Karen Stamper

Here’s a collage that I am working on at the moment. Underneath there is a collage from last year that I wasn’t too happy with. You can see the layers…

I am really loving sketching on the move, alas I am often the driver (not the train!) This way of drawing forces me to capture the details in seconds and,…

I am running a ‘Sketchbook inspiration’ workshop at the White House Arts www.whitehousearts.co.uk in Cambridge  email info@whitehousearts.co.uk or call 01223 420018 17th and 18th May 10.00am-4.00pm £100 inc. materials, except…

Back to my roots, sketching at Paull on the river Humber, last week in glorious Spring sunshineOld town, Hull. Rediscovering why I love the childhood sights and smells of timber,…

The Friday night private view  of the Drawing Society spring show is always a crowded buzzing event. For me, it marks the start of the warm weather and sunny cycling…

Here is my leporello sketchbook a week later. I spent my days walking and sketching, often at the same time. This forces me to capture the shapes and details spontaneously….

Sketchbook pages prepared ready for working on ‘au plein air’ in the the crumbling streets of Essaouira in Morocco. I have layered photgraphs, tissue, newspapers,magazine pages, old letters and acrylic….