Introduce Yourself
Where do you live and what do you?
Have you done much sketching before or are you just starting?
What are your other creative pursuits?
Please include a link to your Flickr account, blog, Facebook page, Instagram, Tumblr etc.
So I’ll go first…
I’m Liz (I think you all know that!)
I live in Sydney, Australia. I’m an architect by profession and worked 20 years on a range of residential and commercial developments, specialising in media projects. I’ve always drawn as part of my work but in 2007 discovered watercolour and started my first daily sketchbook. I haven’t stopped sketching since!
I’m very interested in architectural history and theory and drinking tea out of fancy china teacups… but I’m guessing you all know that too!
You can find me on: Facebook, Flickr, Google+, Instagram and Twitter using the buttons under ‘Connect on Social Media’ in the footer of this website.
Now it’s your turn…
suek
I’m Susan and live in Sydney, Australia. Am a retired Interior Designer with a passion for the visual arts. Have gone to various art classes over the years, mainly drawing and watercolour. Love making my own cards with collage. I enjoy travelling both in Australia and belatedly overseas (am a bit of a francophile) and take many photos, but would like to do more travel sketching. Hope that this course gives me the confidence and skill to sketch ‘in-situ’ rather than just from photos.
Hi, I’m Annee. I retired 10 years ago from a career as a graphic designer and design teacher. I also made a sea-change from the city to the country, and live in Coffs Harbour, halfway between Sydney and Brisbane, Australia. I became a designer because I loved drawing, but 25 years of my career was spent on the computer! I loved it all, but want to rediscover pen, paint and paper – and spontaneity! My other interests are birdwatching, architecture (2 in the family), bookbinding and sewing. I’m thrilled to be part of this class with Liz as teacher. http:www.flickr.com/photos/annee_artist
I mean http://www.flickr.com/photos/annee_artist
Hello Annee – I just looked through your flickr page and was thrilled to see sketches of many familiar places. I live in the US now, but my parents lived in Coffs and Grafton for many years, my sister lived near Bellingen and my family had a beach house at Red Rock. Keep those north coast sketches coming!
– Laurie
(I’m also an ex-graphic designer.)
Hi Laurie, I just found your post! The Coffs coast and Grafton are beautiful places to live, glad to keep those memories alive for you. I grew up in Canberra, so this climate and scenery are always a source of wonder to me. My best friend from schooldays and my cousin live in the US. Lots of dramatic and beautiful scenery there too.
There is indeed lots of beautiful scenery here too, but I miss Australia. Here’s a quick sketch I did on a Clarence River tour boat when I was a the Grafton High School centenary a few years ago. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lauriewigham/7430416862/in/set-72157630260331384/
And here’s one that I did standing on the headland at Red Rock, looking south towards Corindi. https://www.flickr.com/photos/lauriewigham/8114331526/
Hi, I’m Susan from Vancouver, Canada. I’ve been drawing and painting since I discovered Danny Gregory’s Creative License a few years ago. I’ve also discovered the Vancouver Urban Sketchers and get together for a group sketch when I can find the time. I’ve also done a couple of Sketchbook Skool Klasses. When I’m not sketching, I work as and ESL teacher for newcomer adults to Canada, I play the fiddle (badly but enthusiastically), I like to sing and wilderness camp. I’ve spent the past 20 years raising my now teen girls with my husband. Life is getting a little less busy now the girls are nearly grown so I’m looking forward to even more sketching! Bring it on, Liz!
Oh I forgot to mention my blog seeitsketchit.blogspot.ca
It is mostly for my mom and sister to see what I am up to but anyone is welcome to have a peek.
Hello everybody! My name is Heather. I grew up in Maine and live in Santa Monica, California with my husband, dog and two bunny rabbits. My grandfather was a commercial artist who loved to draw landscapes en plein air. He gave me sketch books, pencils, chalks and other “real” artist’s tools every year for Christmas and I filled them up with drawings. I went to one year of art school with thoughts of becoming an art therapist, but got very discouraged and went into business in the interior design field as a purchasing agent. I design and knit (heatherroses on ravelry) and garden. I started keeping a sketch journal in 2009, inspired by Geninne.com. I take my watercolors to paint when I travel, which isn’t often enough, so I joined this class.
Hi, I’m Jenni and I live in Newcastle, Australia. It sure is interesting to read all the posts and realise what a global site it is. I have always loved painting and drawing but the drawing skills need loosening up! I love Liz’ approach to architectural drawing and aim to use this class in losing inhibitions about sketching and painting outdoors.