Holiday Sketching

Spent a few days in Cumbria this week with very intermittent Internet access, which has been really nice, relaxing. The weather was lovely so I went walking and sketching with my Khadi landscape sketchbook, Inktense blocks and reservoir brush. Here’s a view from Birkrigg Common.

More Dancers At The Theatre

A few more sketches from the other evening of performances at Taliesin Arts Centre. It’s good to have access to bodies in motion, I usually draw people in cafes or audiences or work with life models. I worked very quickly with a continuous line, mostly.

The Dancer In The Theatre

Husb and I went to the theatre the other night for a private event which included performances by young people in the County Youth Dance Company. It was a rare opportunity to do some speed drawing with people moving constantly and pushing their bodies into poses I don’t normally see.

A Quick Sketch In A High Wind.

Husb and I spent a few days with friends on the South East coast of England last week. It was cold and very windy but mostly sunny too, great walking weather and great walking country. We strolled over the South Downs with the Seven Sisters in the distance. Of course, I had to have aContinue reading “A Quick Sketch In A High Wind.”

#Caturday Archives 18

It’s #Caturday Saturday again and here’s a drawing from my sketch archives, I guess about 7 or 8 years ago. I had a very comfy Ikea Poang chair at the time but Sparta Puss liked it as much as I did. Guess who won out on this particular evening? I drew into my sketchbook withContinue reading “#Caturday Archives 18”