Sketching out and about

Yum!

If you've ever wanted to the confidence to sketch out and about, here are three tips:

1. Start practicing at home. Draw your own table. Your window view. Your hands. Your favourite coffee mug.

2. Have friends who are happy for you to sketch while chatting/sipping/eating. I don't sketch every time, but when the opportunity presents itself, it's good to be ready.

3. Have your art kit with you most times ('at all times' is a bit crazy, huh?)

Anyway, a series of happy and spontaneous decisions saw me at lovely @rosaliehouse today with friends who were very happy for me to paint and chat (and sip)!

It's been a while since I've sketched a whole double page spread!

And delicious spread it was - and I HIGHLY recommend the Rosalie Sparkling, the pork, the corn and the ricotta doughnuts. You've got to have the doughnuts.

There we have it - an opportunity to 'really see' and a lovely memory captured on the page.