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A Gem of a Museum in Cáceres
If you are visiting Cáceres, in the province of Extremadura in Spain, do not neglect a visit to the Museum of Contemporary Art Helga de Alvear. Witty, provocative, challenging and stunning – that sums up the collection. Containing over 3000 contemporary artworks, the museum was designed by acclaimed architecture studio Tuñón Arquitectos and opened officially in…
The Perfect London Art Store
https://www.cornelissen.com/ Tucked away on a narrow street behind the British Museum in London is a little shop that J K Rowlings must have visited. It is eerily similar to Ollivander’s Wand Shop in Diagon Alley, where Harry Potter gets his custom wand. But this shop sells wonders of a different kind – it is a…
Travel Sketching, Part 3: Making Marks With Wet Media
Pencils are lightweight, easy to carry and by far the most versatile tool to take on the road. But – always a caveat, right? – pencils get blunt and need sharpening and somehow the marks seem unfinished. I like to do a more permanent drawing. Then I will often use a pencil to rough out…
Travel Sketching: Part 2: Making Marks
In Travel Sketching Tips Part Two: Making Marks, we’ll have a look at the different ways a sketcher can create pictures on the road. Once you have the right sketch book, or paper or watercolour block, ( see Part One ) you need to decide how you will be making marks – ie. what you…
Art On The Road: Connecting with Your Tribe When Traveling
In the age of ephemeral digital images, drawing creates lasting memories On the table in front of me is a glass of thick, sweet Turkish coffee and my sketchbook. All around me is the drama of Borough Market, buzzing with shoppers in central London. I’m tempted to photograph the bright bunches of fruit underneath colorful…
Travel Sketching Part 1: The Right Sketchbook
Everyone has their own way to do things – and this is my way. Through trial and error I’ve worked out some decisions for basic equipment for travel sketching that make it easy and effortless – and doable almost anywhere and any time. But no worries! The basic equipment for travel sketching is inexpensive and…
Overcome the Fear of Sketching in Public
Sketching in public can be intimidating. One of the things I had to struggle with when I started out as a ‘person who sketches’ was public scrutiny. I hated it when someone would hover behind me, maybe make a comment. I sketch – which means that the drawings I do are scrawly and often quickly…