Sketching Videos

In this video, I’m taking you behind the scenes of the Inspire Annual Sketch Swap - one of my favourite traditions inside the Inspire Sketching Membership.

In this video we take a look inside one of my completed daily sketchbooks. I worked in this sketchbook between May and December 2025, using it as a creative catch-all.

In this video I share a behind-the-scenes look at one of my project sketchbooks and explain how using a sketchbook with a single purpose can help you build a consistent creative habit.

In this video, I’m giving you a full flip-through and tour of The Nature Sketching Journal, a beautifully designed A5 booklet created to guide you through a year of mindful nature sketching and cre...

In this video, I’m sharing simple, gentle ways to start a sketchbook page without pressure or perfection. These are practical ideas to help you overcome blank page fear, relax into the process, and...

If you’ve ever started a creative habit but struggled to keep going, this video is for you. Staying motivated for a full 30 days can feel overwhelming - but it doesn’t have to be. In this video, I ...

In this video I share the powerful truth behind tiny daily pockets of creativity - and why consistency always beats intensity. Discover how just 10 minutes of sketching each day can grow your confi...

Sketching isn’t always about creating a perfect drawing - sometimes it’s simply about slowing down, reconnecting, and giving yourself a few peaceful moments in your day. In this video, I’m sharing ...

Staring at a blank sketchbook page and don’t know where to start? You’re absolutely not alone. In this video, I’m sharing my Tiny Moments sketching method - a simple, gentle, grid-based approach th...

In this 10 Minute Pen Drawing Tutorial we’ll be drawing simple but effective pen illustrations using a fine liner, pencil, and grey brush pen (or any alternative shading tool you have on hand).

In this YouTube video I’m sharing a simple yet powerful sketchbook warm-up: a mirroring exercise where you draw with both hands at the same time. All you’ll need is a sketchbook and two pencils - t...

In this video, I’ll guide you through a relaxing sketchbook warm-up where we explore grass textures. Whether you’re using coloured pencils, watercolour pencils, pastels, or crayons, this is all abo...

In this video, I’ll guide you through a fun and easy sketchbook warm-up: mark making with pen. This simple exercise helps you loosen up, explore your materials, and discover the textures, tones, an...

In this video, I’ll guide you through a fun and relaxing leaf sketching warm-up using the simplest of tools - a pen (fountain pen, fineliner, biro, or even a pencil) and a sketchbook. Together we’l...

Join me as I share with you a book review of Draw Yourself Calm - Draw Slow to Stress Less by Amy Maricle. This inspiring book is all about mindful sketching, slowing down, and enjoying the process...

Doors to join my NEW sketching course Tiny Moments are now open! Tiny Moments is a 7-module online course designed to help busy people reclaim creative “me-time” through mindful sketching.

My latest YouTube video is super exciting as it is the first time I’m going to give you a sneaky peek behind the scenes of my brand new sketching course called Tiny Moments!

In this video we are creating a tiny sketchbook spread together - taking a small sketchbook, taking the small pages and dividing them up into even smaller sections or grids or thumbnails that you c...

In this video I talk to you about something quite close to my heart. Why working small in your sketchbook is actually really, really powerful. So if you've ever felt really stuck, really overwhelme...

In this video I’m opening up my tiny sketching kit. This is my little pack of materials and a sketchbook that I use when I want to capture creative moments on the go. Now having a small kit of mate...

In this video I share with you some ways to find creative inspiration that is hidden in plain sight. Tiny details are hidden all around us. There is so much creative inspiration right in front of o...

In this video I talk to you about something a little bit different, something that STOPS us from sketching, and that’s the fear of the blank page. Now this is a real fear and something that can sto...

In this video I talk to you about sketching in very small blocks of time, and how we can carve out tiny moments in our sketchbooks for a little bit of regular sketching. I love sketching in tiny sk...

Today I open up the pages of a new book I have been exploring recently called Beginner's Guide to Cyanotype. This book, published by Search Press is in the same series of books as my own book 'Begi...

