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A 46-second taster of an extensive video from March's Silver and Gold monthly subscription.

Grab a cuppa and enjoy this guided look through some of my Drawing Diaries!

Learn how you can use the effective technique of hatching and crosshatching to add tone to your drawing, to help it look more three-dimensional.

This is short taster of my Silver and Gold subscription only 'how-to' video for January 2024.

This short film is a snap shot of how energising an afternoon's drawing can be! My good friend and I spent a sunny afternoon drawing at the Neolithic Longbarrow of Wayland's Smithy on the Ridgeway National Trail. The site is not far from Uffington White Horse in south Oxfordshire and is a very atmospheric place. I've walked there many times, so was very happy to be able to spend time drawing from observation. I worked in graphite paying attention to the different tones and textures I could see. Thank you for watching! In 2021 I'll be running some art journaling workshops on the Ridgeway National Trail. If you'd like to find out more please visit https://www.jobeal.net/the-ridgeway-national-trail

Following on from my 2016 Drawing Diary, I kept one in 2017 too, this time working in a slightly larger format, capturing day to day activities, moments and thoughts. This 'week to two pages' diary is now a visual record of that year. As I look at it I can remember not only the actual moments and events, but also the drawing of them. I had a very busy summer that year, so look out for the three or so blank weeks that I skip through! In 2018 I made daily drawings of the plants and flowers in my neighbourhood and on my travels, capturing the changing seasons. Now in 2020 I am half way through this year's diary. It's a great way to take some time out of the day to reflect on it and do a little drawing. I hope you enjoy this short video. Thanks for watching!

In 2016 I did a daily drawing in a small A5 diary, capturing day to day activities, moments and thoughts. This 'week to two pages' diary is now a visual record of that year. As I look at it I can remember not only the actual moments and events, but also the drawing of them. As the diary developed I indulged my love of colour and pattern adding elements in to create an overall composition for each weekly spread. I kept a similar style of Drawing Diary in 2017, and in 2018 made daily drawings of the plants and flowers in my neighbourhood and on my travels, capturing the changing seasons. Now in 2020 I am half way through this year's diary. It's a great way to take some time out of the day to reflect on it and do a little drawing. I hope you enjoy this short video. Thanks for watching!