November 2, 2026 · 7 min
Why I always start with the line
Pencil first, always, and what happens to a page when you try colour before it.
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Sketchbook Notes
A short letter every Monday: one page from my sketchbook and the story of how it got made.
“The one email I open the day it lands.”
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Sketching a bus stop in the rain
One page in four stages, from a wet pavement to a yellow bus, drawn in twenty minutes under a shelter.
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A travel watercolour tin, tested
Twelve small pans, one brush and a month of drawing outside in every weather.