I always enjoy #tbt so here goes…last year I spent some time painting on the Isle of Skye. I wanted very much to work near the Old Man of Storr and walked up twice to try to do so; the first day I was driven off by awful hail (and 100% soaked) and the next […]
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Enjoying the mark making opportunities with trees and architecture.
Mark making; Bath. Read More »
Still on the board but almost there I think with this one. I’ve been fiddling with some inks since my last trip to Bath. 55x75cms
I really do like scale! Here are two weeny oil sketches from the end of my trip to Bath yesterday (A6) ….and an A3 double page pencil drawing from the start of my day. So much to now complete ….@bathartfair DM for detail and tickets if you’d like to come along. #Thecircusbath @britpleinair #pleinair #somerset
Weeny oils and big drawing.. Read More »
A bit late in the day (-after a busy trip to Bath to work today!) but here’s a #tbt post ….here I am 3 years ago at @janeaustenshouse museum working on my joint JAHM and @hantsculture commission. A very similar day as today as far as weather goes; cold but the first hint of Spring
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I’ve been really enjoying my drawing recently. No exciting change in subject matter but that’s good for me… “can you just stay in one place for a while!” was an instruction during my MA ….like lots of you guys I suspect we are interested in so much subject matter we easily get distracted? So much
This winter has been consistently wet, which makes outdoor working on paper challenging. Both because rain washes away the picture AND because the air is too humid to dry out washes before you can rework an area. Here are a few December sketches from an indoor refuge and a big window to look at the
Watercolour Sketches. Read More »