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Watercolour Sketch a Day – Recent Sketches
Here is a selection of my recent Watercolour Sketch a Day images starting with today’s.
The first 4 images are on Pleinly Watercolour paper – 100% Cotton, 300gsm Cold Press & the last image is on Arches Watercolour paper – 100% Cotton, 300gsm Cold Press.
Paints used are Kuretake Gansai Tambi & Sumikondo Japanese Watercolours, Daniel Smith and Winsor & Newton Watercolours.
Till next time!
Written & Painted by David Johnson
21 August 2026
Star of Autumn
Shadows On The Water
Things That Attract My Eye – Part 34
Today’s selection features a Sunrise, flora, reflections, birdlife, walls and a car wash.
The two images featuring a Sunrise are walls within our house. I was up early this morning, pulled back the blinds, and Mother Nature painted glorious light patterns on them. For quite a few years, I have enjoyed taking photos in a car wash as well. You just never know what image might appear in front of you. 🙂
Hope you enjoyed viewing them. 🙂
Till next time!
Written & Photographed by David Johnson
25 July 2026
Fulfilment
Winter Sun
Connection Established
Things That Attract My Eye – Part 33
Today was one of those gorgeous Winter days here in Sydney’s south-west. We are approx. 60 kilometres (37 miles) SE of Sydney.
All the images were taken on a 3.8km (2.3 mile) walk just near where we live.
Beauty is indeed all around us!
Till next time!
Written & Photographed by David Johnson
21 June 2026
Watercolour Sketch a Day! – Recent Sketches
My Watercolour Sketch a Day project has now entered its 8th year. When I complete today’s sketch, I will have been doing a watercolour sketch a day for 7 years 135 days straight.
Here are a few recent sketches…
Materials used:
Sketchbook: Pleinly 300GSM 100% Cotton Cold Press paper (a real delight to use)!
Paints: Kuretake Gansai Tambi; Sumikondo; Daniel Smith, & Winsor & Newton
Brushes: Aquawash & Neef
Other: Uniball White Gel Pen; Uni-Pin Fineliner
Still thoroughly enjoying the journey. I am going to start to attempt to expand the subject matter in these daily sketches. In the past, I haven’t done many sketches with things like reflections, people especially. I would also love to ‘loosen up’ more, as I feel my lines are still too straight. I’ll keep working on that!
I always find it interesting when some people I know, and some I don’t know, say, ‘I don’t have time to sketch or paint.’
Obviously, I don’t know what their lives are like fully, so it’s hard to say to people, ‘if you really want to do something, you need to prioritise it.’
I approach it this way. We are often waiting for things, e.g., in Waiting Rooms, in queues, and what do people use to fill that time in the modern world…the Smartphone. How about purchasing an A6 sketchbook and carrying any sort of pen or pencil with you? In those Waiting rooms, you could be doodling, sketching. Just a bit of fun. 🙂
What are the positives of this new habit?
- You get to have some fun!
- It gets you away from your screen
- It may develop into a hobby/interest
- It is relaxing as it diverts your mind from the problems/challenges of the day
Your new activity is something personal to you, i.e., you don’t have to show anyone your creations, or you can. Its totally up to you. 🙂
Happy Sketching! 🙂
Till next time!
Written, sketched and painted by David Johnson
13 June 2026
Communicating Creatively 