Micropayments to View Articles. Here’s How it Works

September 15, 2018 3:19 pm | By Marcel Cure

We use a system of micropayments to view some articles on this site. Typically it costs less than $1 for tuition posts. Read more →

Watercolour Toolbox: Workshop in Haarlem, the Netherlands, 19th-21st July 2019

February 1, 2019 11:53 am | By Róisín Curé

Join me in Haarlem this summer for a watercolour sketching workshop. Learn to make watercolour behave! Read more →

What Ideas Do You Have For Sketching Topics? – A Giveaway For Our Valued Readers

January 25, 2019 10:00 am | By Róisín Curé

Enter our competition for some free access to our website. We simply want to know what sketching ideas you want us to cover. Read more →

A Nice Seat in Neachtain’s…& Goodbye to Jazzy Blue

January 22, 2019 1:20 pm | By Róisín Curé

Yesterday was Gloomy Monday, the most miserable day of the year. That made sense. I went into Galway City yesterday to get on with a sketch I need to do,... Read more →

Galway: Destroyed With History, Alive With Music

January 18, 2019 9:27 pm | By Róisín Curé

I’m working intensely to finish a book for the end of February, and so I find myself in Galway City a lot these days. “An Urban Sketcher’s Galway” will be... Read more →

Foreign Relatives Enrich Your Life

January 10, 2019 11:00 pm | By Róisín Curé

Marriage brings all kinds of benefits. If you have married into a family sprinkled with other countries of origin, your life can be enriched in many ways. I feel very... Read more →

Light and White in Watercolour – Workshop in the Algarve, Portugal, 28/4 – 4/5 2019

December 20, 2018 12:06 pm | By Róisín Curé

I'm hoping you'll join me in the Algarve region of Portugal next spring for a whole week of relaxing, painting and great company... Read more →

Colouring In With Kabuki

November 22, 2018 4:04 pm | By Róisín Curé

PREMIUM: Prints of Japanese Kabuki actors are masterpieces of colour and line and are a great way to practice watercolour techniques. In this article I show you how to paint your own. Read more →

Let It Glow: Five Watercolour Techniques for Beautiful Painting

November 11, 2018 2:08 pm | By Róisín Curé

PREMIUM. When it comes to bringing out the beauty of watercolour, good timing is of the essence. Five easy techniques, with practice will enable the best from this beautiful medium. Read more →

“I don’t care what he looks like – I fancy him.”

November 4, 2018 9:36 am | By Róisín Curé

Sixty years seems like an eternity to a child, but in reality it's practically yesterday. The Battle of Britain Museum is a place to stir emotions like none I've ever experienced. Read more →

The Róisín and Sharon Tour of the Irish Coast – Sketching for Bluefish Part 1

October 28, 2018 9:57 pm | By Róisín Curé

PREMIUM. Fungie the Dolphin, escaping crabs and doomed oysters, moody surfers - I sketched them all during my trip around the Irish coast. Hear how it went and how I overcame some of the challenges! Read more →

An ABC of Drawing Directly in Ink: ASK, BUILD, COMPARE

September 30, 2018 8:15 pm | By Róisín Curé

PREMIUM. In the search for a spontaneous line, it's important to walk before we can run. Ditch the pencil and follow the ABC of drawing directly in ink. Read more →