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April 2024

#009 Excuses That Stop Me Sketching
The things I've told myself that have put me off starting a sketch that I now ignore.
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Charlotte Durance
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Messy Desk Dispatch: Favourite sketchbook
Capturing a sense of place, abandoned drawings and reusing colour palettes. Looking at a favourite sketchbook from last year and what I learned from it.
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Charlotte Durance

March 2024

Messy Desk Dispatch: Colour to the rescue
Working my way around the colour wheel. How I use colour to stay motivated and show up in my sketchbook.
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Charlotte Durance

February 2024

Messy Desk Dispatch: Sketchbooks, sketchbooks, sketchbooks
How I organise my sketchbooks, get out of my comfort zone and keep away the fear of the blank page.
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Charlotte Durance
#008 Introducing More Access to My Sketchbooks
Sketchbook tour reels, process, research, picturebooks, colour and design from a Messy Desk Dispatch monthly newsletter.
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December 2023

#007 Sketchbook Goals and the New Year
2023 has been a busy year and as 2024 approaches I'm going back to my sketchbook and drawing for me, every day.
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Charlotte Durance
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July 2023

May 2023

#005 Sketchbook Challenges and 100 Day projects
Setting targets and taking part in drawing challenges.
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Charlotte Durance
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February 2023

#004 My Most Used Materials
Favourite materials, always being tempted to buy more and setting up a materials swap with friends.
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Charlotte Durance
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December 2022

#003 Prompts, Play and Plans for the New Year
Thinking about a creative year and planning what to do next.
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Charlotte Durance
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November 2022

#002 Observational Drawing
Keeping a sketchbook and drawing from life.
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