Forgot to share this as of late #dailysketching #sketchbook #watercoloursketch #sketchbookartist #drawingoutside #mastoart

A little sketch I did yesterday morning. And how it fits with the rest of the page!

It’s been a busy week (interviewing mostly), didn’t sketch at all. Managed to finish this commission we started live last Friday. Hope I didn’t overdo it

Productive sketching morning today!

Sausage dog and how the sketchbook spread develops (all the pictures done on the same location but at different mornings) #dailysketching #urbansketching #sketchbook #sketchbookartist #watercoloursketch #mastoart

Exercises from the watercolour course I started (and abandoned) last year. Although I have no will power to concentrate on precision in the evening, I can’t not notice I’ve improved in understanding - things just make more sense to me. All the same ideas (blending edges with the background, painting shapes not lines) but I “hear” it better this time. Taking long breaks helps, practicing “your thing”, your own way of doing it also helps

Popped into a local pub that launched an art wall today! Featuring local artists (no fees, all for community benefit) I was ill and swamped and didn’t even take a photo of my painting before submitting it back then. Took a pic of it today! So glad to be amongst local creatives. Made a few connections too. #dailysketching #urbansketching #sketchbook #walktosee #sketchbookartist #watercoloursketch #mastoart

5 more people sketches today, 25 to go to finish my #oneweek100people challenge. Every year it’s different! It’s my third one. So much change in style, technique and most importantly the attitude. Eg this time I remember why I do this (to connect with my community of locals, to simply what I see so it’s thransferable to paper in short amount of time, to explore and have a good time) #dailysketching #urbansketching #cafescene #sketchbook #sketchbookartist #watercoloursketch #mastoart

The same cafe as yesterday but this time with Tolya. His morning face (he is working on something) #dailysketching #urbansketching #cafescene #sketchbook #sketchbookartist #watercoloursketch #mastoart

Coffee with a fellow parent (our boys are in the same class) #dailysketching #urbansketching #cafescene #sketchbook #sketchbookartist #watercoloursketch #mastoart

Forgot to post this Monday sketch of Tolya on the phone

Real plants are cooler than fake plants ! #dailysketching #urbansketching #cafescene #sketchbook #sketchbookartist #watercoloursketch #mastoart

I’ve started yet another sketchbook because it needs to fit into the only bag I always carry (a little cross-body bag); I thought I’ll mostly do little studies (with pencil), but it would be good if the paper is textured and holds water, in case of watercolour. This £10 sketchbook by Seawhite Brighton does the job! I’m happy with it #dailysketching #urbansketching #sketchbook #walktosee #sketchbookartist #watercoloursketch #mastoart

These two were so funny and playful, I had to capture it somehow even though they were constantly moving I used a rainbow pencil for the outline - obsessed with it!!! #dailysketching #urbansketching #sketchbook #walktosee #sketchbookartist #watercoloursketch #mastoart

Experimenting with small format. I usually want to do a lot of small pictures on location, but in practice I work on one or two max. #dailysketching #urbansketching #cafescene #sketchbook #sketchbookartist #watercoloursketch #mastoart

Tolya and I chat with a friend I made online. I decided to sketch more people from life once again. Didn’t get to finish, as it often happens, but I’m glad I captured something. This will make a good memory! #dailysketching #urbansketching #sketchbook #walktosee #sketchbookartist #watercoloursketch #mastoart

At the soft play today. Didn’t get to finish the sketch on the spot because Alex (4 y.o) took over to picture Mommy it happened for the first time! I indeed wear a yellow puffer coat and blue jeans #dailysketching #urbansketching #sketchbook #walktosee #sketchbookartist #plenair #watercoloursketch #mastoart

This morning in a coffee shop where we used to spend every other morning but not visiting often anymore - not surprisingly it brings a lot of memories and thoughts one didn’t see coming. Digesting! #dailysketching #urbansketching #cafescene #sketchbook #sketchbookartist #watercoloursketch #mastoart

A 2-3 colour Christmas tree illustration made this morning. I met a local plein air group! We had a quick chat and that’s all but agreed to meet again next week.

I don’t feel happy about my sketchbook for some time, I think it’s a phase and it has little to do with the sketches — more of a mental issue. Still it’s important to carry on as all my previous experience shows that a break through only happens after streaks of so-so days. Here’s this morning’s light snaps!