Art We Wonderful

Italian Inspiration

On my trip to Italy, I visited a number of art treasures – the Bernini sculptures in the Galleria Borghese, the Giotto frescoes in Padova’s Scrovegni Chapel, Bellini’s “Baptism of […]

My Art

Travel Journal: To Colour Or Not To Colour

Sometimes I would sketch and love the black and white version so much that I didn’t want to add any colour, out of fear of messing up the overall drawing. Having […]

My Art

Travel Journal: The Freedom of the 5-Minute Sketch

During my trip, I often would only have a few […]

Acrylics

Making Art and Friends in Tuscany – Part Two

Before I begin the art exhibition from the second half […]

Acrylics

Making Art and Friends in Tuscany – Part One

This past June, artist and tutor, Chris Bell, and his […]

My Art

Travel Journal: The Castles of Valle d’Aosta, Italy

The Valle d’Aosta region of Italy sits up in the […]

My Art

Travel Journal: The Italian Riviera

Here are some of my journal drawings from some of the towns on the Italian Riviera. The Hanbury Gardens, Mottola There’s so much to draw inside this incredible garden on […]

My Art

Travel Journal – Churches

Everywhere you go in Italy, you’ll find a “sketch-worthy” church. I captured a number of them in my travel journal in both 5-minute and 30-minute sketches. All are drawn with […]

My Art

What I Did This Summer – Travel Journalling

Over the next several posts, I am going to share […]

My Art

A Sketch Of A Special Place

A dear friend of mine had a special moment in Positano that I was lucky enough to share with her. For her birthday, I sketched the place where we toasted […]

Experiments

Experimenting with iPhone Photography

I travel light, and on my last trip, I used my iPhone camera as my primary camera. It did well, but there certainly were limitations. And then I was given […]

Experiments

Another Friday morning art lesson from the Handbook of Watercolour Landscapes Tips & Techniques (p. 309), this time Deb and I learned more about using masking fluid. Masking fluid can ruin brushes, […]

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Art We Wonderful

creating my way thru the world

Italian Inspiration

Travel Journal: To Colour Or Not To Colour

Travel Journal: The Freedom of the 5-Minute Sketch

Making Art and Friends in Tuscany – Part Two

Making Art and Friends in Tuscany – Part One

Travel Journal: The Castles of Valle d’Aosta, Italy

Travel Journal: The Italian Riviera

Travel Journal – Churches

What I Did This Summer – Travel Journalling

A Sketch Of A Special Place

Experimenting with iPhone Photography

Getting Schooled, Part 3