Sketching A Love Letter To Porto: 9th USk Symposium 2018
It was a privilege to teach at the 9th International Urban Sketching Symposium took place in Porto, Portugal, from 19th-21st July 2018, and I fell in love with the city…
A Sketch Tour of the Algarve, Portugal
PREMIUM. To be sent to a country I’d always wanted to visit – to sketch for the Tourist Board…was a dream come true. Portugal was way beyond everything I’d imagined.
Keeping Up With The Curés – Holiday Special (in Sketches)
The end-of-year holiday over Christmas and New Year provides a great opportunity for sketching family, one of which I take full advantage.
Farewell to the French Riviera! Watercolour Memories of Nice
PREMIUM. My parents have a place in Nice, on the French Riviera, a city of sun-baked beaches, fabulous gastronomy and exotic landscapes. I spent a happy week helping my mother pack.
The Ballad of Seán and Orla and Other Stories: a Weekend in Nice, France
PREMIUM. A long-overdue family reunion was a marvellous opportunity to sketch my loved ones, who had travelled far and wide to be in Nice, France, for a sunny weekend.
Till Death Do Us Part: Sketching and a Family Wedding
PREMIUM. Family weddings are always fun, even if it’s not the bride whose nerves are in pieces…our trip to Rye in the summer was made the more memorable by my sketches.
Drawing in Public: Feel the Fear and Sketch it Anyway
PREMIUM. Drawing in public can be nerve-wracking when you start, but not only have I encountered great kindness in the onlookers I’ve met, they’re often very entertaining too.
Sketching for Mindfulness: or, Asylum Drawing
PREMIUM. Sketching for mindfulness is a powerful tool. I’m a nervous flier and not alone does sketching takes my mind off fears of imminent death, It’s a lot of fun, too.
Cruinniú na mBád: Galway Hookers in Kinvara – Grace and Beauty in Blackberry and Oxblood
PREMIUM. Galway Hookers, traditional boats of Ireland’s West Coast, were once a vital part of Galway’s trade and economy. Their beauty and glory are celebrated every year in Kinvara.
Sketching Coconut Harvesting in Mauritius
The Coconut harvesters of Mauritius risk their lives to bring us their bounty – and to let Róisín sketch them at their work.