Today I was invited to join my Sydney friend Erin Hill at a Sketching Class she was holding in Melbourne. It was a wonderful opportunity to catch up with her after my first eight months in Melbourne, as well as meet a lovely group of Melbourne sketchers. It is always inspirational to chat with people in Erin’s classes as they are all so motivated to sketch and days like today are often the starting point of something fantastic for them.
PART ONE
I started the day with my usual journaling in my sketchbook. These were sketched in moments when I had the opportunity : while waiting for the train and then while waiting for the Sketch class to assemble.
PART TWO
Most of the day I drew in my own style, but later in the morning I joined in the class with their ink pen and watercolour pencil experiments.
PART THREE – BACK TO MY OWN STYLE
AND THE FINAL SKETCH OF THE DAY
Walking home in the rain from the train station. Local football fans were also walking home. They had been outside all day, while I was cosy and dry inside with my new sketching friends
Hi Alissa
I find the technique with the pencils, part two first image, really interesting. I don’t use my pencils much as I find it a bit of a drag to carry them around., but that drawing really encourages me to try them again. Did you work with a deliberatly limited palette oe were those just the colours you chose?
Thanks for an interesting post.
Hi Alissa, it was so nice to meet you yesterday at Erin’s class. I was totally out of my comfort zone so thank you for your support. I truly love your work and find it very inspiring!! Thanks Jo
Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to click through a read my post. I appreciate it very much.
Leone – The three colours technique was part of Erin’s class. Those three colours (I think that they were Burnt Ochre, Red(not sure whixh) and French Ultramarine) were the basics for any sketch. I would be outside my comfort zone with three colours as I have 26 in my pencil wrap. But if I forgot my pencils and sketchbook I would draw on a newspaper or menu with a biro !
It was lovely to meet you and the other sketchers Jo and to feel your enthusiasm and energy ! let me know if you want to sketch in Melbourne . A large group is sketching at Luna Park this Saturday http://www.meetup.com/MelbourneUrbanSketchers/