I’ve been looking at the photos I took yesterday up on the Black Mountain, selecting some for sketches. I’m using a white conte crayon, which is quite chunky, into a Daler Rowney ‘Ebony’ spiral bound A4 sketchbook. Here’s Husb and Number One Niece walking around the site of the old lime kilns and quarry.
Quarrying took place for around 200 years, from the early Industrial Revolution until the mid 20th century and has left its mark on the landscape. There are some very well marked walks taking in the industrial history of the area. It was unseasonably warm but very misty, we were up high and there was very low cloud over the mountain. It’s not easy to draw small figures with the blunt crayon but I don’t want to transfer to ink and fine detail. I like working out of my comfort zone.
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Have you seen the “frozen” waterfall, up by there it is? Calcium salt deposits. I might have mentioned it before… 30 U 441379.01 m E 5745587.46 m N (51° 51.480′ N 3° 51.073′ W)
ooh no I haven’t I’ll look it up. Thank you 😀
Very nice sketch. It would make a good print.
Thank you – it might well do 🙂
I thought the elves lived in Wales, not Iceland? Happy New Year, Rosie! I like your white sketch
Thank you, Jo and Blwyddyn Newydd Dda i chi. The Icelanders are very, very fond of their elves – more about them here https://scribblah.co.uk/2012/12/08/the-hidden-people/ . Over 60% of the population believe in them. Here in Wales we have Tylwyth Teg.
Lovely sketch. It looks a little bit like Iceland. Happy New Year!!! 😉
It is a bit. But without the elves 😉