I'm back from 3 months in Australia! Since I am very much into sketching these days, I made sketching what I saw in Australia a high priority for my time there. Before I went, I carefully decided what sketchbook, pen, and watercolor pigments to bring. I decided to try the Stillman & Birn Alpha because it looked like the paper was thick enough to handle watercolor paint yet thin enough to provide an ample number of pages in the book, and allow me to feel freer to write in it too. It worked out great! I brought my favorite pen, the Platinum Carbon Desk Pen, and spare Platinum Carbon ink cartridges. I originally thought I'd bring ink in a little nalgene bottle with a syringe, but didn't want to bother with that. As it was, I only used 2 ink cartridges for the entire 3 months.
It was of course a wonderful experience to do so much sketching, and I really feel that my skills improved with the almost daily practice. It wasn't too difficult to find the time to sketch while travelling with a non-sketcher (my husband), as I was able to sketch while he was doing other things. But still, oh what fun it must be to feel free to sketch where ever, whenever, and for as long as you want when travelling solo or with another sketcher! Someday I shall have to experience that.
If you care to see more pages from this sketchbook,
I created a Facebook album.
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