Art class on the island

It was gorgeous today for Roz's sketching class at the fishermen's village, Lamma Island. It's been grey, wet and cold for the past few weeks so it was lovely to sit out and sketch while feeling the sun beat down on us. Even if we still had to keep our big coats on.

My sketch is below. I wanted to try ink for the first time because I have seen so many fantastic ink sketches on the http://www.urbansketchers.com/ blog. Ink is a bit tricky though as it's not very forgiving if you make any mistakes (and I made quite a few).

Have a great week!

Sketching in the fishermen's village on Lamma

I spent the morning sketching in this colourful fishermen's village on Lamma Island. I can't believe how lucky I am to live so close to this lovely area. Unfortunately it wasn't as warm and sunny as it is in the picture above! It's currently around 12 degrees and very grey and windy.

I'm learning how to do landscapes from the wonderful Roz Keep. I have never drawn landscapes before so it's a bit of a challenge. But I am enjoying learning again. And I love being engrossed in the moment.

We'll be spending the next few weeks at this spot with the aim of providing a collection for the Urban Sketchers website. I'll try to post the results at the end of January.