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Walkabout – taking notes

Wherever I roam there’s always a small art kit and journal ready for action.
Sagrada Familia Barcelona Spain, sketchbook, drawing, travel, notebook, journal,
Early morning sketching Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain 1996
(I reckon jet lag was masking my inner excitement)
https://sagradafamilia.org/en/history-of-the-temple
Lava flow, Hawaii, sketchbook, drawing, travel, notebook, journal,
Lava flow, Hawaii 1999 (slip, slop slap …rock’n that visor!)
Frida Kahlo Museum, Frida Kahlo, Mexico, women artists, female artists, sketchbook, drawing, travel, notebook, journal,
I loved it here… I have so much admiration for Frida Kahlo.
The Blue House, Mexico City 1999
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaZjXZhg_OA
Brighton, Brighton Beach uk, Cheryl Harrison artist, sketchbook, drawing, travel, notebook, journal,
On a break from London
Brighton, UK 1999
Scotland uk, Cheryl Harrison artist, sketchbook, drawing, travel, notebook, journal,
Scotland, 1999
Cheryl Harrison Artist, Marrakesh Square, Morocco, Cheryl Harrison artist, sketchbook, drawing, travel, notebook, journal,
Marrakech Square, Morocco 2000
Cheryl Harrison Artist, Ait Benhaddou, Morocco, Cheryl Harrison artist, sketchbook, drawing, travel, notebook, journal, Gladiator,
Ait Benhaddou, an amazing place to spend time sketching and drinking tea.
(Gladiator had just been filmed here so as a fan, was chuffed to see it for real)
Ait Benhaddou, Morocco 2000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aït_Benhaddou
Cheryl Harrison Artist, Yerebatan, Turkey, Cheryl Harrison artist, sketchbook, drawing, travel, notebook, journal,
(Catching up on my notes from visiting Yerebatan Cistern)
Istanbul, Turkey 2001
https://www.yerebatan.com/en/about-us
Cheryl Harrison Artist, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Cheryl Harrison artist, sketchbook, drawing, travel, notebook, journal,
Amsterdam, Netherlands 2002
Cheryl Harrison Artist, Cuba, Cheryl Harrison artist, sketchbook, drawing, travel, notebook, journal,
Adding to my map of our self drive (with 2 very nice strangers splitting the costs) lap of Cuba 2002
Cheryl Harrison Artist, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Bamboo Forest, Japan, Kyoto, Cheryl Harrison artist, sketchbook, drawing, travel, notebook, journal,
What a delightful space to wonder through stopping to get down some quick marks.
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Kyoto, Japan 2015
https://www.insidekyoto.com/arashiyama-bamboo-grove

I love this part of my process – making reference notes for a new ‘Wetlands’ jewellery Range
Kakadu National Park 2015
Making reference notes for a new ‘Outback’ jewellery Range
Coober Pedy 2015
Such a unique environment – loved the natural palette.
Bay of Fires, Tasmania 2017
Cheryl Harrison Artist, Cheryl Harrison studio, Cheryl Harrison painter, Port Douglas Artist Studio, Port Douglas Artist, artist studio Port Douglas, Art in Port Douglas, Pigment, Pigment Tokyo, Artist pigment,
Testing out some AMAZING brushes at ‘Pigment’ Tokyo. 2017
(after picking out some samples from the divine wall of pigment bottles)
https://pigment.tokyo
Cheryl Harrison Artist, Cheryl Harrison studio, Cheryl Harrison painter, Port Douglas Artist Studio, Port Douglas Artist, artist studio Port Douglas, Art in Port Douglas, Skyrail,
What a awesome experience – sketching above the moving landscape from a cable car.
Skyrail – Cairns, Australia 2018
https://www.skyrail.com.au