Coloured sketches

DRAWING IS GENERALLY where your practical artistic journey begins. A pencil or pen and a sheet of paper is all you need to doodle away. Outlines clarify information, making it easy to access the infor

I’VE BEEN QUITE CAPTIVATED BY URBAN LANDSCAPES LATELY. After completing a small series of paintings around Camden Lock in June – which I dubbed The Great Graffiti Search in my filmed walkthrough episo

LUCIA LEYFIELD IS NOT AN ARTIST prone to grand statements. Her work speaks in subtle tones: sketchbook pages filled with weathered doorways, overheard conversations or fragments of wild gardens. A let

40 years ago, I was first introduced to the art of small scale painting by a friend who painted miniature portraits. With her encouragement and seeing the variety of work at The Royal Society of Minia

I first sketched out the main elements in 4B pencil, followed by wetting the entire sheet with a large mop brush and clear water, apart from the white walls of the buildings. Working top to bottom, I

Urban sketching is drawing on location, indoors or out, capturing what you see from direct observation. As the ‘on location’ aspect usually involves some form of transport and walking, most urban sket