Sketchaway

A video course to teach you how to make beautiful sketchbooks.

All the skills to……..

  • learn essential drawing skills
  • bring colour and creativity to your journaling.
  • turn your sketchbooks and journals into beautiful works of art.

Let me help you to make sketch booking your passion too

Would you like to create 
a sketchbook
 that is much admired for its casual 
free-flowing style? Each page 
thoughtfully planned out and 
embellished with musings, 
facts and your scribbles?

“I love to sketch and paint and this passion grew stronger during the 2020 lockdown. I sketched every day and created a book full of memories.”

 The idea for “Sketchaway” – an online video course – it came to fruition when I could no longer teach in person and I still wanted to share my passion for sketching, drawing and painting.

These videos share with you 20 years of teaching expereince. I guide you and teach you to create your own beautiful sketchbooks. And I  provide you with a place where you can enjoy learning new skills while creating beautiful pages of sketches.

Is one of your biggest fears even starting, the big blank page you think you are going to mess up? Don’t worry I know how scary that first page is. We start with a simple 3 step process.

1. Essential drawing skills.

2. Write,  journal and muse.

3. Colour your pages.

Use my structured process to plan your paintings. You can watch and re-watch my videos over and over again and work at the pace that suits you.

“It’s just like having Janet sitting next to me” said Alison from Huddersfield – while watching a video tutorial sketching in her kitchen.

A selection of my pages and sketchbooks

Sketchbooks can have so many themes

Nature

Sketching your garden, lovely wildflowers in the hedgerows, butterflies and wildlife.

Buildings

Architecture in the landscape, from farm buildings to the beauty of Venice.

Landscape

Capturing the beautiful landscapes around where we live. Dartmoor, local beauty spots, or holiday photos.

Wildlife and pets

Insects and birds, deer, rabbits and all animals and pets.

Holidays

While enjoying a relaxing holiday capture the style, atmosphere and sights of the places you visit.

 

Flowers and Gardens

Sketch your garden or the beautiful countryside near where you live. Record the seasons and identify plants. 

On-Line Video Teaching

Easy to watch teaching videos, with strategic instruction on sketching, drawing, painting, writing and presenting your sketches.