Episode 78: Alissa Duke – Anything is sketchable

<p>Alissa is a watercolour pencil artist, urban sketcher & librarian. She has a habit of sketching every day as a way of documenting the moments of her life. She has filled more than a hundred journals since beginning her daily practice and believes that 'anything is sketchable'.</p><p>Listen to hear more about:</p><ul><li>Alissa’s habit of sketching something in her journal every day.</li><li>Ideas on the distinction between sketching and drawing.</li><li>How Alissa came to her artistic style.</li><li>Her favourite art tools.</li><li>Switching sketchbooks from landscape to portrait format and how that affects composition.</li><li>Urban sketching and the experience of attending international symposiums.</li><li>Finding nature in parks and gardens within the city.</li><li>Sketching outdoors and interacting with curious onlookers.</li><li>Watercolour pencils and how Alissa uses them.<br /> </li></ul><p>Find out more about Alissa and her work on her website <a href="http://alissaduke.com/">alissaduke.com</a> and her <a href="http://alissaduke.com/blog">blog</a>. Cards and postcards of Alissa’s work can be found in her <a href="https://www.etsy.com/au/shop/AlissaDuke?ref=hdr_shop_menu">Etsy shop</a>.</p><p>See images of Alissa’s journal pages on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alissaduke1/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/alissaduke/">Flickr</a>.</p><p>If you’d like to learn about the pencils Alissa carries with her every day, you can read a blog post about it <a href="http://alissaduke.com/2018/04/the-watercolour-pencils-i-use.html">here</a>.</p><p>-----------------</p><p>Sign-up for <a href="https://www.journalingwithnature.com/newsletter" target="_blank"><strong>Journaling With Nature's Newsletter</strong></a> to receive news and updates each month.<br /> </p><p>You can support <a href="https://www.patreon.com/journalingwithnature" target="_blank"><strong>Journaling With Nature Podcast on Patreon</strong></a>, Your contribution is deeply appreciated.</p><p> </p><p>Thanks for listening!<