Tag Archives: sketchbooks

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”

Drawing Walking: 1

I went for a walk with a friend yesterday and took a bit of time to sit and sketch while he walked around a labyrinth. It’s a challenge to draw someone walking as, of course, they’re constantly on the move and you have to catch fleeting movements, shapes, colours without having the luxury of observingContinue reading “Drawing Walking: 1”

Sketchbook Archives: 68

I was working into a large (A2) brown paper sketchbook back in November 2016, using conté crayons in white, black and sanguine. I really like that combination of paper and drawing materials for doing portraits. These are professional life models at Swansea Print Workshop’s weekly life drawing group.

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”

A Busman’s Holiday

I haven’t posted on my blog for a week because I’ve been on holiday, a Grand (De)Tour of North Wales with a coachload of like-minded people. It was fantastic. I did some sketching, not too much because I wanted to relax as well. I didn’t want it to be too much like a Busman’s Holiday.Continue reading “A Busman’s Holiday”

The Choir In The Church

I went to a concert featuring the choir that Husb is in, Cor Aderyn Du, at the beautiful Llangiwg Church on Barley Hill above Rhydyfro. I sat in the pews and sketched a bit. It was a lovely sunny evening and the sun streamed through the magnificent modern stained glass window.

Sketchbook Archives: 67

Back to Autumn 2016 and some random sketches that I did out and about. I really should do more. I’m still out and about but I find I’m participating more and more in what’s going on around me and don’t want to interrupt it with scribbling. Maybe I was more curmudgeonly back in the dayContinue reading “Sketchbook Archives: 67”

Scribbling A Little Group

Husb and I went to a barbecue a few evenings ago, at a neighbours house, where many musicians played and the company was lovely and cheerful. A good opportunity to sit and sketch, I drew this group in pencil.

Just Sitting And Sketching

Husb and I went to a barbecue at a lovely neighbour’s house yesterday evening: the weather was warm and gentle; the company lovely and cheerful; and there were many musicians making music. I sat quietly in a corner and sketched a bit while people listened to the music.