Bum

One Week 100 People 2023 – Sketches 1 to 32

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