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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.

Sketchbook Archives: 65

Ten years ago, the July weather was mixed and I was on the beach for some of it. But it was still cool enough to enjoy some indoor events. There was quite a fashion for public storytelling back then, so I had a bit of a scribble as I listened. The sessions took place inContinue reading “Sketchbook Archives: 65”

Life Drawing: Mirrored Pose

At the life drawing session last night at Swansea Print Workshop, we had two mirrored poses of 15 minutes each. I enjoy these, it’s interesting to draw the same pose from a different angle. I used conté crayons in sanguine and black onto a smallish piece of vintage paper. What a difference a week makes.Continue reading “Life Drawing: Mirrored Pose”

Life Drawing: The Heatwave

It was very hot last Thursday at the life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop, the hottest day of the year so far and a bit of a record breaker. We were careful not to overload our model, having some sitting poses so he could rest. I have cropped this quite a lot because itContinue reading “Life Drawing: The Heatwave”

It’s A Heatwave!

It’s so hot at the moment, we Brits don’t do extreme weather very well. It’s been over 30 Centigrade for the past few days. It’s quite a mild climate here in South Wales anyway, here’s one of the palm trees on the beach nearby.

At The Swansea Fringe: 1

I did a lot of “live” sketching at this year’s Swansea Fringe, it’s the fourth year I’ve done it and I love it. I get to go to any venue I want, see any act I want and scribble them with official approval. It’s great. Here’s Tokomololo at Tŷ Tawe. I drew him in graphite ontoContinue reading “At The Swansea Fringe: 1”

Sketchbook Archives: 46 – beer bellies and budgie smugglers…

I guess that July 2014 was a hot summer month going by all the sketches I did of people on the beach. The slightest bit of sunshine and we’re off down to Swansea Bay in our swimming cozzies. There were a fair few beer bellies and unfortunately a few “Budgie Smugglers” (Speedo men’s swimming trunks)Continue reading “Sketchbook Archives: 46 – beer bellies and budgie smugglers…”

Rainy Sunday Afternoon

My childhood seemed to be full of wet Sunday afternoons, back in the days of the dinosaurs before the Internet or Cable TV, when few working class people had phones or cars so there wasn’t much to do except loll around the house. I used to help our Mam with her baking, she’d often bakeContinue reading “Rainy Sunday Afternoon”