The sea daffodils are in bloom, so I made a quick watercolour sketch of them during my Yom Kippur walk.| Writing at Large
Quick watercolour sketch in the park today. Pen sketch before watercolours: I’ve been travelling and sick hence the delay in posts, but I have a few posts drafted already so hopefully more to come …| Writing at Large
Hand sketching is still relevant for architects and student architects. It is a tool to record and explore ideas,to quickly translate them onto paper, directly from one's mind. That process, in spite of all the advances in softwares is still best done using one's hands.| ARCHITECTURE STUDENT'S CORNER
As a reminder of everything that went well while during the past four years, I published the sketches I made while following the Drawabox lessons. I tend to think about the past four years as a negative period of my life. In a way, it’s true. I was back in Italy, but not feeling home, and I had stopped doing what I like most: taking pictures, baking bread, knitting. I used to say that I was dead inside, and couldn’t be creative. A few days ago, flicking through my notes, I found the sketc...| Design & other obsessions by Silvia Maggi
Went on a 5k run and then went to my favourite cafe and did a quick sketch of the barista. Had more time this morning than last time so this sketch is more detailed.| Writing at Large
My parents’ cats in action.| Writing at Large
My favourite barista, Orit, at work in Bakery North Dizengoff. Stillman and Birn pocket beta, Windsor and Newton 0.5 fineliner, Roman Szmal Aquarius watercolours.| Writing at Large
Sketched this on location and then it got too hot so I finished it with watercolours (my normal palette, but with more mixing than usual) at home. The paper is a Stillman and Birn pocket beta. Here’s the original sketch:| Writing at Large
As part of the Urban Sketcher’s 2025 Symposium in Poznan I got a very generous goodie bag filled with art supplies from the Symposium sponsors. One of those sponsors was Renesans, a Polish art supply manufacturer, and they gave us a half pan of Kassel Earth extra fine watercolour and a number 3 synthetic watercolour […]| Writing at Large
I started this one yesterday on location and then discovered that I needed a proper brush to finish it and not just a waterbrush, so I finished it at home today. The flowers are squills, which have…| Writing at Large
