Inktober is an annual challenge, created by Jake Parker in 2009, and has become a looked forward to event in lots of artists’ practice. The concept is simple enough, draw something every day in October. I put some time aside each day to draw something, even if it’s only for 5 minutes. I have taken…
I was lucky enough to be gifted a tiny wooden watercolour palettes from a friend, who had filled it with Daniel Smith watercolours. I already had a page in an A5 Seawhite of Brighton sketchbook taped out into sections to do something with, so I decided to do some tiny paintings with the tiny palette!…
Last Friday I took some time out for myself and took an online workshop with Colin Woodward on using Derwent Inktense pencils. I use these pencils a lot for precise colour and shading in my Celtic knotwork artwork, but wanted to learn some new techniques with them. We went through two different exercises to warm…
I’m expanding my knowledge of ink and watercolour at the moment, and I’m thoroughly enjoying it. As well as going on a workshop in Durham with Toby Haseler last August, I’m also taking his online classes. Earlier this month I saw that Koosje Koene was running an online workshop, so I decided to attend. It…
This year I took part in the annual Inktober challenge, where participants are encouraged to create a sketch using ink every day during October. There are ‘official’ prompts given out by the organisers if you are stuck for ideas, but, as usual, I decided to go my own way and concentrated on what I would like…
The final 10 days of Inktober, and it was a mix of workshop prep, workshop teaching and relaxing at home. I’ll write another blog soon with a full recap and my thoughts on this year’s project. You can read more about this year’s project here.
It’s been a quieter week, this week, with a lot more sketches drawn at home and just one trip out after dropping off workshop materials. You can read more about this year’s project here.
Week two of Inktober 2025. You can read more about the project in my earlier blog post. This week’s sketches include the views after three workshops, plus views around the house and garden and whilst out visiting.
I am currently taking part in the annual Inktober challenge, where participants are encouraged to create a sketch using ink every day during October. There are ‘official’ prompts given out by the organisers if you are stuck for ideas, but, as usual, I have decided to go my own way and concentrate on what I would…
I had a fabulous day out in Durham a couple of weeks ago, plein air / urban sketching on a workshop run by artist Toby Haseler, aka Toby Sketch Loose, and a lovely group of fellow sketchers. I always love to learn from other artists, and when I found out Toby was coming up to Durham…
Here’s a very quick recap video of all the sketches that I created for Inktober this year. Each sketch is just 6cm square, and was drawn in 15 minutes or under. Each sketch was drawn from life and is a glimpse of my day – either home life, workshop preparation or venues, and places I…
Yesterday saw the end of the Inktober challenge (read more about my initial thoughts on the challenge here). I thoroughly enjoyed creating these 6cm square sketches of glimpses of each day. I will be reflecting a bit more on the challenge and what I learned from it over the next week or so, but for…
