Here’s another en plein air sketch I did during a half-hour walk-and-draw exercise on Kilvey Hill. I used graphite (6B), a conté crayon (black) and a white soft oil pastel (Daler Rowney) and drew quickly into a unique sketchbook made by a friend. Each page is collaged with something different and then sealed with transparentContinue reading “En Plein Air With A Sketchbook: 3”
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Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Naphthol Crimson
I’m preparing some of my sketchbooks with Liquitex ink because I fancy doing some sketching onto coloured backgrounds for a while. I have three very different sketchbooks. The hand-made one (beautifully made by a friend) prepared with clear textured gesso. The small very heavyweight Khadi one, prepared with smooth white gesso. And the large, square-formatContinue reading “Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Naphthol Crimson”
Drawing Walking: 2
I recently sketched a friend as he walked around the Rosehill Quarry labyrinth. I drew into a small (A6) Indigo sketchbook on very rough, heavyweight paper that I had previously prepared with white gesso and turquoise Liquitex acrylic ink. The surface is so rough that pens and pencils just didn’t cut it, so I usedContinue reading “Drawing Walking: 2”
Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Turquoise Deep
I’m carrying on spreading Liquitex ink onto my three very different sketchbooks. The hand-made one prepared with clear textured gesso. The Khadi one, prepared with smooth white gesso. And the unprepared one made by Indigo. This time I used Turquoise Deep. The effects are so different across the three books. . I have a newContinue reading “Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Turquoise Deep”
Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Deep Violet
I have these three very different sketchbooks. The top one, made by a friend with all sorts of paper treasures, has been prepared with clear, textured gesso. The middle one, a thick hand-made Khadi paper, has been prepared with a smooth white gesso. And the one at the bottom, a smooth paper made by Indigo,Continue reading “Three Sketchbooks: One Ink: Deep Violet”
Inspired By Eryri: 1
Husb and I went on a crazy coach trip to North Wales last week. It was fantastic, it’s such a gorgeous area. I didn’t want to do a lot of artwork, I wanted to enjoy the holiday, but I took a new sketchbook, made from very rough handmade Khadi paper that I prepared with gessoContinue reading “Inspired By Eryri: 1”
