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”
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En Plein Air With A Sketchbook: 3
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”
En Plein Air With A Sketchbook: 2
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: 2”
En Plein Air With A Sketchbook: 1
Husb and I went for a walk up Kilvey Hill this afternoon and I took a new sketchbook, hand-made by a lovely friend. Each page has something collaged onto it and then sealed with transparent gesso. I took a block of graphite (6B), a conté crayon (black) and a white soft oil pastel (Daler Rowney).Continue reading “En Plein Air With A Sketchbook: 1”