In this video I am going to show you a brand new paint set - the Paul Rubens Academy Grade 24 Watercolor Paint Set. I'll show you exactly what I do when I have a new paint set - how I test the pain...

In this video, I share five gentle, creative ways you can use your sketchbook to practice self-kindness and self-care. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned sketcher, these ideas will help you le...

In this video I open up the pages of a new book I received in the post a few weeks ago. Exploring Printmaking by Gill Thompson. 

Feeling a bit meh with your art lately? These are my favourite go-to sketchbook prompts when I need a boost - and they’re perfect if you want to loosen up, reconnect with nature, and feel creative ...

Come take a peek inside my sketchbook! It’s full of scribbles, smudges, leaves, flowers… and a few surprises. In this week’s YouTube video, I’m flipping through one of my recent nature-inspired ske...

Starting a nature sketching practice doesn’t require a room full of supplies. This week’s YouTube video shares my top 5 tools for beginners - including the exact sketchbook, pencil, and pens I alwa...

Sketching outside changed how I see the world… and how I see myself. In my latest YouTube video, I share why drawing in nature can clear your mind, how it frees your creativity, and the one mindset...

In my latest YouTube video, I’m sharing how mindful sketching became a powerful daily practice in my own life - one that’s helped me feel calmer, more creative, and more me. It’s not about being go...

In this video I wanted to share some advice on making sketching relaxing rather than stressful.  I get a lot of comments from people stressed out about ‘sketching wrong’ or ‘they can’t do it’ or ‘t...

In this video I wanted to give you a tour of one of my smaller sketchbooks. These small moleskin pocket sketchbooks are a favourite of mine and I always have one on the go at any one time. I use th...

In this video I wanted to talk to you about pencils. Pencil is one of my absolute favourite materials for sketching with. Easy to use, convenient, affordable and so versatile. If I were to choose j...

In this video I wanted to give you some ideas of what I am currently sketching this Spring and some ways I generate ideas for never-ending sketchbook inspiration. Nature truly brings us some wonder...

So... exactly how many sketchbooks do I actually own? Let's take a look in this fun YouTube video that also shows you a tour of my studio and where I keep everything.

In this video I wanted to show you around my home art studio and show you 5 of my favourite ways to organise my art supplies. Plus hang on to the end of the video and I'll share with you exactly WH...

Welcome to this sketching tutorial - something a little different as I take part in a week-long celebration of sketching flowers with Search Press. As one of their authors I was asked to sketch a f...

Welcome to the latest tour around one of my daily sketchbooks. This shows every page of the last full daily sketchbook that I completed at the end of 2024. Enjoy!

In this video I wanted to share something with you that I do a couple of times per year... It is a trick of technique that I come back to regularly as a way to boost my creativity and inspire me fo...

One of the things I get asked regularly is how do you find the time to sketch? I also hear comments like – I wish I had all the time to sketch like you. So with all this in mind I want to share som...

Welcome to this episode of Sketchbook Stories, where I show you inside the pages of some of my sketchbooks - the good, the bad and the messy. Over the past few months I have been looking to simple ...

Today I am going to talk about 6 ways that you can continue to sketch throughout 2025. Sketching is such a wonderful activity for boosting creativity, relaxing and claiming back that well-deserved ...

Pencil is one of my all time favourite materials for using on paper. It is simple, affordable and convenient to use and carry about with you. In this video I would like to chat to you about some su...

One of the hardest things with sketching regularly and enjoying drawing and all things sketchbooks is simply starting. Opening up those first few blank pages can be intimidating and it can feel lik...

One of the main reasons that I pick up a sketchbook and draw on a regular basis is to relax. So today I wanted to share with you 4 easy sketchbook ideas to help you to relax. Each one of them is ea...

Every January for the last two years I have completed a daily continuous line drawing for 30 days in a row. From this simple daily sketching starting point I have learned so much about drawing, obs...