2004 MDSc (Master of Design Science, Digital Media) - The University of Sydney.

2004 Dean's Honour Award - The University of Sydney.

1997 Executive Chef "Best Specialty Restaurant" winner Sydney.

1996 2nd Chef “Best Specialty Restaurant” winner.

1989-1999 Chef (Sydney Restaurants-specialty cuisines).

1992 BA (Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts and Social Anthropology- The University of Sydney)

-Navigating the challenges of sketching in a new country.

-Pack a practical and portable sketch kit.

-Quickly set up and sketch scenes in various settings.

-Approach strangers and sketch them in their environment.

-Choose the perfect spot in a local café or market to sketch.

-Capture the essence of rural landscapes, such as rice fields.

-Feel confident sketching anywhere, anytime.

-Sketch in busy markets without disrupting the flow of business.

-Understand what you see by capturing the shapes and movements in your sketchbook.

-Travelers Notebook - Inserts I like to use; Kraft Paper Insert, and Cream MD Paper Insert OR a good quality A5 sketchbook such as Stillman & Birn Gamma Series with softcover in portrait orientation.

-Albrecht Durer Faber-Castell x 12 colours of your choice (water soluble pencils)

-Prismacolor Premeire Pencils (optional)

-Pencil Sharpener

-Pens - Uni-ball EYE fine (or micro) black waterproof (made in Japan)

-Pentel brush pen (black)

-Posca pen 0.7mm (white)

-Escoda Reserva Travel Brushes size 2 & 6 OR fine and medium sized plastic waterbrushes

-Small Glass Bottle with screw top lid (for water)

-Twsbi Eco Fountain Pen (optional)

-Lamy Safari Fountain Pen (optional)

-Platinum Carbon Ink (optional for fountain pens)

-De Atramentis Document Ink - Urban Sienna, Green Grey (optional for fountain pens)

-Small Metal Foldable Travel Palette filled with 1/2 pans of your own preferences of Daniel Smith Watercolors squeezed from the tubes: OR a travel watercolour set such as Winsor & Newtown Cotmans Pocket Plus (12 x 1/2 pans)

These are my favourite Daniel Smith Watercolors (optional)

Moonglow

Lunar Blue

Raw Umber Violet

Perylene Green

Green Apatite Genuine

Undersea Green

Deep Sap Green

Sap green 

Buff Titanium

Potter’s Pink 

Opera Pink

Rose of Ultramarine

Permanent Alzarin Crimson

Carbazole Violet

Nickel Azo Yello

New Gamboge

Aussie Red Gold

Van Dyck Brown

Transparent Brown Oxide

Raw Sienna

Cobalt Teal Blue

Manganese Blue Hue

Cerulean Blue Chromium

French Ultramarine

Indigo

coming soon…

Anna Barnes is the founder of Art Food Culture. Please see the “about” page.