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    Create your own sketchbook reference library

    Jun 11, 2021 4 minutes

    My inspiration comes mostly from rural landscape and I head out on many adventures with my kit to gather source material for use in forthcoming projects. I know at any point in the future I can draw on these amazing reference books and paint from them; they help to restore memories and suggest new approaches to old subject matter, which can be an excellent way to develop.

    A travel journal

    I started keeping proper sketchbooks almost 20 years ago – by which I mean recording my travels in the form of watercolour and mixed-media sketches, notes and photographs. These sketchbooks are more like personal diaries or travel journals. I tend to use a new sketchbook for each location and then file them

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