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DeSoto Productions
Artist Talk - Launceston
26 August 2026
Hosted by QV Mag friends
Drawn from Life: Two Urban Sketchers
On Wednesday 26 August, I’ll be joining fellow Launceston Urban Sketcher Rennie Neasey-O’Connell for a special QVMAG Friends event at the Queen Victoria Museum in Inveresk.
Rennie and I have followed very different paths through our working lives — hers as a funeral director and mine as an obstetrician and gynaecologist — but we have both found our way to a similar place through drawing from life.
During this relaxed morning talk, we’ll share how urban sketching became part of our lives, the pleasure and calm we find in recording the world around us and some of the places our sketchbooks have taken us, both in Tasmania and further afield.
Wednesday 26 August 2026
10.30–11.30 am
Meeting Room, QV Museum at Inveresk, Launceston
Admission is free for QVMAG Friends and $5 for non-members. Advance bookings are available through Eventbrite, with tickets also available at the QVMAG shop on the day.
Workshop- Maldon, Australia
28 - 29 October 2026
Hosted by French Fusion Travel
Join me in the beautiful historic gold-mining town of Maldon in Victoria for two relaxed days of pen and watercolour sketching. We will explore how to choose and create an interesting composition, simplify architectural scenes, develop lively linework and add fresh, expressive colour while building confidence in your own individual style.
All levels are welcome.
Coming Soon!
Online Sketching Tutorials
Essaouira, Morocco Travel Workshop - May 2027
Périgord, France Travel Workshop - September 2027
Travel Sketching Retreat - Essaouira, Morocco 25 May-1 June 2027
Hosted by Tedrartcorp
Join me for a travel sketching retreat in the beautiful seaside town of Essaouira, where we’ll explore its streets and harbours and soak up the wonderful coastal atmosphere together. We’ll look at the best way to capture each scene and bring it to life through lively linework, expressive colour and interesting shadows.
Périgord, Sketching Retreat France - September 2027
Come and stay with me in a beautiful château in the Périgord where we will sketch, explore the surrounding villages and enjoy this wonderful part of France together!
Hosted by Périgord Retreats