My first solo art exhibition. It is small but it is all mine. My local East Melbourne Library provides display cabinets for residents to book for a month at a time for exhibitions. With the encouragement of friends, I booked a space for August. Then, with the incredible guidance and assistance of my good friend Louise, […]
My copy of the July edition Uppercase Magazine arrived in the mail this week. I knew that two of my drawings had been accepted to be published in this “Stamp” issue and I had seen a low res online version. (Read about it here http://www.alissaduke.com/2015/06/my-snail-mail-in-uppercase-on-etsy.html from a few weeks ago.) I watched over the past two weeks […]
I am absolutely over the moon to have two small art submissions published in the current JULY issue of one of my absolutely favourite publications, UPPERCASE: magazine for the creative and curious. I have admired and read this inspirational quarterly magazine for a few years. It is described as having “A playful exploration of creativity, an […]
Welcome to my website. I am a watercolour pencil artist and urban sketcher (and librarian) . Please click on my BLOG tab to read my weekly blog about my art projects and drawing. You can subscribe on that page to receive it by email Some of my feathers, nests, libraries, books and snail mail envelopes are […]
The countdown to Christmas is on and I have been drawing Christmas objects and scenes over the last few weeks. I thought that I would gather them all here on one page to share the festive joy. Season’s Greetings to everyone. It began in early December when I made brooches from my used pencils. – the red […]
I draw daily and have a few different styles, depending on where I am, how I feel etc. I am an Urban sketcher, I draw on envelopes, I am a nature sketcher, and draw objects .They are ALWAYS in watercolour pencil, which I love to use, and sometimes use my Lamy Safari Ink Pen. I draw and […]
I have returned home after three weeks holiday in London and Barcelona. For those who have been following my blog, you will be aware the BIG lead up and trip prep that occurred – including the weekly “drawing on an envelope” to my mum, who was my travelling companion and lives interstate, here is the […]