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A sketching kit open on a river boulder in the rain.

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About me

I live near Wellington and teach drawing to grown-ups who were told at school that they could not draw. Most of my students start with a pencil, an eraser and a cheap sketchbook, and that is all they need for the first month.

I draw ferns, roots and leaves from the bush near my cottage, so those are what we draw in the lessons. Every lesson says what you need for it, and I add one new thing at a time, so you never buy a box of materials you do not use.

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