Sketchbooking is becoming something of a passion of mine! I just love the portability of minimal kit and being able to draw from life absolutely anywhere – and to do it so spontaneously. I had a brilliant sketch walk last Tuesday! I caught the open top Breezer bus from Canford Cliffs to Swanage and walked…
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Delighted to have been selected as a Full Fellowship Member of the Dorset Artists Guild. The Dorset Artists Guild is a community of professional artists based in and around Wimborne. Focused on both social and professional connections, members collaborate, exhibit together, and support one another in their creative practice. Through exhibitions and networking, the Guild…
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Five brilliant days in February touring fabulous south Wales, urban sketching in five different market towns; Abergavenny, Brecon, Hay-on-Wye, Monmouth & Chepstow.This is snapshot of a wonderful, but very cold and grey van trip… #urbansketchers #urbansketching #hayonwye #chepstow #monmouth #abergavenny #brecon The video below is a summary of all five videos created on each days’…
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A perfect day for Urban Sketching – a sunny and busy Salisbury Market Square. My Urban Sketching group, Urban Sketchers Bournemouth & Poole, travelled to Salisbury, Wiltshire today – and what a gorgeous day it turned out to be! We were blessed with sunshine, relative warmth and a bustling city centre. Salisbury, a medieval city…
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A one man show of new original illustrations, paintings and relief prints. 24th – 31st May 2024. A rare opportunity to view a brand new collection of original artworks by Shaun Forward, featuring many much-loved local landmarks. The ‘Hatchling’ Gallery upstairs atThe Hatch Gallery,7a Church St, Christchurch BH23 1BW This is just a small selection…
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I discovered and joined the Urban Sketching movement in October 2023.Most regions around the globe will have an urban sketching chapter – I belong to Urban Sketchers Bournemouth and Poole. Meeting once a month, we go out as a group and live-sketch that location – never from photos, always from life. The movement is a…
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