I adore Moleskines. I love them for writing, but I struggle to be satisfied with them for sketching. So the once quiet hunt for the ideal sketchbook recently took a turn for the better. What’s wrong with Molesknes for sketching? The very uniform and predictable paper – which is either a little too heavy or [...]
Our 2008 visit to Spain captured our hearts and souls, in particular, for me, the little village of Guadalest. A tourist trap it might be, but there is a sense of longevity, of firm foundations and the taming of a sometimes malevolent landscape. Guadalest comprises a small, roadside cluster of inns, hotels, restaurants, and tourist [...]

Just a brief dabble with the evil that is watercolour, and one immediately understands that taming it’s wild, watery ways will take a lifetime. However, I recently came to realise that without actually trying, I don’t stand a chance in a dozen lifetimes. The latest project is a tutorial piece from David Bellamy’s Developing Your [...]

One of the big problems in working an effective GTD system is making everything play nice together – connecting all those micro systems which form part of the ideal GTD solution. As well as recording what I need to do, I have lately taken to recording what I’ve done. I keep a basic journal (in [...]

Yes, it does… at least if you’re not a completely new visitor. As per usual, life doesn’t provide me with the luxuries of time to make this all sing beautifully in one session, so some evolution will occur over the coming days/weeks. One of the most important additions is to enable you, discerning reader, to [...]
Posted: February 26th, 2007 | Filed under: Art & Illustration, Creative | Comments Off
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