Why you need to Keep a Travel Journal
In this digital age of instant photos taken on smartphones, that are immediately shared on social media the idea of...
Sketching a Muttaburrasaurus at the National Museum of Australia
There was a great turn out at the National Museum of Australia for the monthly Canberra Urban Sketchers group today....
Werner’s nomenclature of colours
German geologist Abraham Gottlob Werner developed a detailed nomenclature – or naming system – colour guide. It was published in...
Free drawing lessons from the Great Master Hokusai
Katsushika Hokusai is well known for his iconic Great Wave off Kanagawa. He was a master in the true sense...
Over a million images from the British Library are free in the public domain
Over the last few years the British Library, has digitised books, manuscripts, and all manner of printed media from their...
How to write a Journal: Starting and Maintaining a Journaling Practice
Just about every self-development/mental health book and blog tells people to keep a journal, but not necessarily how to keep...
The Egon Schiele sketch that rocked me to the core
When Austrian painter Egon Schiele died at 28, he left behind 3,000 drawings and more than 300 paintings. Schiele has...
Why Write a Journal in our Digital Age
In a world where everything seems beep, chime and notify you of every event and little thing, where it feels...
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...
Thanks Lene On the camino particularly I journal and sketch because so much seems to happen in a day where…
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on travel journalling. I am sitting here wishing I had started that years ago.…
Cala yes I have been journaling for over 35 years and see a different 'me' every decade it seems!
Lots of great ideas, thank you. I have been Bible journaling for years as I reflect on scripture, talk with…
As a teenager, I started to journal a few times, but it eventually fizzles out into nothing....and looking back on…