Alongside a group of Urban Sketching friends from London, Manchester and Leeds, I headed off to Liverpool for a drawing weekend in August. We had a great itinerary drawn up by Karen Jones which centred on three distinct areas of the city: the riverside, the cultural area and the Georgian Quarter. Having never visited the city before and not knowing quite what to expect, I was really impressed by the grand architecture.
As far as my experience of using the new materials, yes, the
results can be random and unexpected with things going wrong. But by playing with
the different materials, the ‘mistakes’ can often lead to discovering effects
that can be useful and surprising. I found myself using a quite different colour palette to usual. Working on the larger single sheets of paper
was awkward in the sense of carrying them around and sharing work at the
throwdown was tricky, especially in windy conditions.
Many thanks to the USk Liverpool chapter for meeting up with us on the Saturday too!
