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Doggo was on best behaviour this morning at Urban Sketchers Sunshine Coast meet up. He got a swim at dog beach as a reward. #urbansketchers #sketchbook #urbansketching

Gouache sketch of pond surrounded by trees. Blue sky

Blue pencil sketch of pond edge with background of trees drawn over yellow acrylic wash.

What water leak in gouache palette leaving muddy mess

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This weeks Thursday #portraitchallenge A four year old Girl with a Cat and a Fish by Jacob Cuyp of Dordrecht around 1647 My version in gouache because the gouache was ready to go, minus the cat fish combo. Am I crazy or have we done this one before?

Gouache portrait of young girl in white bonnet and collar standing against a brown background. She has green eyes and pink cheeks

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Gouache in sketchbook. Another dog walk photo. Trying to reconstitute some dried out gouache to bring our sketching this weekend

Small gouache painting in A6 sketchbook spread. Trees and bushes

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marque lawyers @marquelawyers.com.au · 28/09/2026

Google is updating its satellite images of Gaza. The comprehensiveness of effort required to reduce an urban landscape to this is beyond imagining. Literal carpet bombing.

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Real life social interaction, Most unlike me 😄 I was the newbie this morning, at the local #urbansketchers group. Reflections in Cornmeal Creek at Sunshine Cove Park

Watercolour and pencil sketch of reflections in a creek of trees and bushes. Footbridge on far left of page. "Urban Sketchers Sunshine Coast" stamp on bottom right of page

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thursday #portraitchallenge 'Self-Portrait with Brush' painted by Zinaida Serenriakova in 1924 My version in acrylic paint on 6x8 inch canvas pad. First week in a looong time I've included the background, couldn't resist.

Painting of woman seated on a chair paint brush in hand. Behind her on a shelf are jars of colour.

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

My version of this weeks Thursday #portraitchallenge Quick acrylic paint in small sketchbook

Woman with brown hair in yellow dress, face looking down in shadow

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My version of this weeks Thursday #portraitchallenge ‘Mon Amour’, illustration by René Vincent 1920

Head a shoulders oil sketch of woman with wild red hair smoking a cigarette in a holder

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Day 26 #DrawingAugust now I want this on a t-shirt

Drawing of a t shirt with the slogan "all my t-shirts are stained and I hate shopping for clothes"

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Day 25 #DrawingAugust my philodendron is held hostage rather than looked after

Houseplant in a vase of water next to a bowl of fruit. Red pencil drawing on watercolour ground

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Day 23 #DrawingAugust Cricket test match from Mackay QLD. Quick sketch for a quick match

Pencil sketch on watercolour in A6 sketchbook of cricket 🏏 Bangladesh bowling to Australia

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Jackie Curtis @jcurtisart.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Drawing into ink for Monday's #drawingaugust Monoprint following on from the sketches of bird's nests.

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Day 21 #DrawingAugust two posca pub lunch scenes. Should I start a new series "Poscas at the Pub" We've come to the conclusion this armchair is missing a seat cushion.

Two Poscxa pen sketches over watercolour wash. A6 Notebook. On left a arm chair with pub scene in backgroung. On right table with soft drinks.

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My version of this weeks Thursday #portraitchallenge Portrait of a Girl in Blue 1922 by Philip Swyncop. My version in oils on paper - definitely a green dress

Oil painting sketch of woman in green dress and red beaded necklace.

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Day 19 #DrawingAugust scarecrows and raised beds community gardens. A6

Colour pencil over watercolour in A6 landscape sketchbook. Community garden showing sheds raised beds a scarecrow and a papaya tree

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Last pages Day 18 #DrawingAugust #drawingaugust2026 white posca pen over blue acrylic ink. Local front garden.

