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…
Hello to you all. What an amazing group of people we are, and from so many parts of the world! I am Anne, and I live in Melbourne, Australia. I am a botanic artist, and am drawn to the fine details. However, I want to encourage that part of me that wants to be loose and expressive. I am very excited by Liz’s first lesson, and can’t wait to try those ‘juicy’ washes.
My blog is http://www.annelawson.wordpress.com
Hi Anne, Thankyou, saw your greeting somewhere else. Nice to meet you. I have just subscribed to your beautiful blog. Sandi
Hello,
I am Hanne and I live in Berlin, Germany.
Hi Hanna! So nice to see some one from Berlin! I just visited Berlin in September and had an awesome time at a live workshop with artist, Stephanie Levy. It was also love at first sight on our Berlin city experience!
Kind regards from Cape Town in Sourh Africa x
Hi Liezl,
thank´s for your reply. It ´s nice to hear that you enjoyed Berlin, I love this city as well but haven´t been to South Africa yet.
Best wishes and ‘see’ you later
Hi, my name is Kerstin Engström and I live in Sweden (northern Europe). I live on the countryside on a small farm. We have Icelandic horses, cats and dogs. Calligraphy, painting and drawing have I during the last year tried to do on a daily basis. I also do some bookbinding, partly because it is hard to find good sketchbooks in Sweden.
Hi Everyone
I’m Brian, and live in the beautiful city of Norwich, England. I am retired now after a career in the Printing industry, and more recently in University administration. I have been interested in art for a long time, but only started seriously sketching and painting about 10 months ago. So far I have taken all three SBS classes (which were great), and I am really looking forward to this class with Liz. I love drawing architecture, and am hoping to learn more about sketching a bit more quickly on location, as my current drawings take me a long, long time!
Hi, Brian. I grew up next to the UEA (on Bluebell Rd) though now I’m in the USA. My parents still live in Hethersett. Very much miss beautiful Norwich. I loved sketching the Cathedral cloisters as a young person. Look forward to seeing your sketches.
Hi, great to hear from you. I live in Costessey (not that far from Bluebell Road) and spent six years working at the UEA before I retired. So lucky to live somewhere with all that great medieval architecture to draw! Looking forward to the course, and seeing some of your work from the USA.
Hi Brian
I am just down the road behind Notcutts! Also saw there is a Dawn from Saxlingham Nethergate on the course too! trying to track down where she is amongst all on this site!
Do you go to Norwich Urban Sketchers too? They are meeting tomorrow, Sunday 16 Nov, at1pm at Britannia Café- adjacent to Norwich prison. you would be very welcome if you are not already a member. Hope to go but have had foot op recently. Looking forward to seeing your Norwich work!
Hi Brian – I know what you mean about trying to track someone down on this list! I tend not to look at e-mails on Sundays or Mondays so quite a build up since then. Great to know there’s a Norwich Urban Sketchers! Would be good to get together over coffee and sketchbooks at some point with you and mickied… my contact details are on the Diocese of Norwich website! (use Find a Person to search)
Hi Brian,
I am another one in the Norwich area. Have been friends with Dawn for years. It great to hear that there are others close by. Sketching is rather new to me.
Snowdrop46 aka Julie
Hi micied, Dawn and Snowdrop46
Great to hear from you all. Sorry about the time it has taken me to reply – I haven’t looked at this page recently. There is indeed a Norwich Urban Sketchers group – details on the web site – (I usually go – although I missed the last one at Britannia Cafe. I would be happy to meet up for a coffee with you all and perhaps a bit of sketching. As well as the Urban Sketchers, there is a weekly Norwich outdoor painting group which meets every Wednesday in the Forum at 10.30. We decide on a location in Norwich every week, and then walk there and spend two or three hours sketching and painting it. Everyone is very welcome (beginners and experts included) and it is a really friendly group. Just turn up if you are interested. If you would like to get in touch directly, my email is brian.courtney@talktalk.net
Hi, I am Carolyn from Cairns in the Tropical Far North in Qld Australia. New to sketching but really enjoying going out with the Cairns Plein Air group. Looking forward to the course.