In the city of Meknes and drew this street scene. Finding the hardest part is getting the colour of the walls. They are a special salmon kind of colour.
Sketch from Meknes
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In the Medina of Fés
Fés is a city like no other I've ever seen. It's old, really old. The 'Medina' is the walled part of the city that dates back to the 9th century. It's amazing to see buildings still standing as they were from that time hundreds of years ago. The labyrinth of alleyways...
Sketching in Morroco – day 1
Started my trip in Morocco and will be sketching as much as I can. Got the bare essentials below. My first sketch is the hotel I stayed in. Seems appropriate to start with this.
Science and Music
I'm enjoying playing with the science type of theme. It's an adaptation of the previous illustration, except here I have added more more elements within the canvas.
Vector and colors
Here are is a new style that I've been working on recently. Taking the old school poster style and adding a few modern elements. This idea started with a sketch and once I placed into adobe illustrator I refined it from there.
Sketch of the week: Cafe details
This week I found inspiration while waiting on my cup of coffee to arrive. I decided to sketch the table stacked with coffee cups and the wall next to looked interesting with all contrasting textures. I really wanted to get the details down in the most efficient way...
Einstein: Imagination is more important than knowledge
We all know Albert Einstein as one of this century's greatest physicist who discovered the theory of relativity. But you might not realise he was great exponent of creative thinking. His insight didn't just come from logic or mathematics, rather from intuition and...
3 Lessons We Can Learn From Picasso
What 3 lessons can we learn from Picasso? Still considered one of the great artists of modern history? With an incredibly prolific output right until his death at 91 years, he worked in a vast array of mediums including painting, sculpture, etchings, ceramics and...
Sketch of the week – Fruity stuff
Trying out a bit of colour in this sketch. Watercolour isn't my forte I have to admit, but that's the very reason I'm trying it out. Practising a new technique in drawing or painting is a challenge I really enjoy. I've seen some great sketches using watercolour...
5 ways to achieve your creative goals
It’s a new year and the month of January is coming to an end. How about that? Have you set your creative goals for 2016? Like most of us you may have started the year by reflecting on the year ahead. You may have even mentioned to friends and colleagues your new...