Line drawing depicting giant camphor laurel tree with staghorn ferns attached. An ivy covered shed, Bird of paradise plants, palm trees etc

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Day 17 #DrawingAugust #drawingaugust2026 Empty Noosa beach (as in I didn't draw any of the people)

Sketchbook pages with blue ground colour light blue acrylic ink line and peach colour soft pastel. Image of long curving beach scene with rocks in foreground

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Day 16 #DrawingAugust #drawingaugust2026 Looking over the bridge down to the creek. Afternoon light. Neocolours

Sketchbook spread. Wax pastel drawing of palms and sunlit tree trunks against prepared background

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

My version of his week's Thursday #portraitchallenge Beti Karaitiana, a Maori woman from the Hawkes Bay district, New Zealand. Photograph by Samuel Carnell in the 1880s

Maori woman with chin and lip tattoos , wearing Victorian dress depicted in oil paint from. A black and white photo refrence.

Wider view of previous weeks portrait challenge subjects with new portrait in top right

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Day 13 #DrawingAugust #drawingaugust2026 Sat down at 5 to watch some of the test cricket from Darwin and took photo of the TV to draw from. Limited my options to the little dish of pencils.

Sketchbook spread showing 5 cricketers and umpires mid delivery. Limited colours on a prepared background. Small round dish of pencils shown

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Day 12 #DrawingAugust #drawingaugust2026 I sat on the back steps and drew the veg beds. Right now there is no veg in the veg beds only herbs, flowers and weeds.

Colour pencil and wax pastel sketch of raised beds with plants a compost bin and a garden fork

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Day 11 of #DrawingAugust #drawingaugust2026 wind sock at skydive landing site aka the dog beach

Pencil and wax pastel sketch on acrylic. Of streach of beach with people

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Day 10 #DrawingAugust #drawingaugust2026. The Corner of the garden with the Monstera falling over the lawn

acrylic and pencil sketch of garden bed and garden fence, rock wall with ferns

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Day 8 #DrawingAugust #drawingaugust2026 Fast and furious sketch today. Colour pencil over acrylic ink. Photo reference Dave Hoefler on Unsplash

Colour pencil sketch of sail boat offshore reflected in calm water, with rocks in foreground

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Day 7 #DrawingAugust #drawingaugust2026 Coloured pencils over acrylic and watercolour base. Photo reference Daria K on unsplash.

Sketchbook spread of green valley rendered in coloured pencil over acrylic and watercolour

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

My version of this weeks Thursday #portraitchallenge Lytton Stachey by Henry Lamb 1914 I've relegated him to background scenery, sorry Lytton. #oilpainting

Man seated in wicker chair wearing brown suit and sporting full beard

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Day 6 #DrawingAugust #drawingaugust2026 I've drawn this alley way before with bananas growing over the back fence. Here it is for 2026, my dogs favourite shortcut.

Lonely drawing of fence shed and banana leaves over green and black background.

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Day 5 #DrawingAugust #drawingaugust2026 If I keep doing 3 pages at once the sketchbook won't last the month 🙃 this is in pencil and neocolours over acrylic.

Drawing of an intersection at night lights reflecting in the water road. Reference photo by Dima Pechurin via Unsplash

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Should I unfollow 15 people to make this line up 222 222 222

Screen grab of my bio showing 222 followers and posts

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Day 4 #DrawingAugust #drawingaugust2026 If you ever need 1 million+ second hand books you could stop by Lifeline bookfest held in Brisbane twice a year.

Drawing of people looking through tables of books in a big hall. Large table of books in foreground

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Day 3 #drawingaugust #drawingaugust2026 the outside table of forgotten plants. An orchid, a pineapple, a cactus and a fern.

