I’ve gone back to March 2017 and a selection of sketches done randomly as I was out and about. A couple are in conventional sketchbooks but the rest are in a small sketchbook I made from odds and ends of paper lying around the place:- some old cyanotypes; a few discarded screenprints; some paper stainedContinue reading “Sketchbook Archives: 71”
Category Archives: out and about
It’s All Practice
I don’t often sketch indoors unless there are people involved but I was visiting Anglesey / Ynys Môn last week and visited Melin Llynon which has the last working windmill in Wales. I did a quick sketch of some of the very old wooden apparatus on the first floor – my terror of heights stoppedContinue reading “It’s All Practice”
Sketchbook Archives: 70
Here are some drawings en plein air from March 2017 when I visited Big Pit. I used white, black and sanguine conté crayons into a brown paper sketchbook. It’s the last couple of weeks to see my exhibition, “Carved Heads And Other Creatures”, part of MANIFEST at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir. The show runsContinue reading “Sketchbook Archives: 70”
A Little Sketch Away
Husb and I were away for a few days last week and I did a few sketches. Here’s a little bit of Conwy Castle in pencil. It’s the last couple of weeks to see my exhibition, “Carved Heads And Other Creatures”, part of MANIFEST at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir. The show runs until October 31st. OpenContinue reading “A Little Sketch Away”
Ink Splash And Mountains
Husb and I spent a lovely few days in Trefriw in North Wales, revisiting our honeymoon hotel. Over the past few weeks I’ve been preparing sketchbooks with splashes and washes of Liquitex acrylic inks, so I took them with me to do a bit of sketching. I chose the lime green splash in my square-formatContinue reading “Ink Splash And Mountains”
Ink Splash And Waterfall
Husb and I spent a lovely few days in one of our favourite places, North Wales, on a relaxing holiday. It’s such a contrast to the hectic city life, I love it there. Over the past few weeks I’ve been preparing sketchbooks with splashes and washes of Liquitex acrylic inks, so I took them withContinue reading “Ink Splash And Waterfall”
Scribbling And Eccles Cakes
Husb and I love an Eccles Cake and there is no finer Eccles Cake, in my opinion, than those made by Gerrards Bakery, which has branches across North Wales and the Wirral – controversial I know! Husb and I went on a wild coach trip to Llandudno back in August and dropped into the localContinue reading “Scribbling And Eccles Cakes”
En Plein Air With A Sketchbook: 4
Here’s another en plein air sketch I did during a half-hour walk-and-draw exercise on Kilvey Hill. It’s a strange sight; until very recently the area was completely covered in trees but a controversial development project, The Skyline, has ripped out an enormous channel through the forest. This sketch doesn’t give a sense of the scaleContinue reading “En Plein Air With A Sketchbook: 4”
Two Heads In Ballpoint Pen
I sat and listened and sketched at Urban HQ at the regular Saturday live-music session, catching two people near each other. I used a ballpoint pen into my small A6 Indigo sketchbook. I have an exhibition, “Carved Heads And Other Creatures”, part of MANIFEST at The Workers Gallery in Ynyshir. The show runs until October 31st. OpenContinue reading “Two Heads In Ballpoint Pen”
Drawing In The Dark
I went along to one of the regular free talks at the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery a couple of weeks ago, it was put on by the Friends Of The Glynn Vivian and it was about the artist Josef Herman by Gwenllian Beynon. The room was pretty dark because of the projector but just enoughContinue reading “Drawing In The Dark”
