by Zoya | Feb 12, 2015 | Travel Sketching, Uncategorized
One sunny Saturday I went to the Goldmines Hotel with my family for lunch. The kids were very excited to show me around its beautiful garden, which was full of little nooks that could be inspirations for future paintings. I attempted to sketch one corner while waiting...
by Zoya | Feb 4, 2015 | Travel Sketching
Both sketches were done at the Melbourne Museum with the Staedtler pigment liner pen in the Hahnemuhle D&S sketchbook, which I bought as a trial in search for a cheaper everyday sketchbook. It is best used for sketching with a pencil (as it says on the label),...
by Zoya | Jan 26, 2015 | Travel, Travel Sketching, Uncategorized
Hello! I’m back from a beach holiday to Phillip Island. I’m not sure why I keep on insisting to believe that I’ll accomplish much more during the holidays than I usually do, including writing blog posts. The truth is I don’t even want to open...
by Zoya | Dec 24, 2014 | Travel Sketching, Uncategorized, Watercolour
Flinders street station and Princes bridge sketched from across the Yarra River – one day I’ll have to find a good spot to sketch the main entrance and the clocks. Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolour in Stillman & Birn Beta sketchbook (14.0 x 21.6...
by Zoya | Dec 13, 2014 | Australian Art, Other Artists, Travel Sketching, Watercolour
Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolour in Stillman & Birn Beta sketchbook (14.0 x 21.6 cm) Yesterday I went to the Bendigo Art Gallery to see the recently opened Ben Quilty exhibition. Beforehand I spent an hour sketching the artificial grass covered Folly by...
by Zoya | Nov 25, 2014 | Travel Sketching, Watercolour
Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolour sketch of Burke & Wills monument at the Bendigo Cemetery done in Stillman & Birn Beta sketchbook (14.0 x 21.6 cm) On Sunday I went to the Bendigo Cemetery to search for the second time for the memorial to Burke and...