Pencil and pen sketch on blue background of potted plants. an orchid, a pineapple a cactus and a fern

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

August 2nd At the risk of showing you every sink in my house here is the kitchen sink and my neighbours garden "spilling in" #DrawingAugust #drawingaugust2026

Mixed media on gessoed concertina sketchbook. Kitchen sink and window view on blue background

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

1st of August Saturday is laundry day for me and its a wet grey day out there. Hope it's sunny wherever you're drawing #drawingaugust2026 #DrawingAugust

Blue sketchbook spread showing line drawing of washing machine, sink and assorted laundry room clutter

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The DILETTANTE @demwar.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Australia 2026 A social cohesion envoy who is the largest driver of social disunity An anti corruption commission being investigated for corruption A sovereign program that builds the sovereign capability of other nations A defence Minister who increases our likelihood of being attacked

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

My version of this weeks Thursday #portraitchallenge in oil paint on gessoed paper. Woman in Kimono, by Ryōhei Koiso painted in 1936. I'm liking my group of four ladies. How to fill in around young Jamie on the right I've no idea.

Woman in red cream and purple striped Kimono

Wider view of previous portraits challenges

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Rob @robxscott.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

#portraitchallenge loved the @lizmtwt.bsky.social work so much that I started making a version of that instead! 😁 Really loved this challenge! Never thought to paint a bronze! I'm often stuck painting what's in my head, and not what I see... maybe this helped to free my mind!? #kleinekunstklasse

Digital painting of a bronze sculpture - Rachael Griffin by Manuel Izquiedo

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Amante2 AmeliaBee7 @amante2ameliabee7.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Victorian teachers strike👏👏👏👏👏👏

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

This weeks Thursday #portraitchallenge 'Grande Robe du Soir' by George Barber 1913. My version in oils on paper. #oilpainting #sketch

Oil sketch of a woman in a red head dress a yellow flowy top and a black floral skirt. Shown with two previous portraits.

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Just over a week to #drawingaugust or as it is slowly becoming in my head "do everything all at once including all your unfinished projects and challenges august". Concertina sketch book wt pages already prepped or A5 sketchbook with just enough pages to see August out.

Photo. Opened conertina sketchbook showing all pages have been prepped wt gesso and or acrylic ink

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

My version of this weeks Thursday #portraitchallenge Rachael Griffin, bronze bust sculpted by Manuel Izquierdo around 1985 Timberline Lodge, Oregon #oilpainting

Oil paint sketch of a bronze bust of a woman.

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

My version of this weeks Thursday #portraitchallenge Charlotte Brontë by George Richmond. My version in oil paint on paper. #oilpainting

Oil paint sketch of woman with neckerchief white blouse and tan shawl

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Some acrylics and pencil sketches. I like working back and forth between a few pages at once. Keeps me away from the details.

Desk scape showing two open sketchbooks and some art materials. Small sketchbook show a street scene with a white sky reference photo by "lens by benji" on unsplash. Larger sketchbook shows two portraits one of a woman feeding a seagull reference photo haoli chen on Unsplash. The final portrait a woman in a green jacket reference photo from Haley Lawrence on Unsplash

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

My version of this week's Thursday #portraitchallenge oil paint on gessoed paper. #oilpainting #artchallenge Faraway (1952) by Andrew Wyeth

My version of this week's Thursday #potraitchallenge. Portrait of young boy sitting on the ground arms around knees. He wears blue jeans a big black coat and fur hat.

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Pencils over brown gesso in the little sketchbook A6. Lazy Sunday efforts while watching football/soccer.

Two colour pencil drawings. Left looking up a palm trees against gradient blue sky. Photo ref Jason zeis via Unsplash. Right looking up at flowerstems against blue sky. Ref photo teslariv mohair via Unsplash

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Thursday #portraitchallenge 13 weeks. #oilpainting I like the group of four in the top left. Have prepped a 2nd sheet to go again (but better)

Overlapped grouping of 13 portraits in oil paint on white A3 sheet

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Liz @lizmtwt.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

My version of this weeks Thursday #portraitchallenge. William Orpen's portrait of John Count Mccormack 1923 My final oil sketch in this grouping, squeezed in the back row.

Loose oil paint sketch of man wearing light coloured suit with open shirt.

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