Urban Sketching at the National Portrait Gallery

We had a cold but lovely morning sketching with the group at the National Portrait Gallery. I sat outside and sketched the High Court. Once again I used both waterproof and not waterproof ink.

With this sketch I completed one side of the concertina sketchbook I made at the start of the year.

We went to the Urban Sketchers 2024 Asia Link held in Penang and had a ball. In our goodie bags we were given some generous sample sheets of Baohong Watercolour Paper in our goodies bag. We were given hot and cold press 300g samples so, I made 2 concertina sketchbooks.

This is the 300g cold press sample made into a concertina sketchbook.

So I would not forget the paper in the sketchbook, I removed the label from the packet and stuck it to the inside of the concertina sketchbook.

Do I like the paper? Yes I do and I have since purchased some more Baohong Watercolour Paper and I think it may become my regular sketching paper because the quality is good and price point is right. (I am not affiliated with Baohong Watercolour Paper)

It’s a fun sketchbook and I am enjoying the format. With still the other side of the sketchbook to use it was a very useful sample!

If you are interested in Urban sketching in Canberra, the Canberra Urban Sketchers group meet on the second Sunday of the month. Everyone at all skill levels using what ever medium you enjoy is welcome. We often have other informal meetings too so check out what is happening on the Canberra Urban Sketchers Facebook page

Urban Sketchers is a global network of people who draw the cities they live in and travel to. Their slogan is to see the world one drawing at a time. You can find out more from the Urban sketchers website where there is a global directory of groups. If you are interested in finding out more about a group in your town or city check out the Chapter map here.