I had a long weekend, starting with a day at Waddesdon manor, where there was a really inspiring exhibition of drawings by the Sculptor, Henry Moore. It really got my juices going, but I only had 20 mins or so because I was in a family party moving around the building.

More about the exhibition here 

On Saturday, My nephew got married. It was a fun and joyous occasion, but I felt a little inhibited when it came to drawing. I didn’t want to upset his new family with anny wry or quirky drawings or observations!

Everyone always asks about the tools I use when I’m out using my sketchbook.  Here’s a video to show you what and how I use them.

The Derwent waterbrush is here in the Uk
and here in the US

Rotring Tikky Graphic in the UK here
in the USA

The cotman sketching watercolour set is here in the UK http://amzn.to/1gNpZ8s
and in the US here: http://amzn.to/1gaG6qA

The Seawhite of Brighton a5 travel journal is here in the Uk  and here in the US