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Author Archives: Ed Mostly
Panoramic
An oddly tidy living room with a detailed panoramic engraving of Bath by Trevor Haddrell (it’s hung straight in the real room. And the table top is level. And the chairs are the same height. Harrumph). I’m following Steven Reddy’s approach again (watch the linked … Continue reading
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Wales, beached
Dramatic clouds approaching from the North, sketched while stood in the shallows on Dunraven Beach, in Glamorgan, Wales. Fountain pen with carbon ink, watercolour, A6
Banananana
Almost over-ripe, hanging in the kitchen. Fountain pen with carbon ink, watercolour, A6
Beady
“Necklace with beads of glass, rock crystal, silver and amber. Late Viking age. Woman’s costume from Gotland.” The beads came from many countries, evidence of the Vikings’ extensive trading network. Sketched at the very lovely Stockholm National Historical Museum (could … Continue reading
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Blossom
A sprig of blackthorn blossom sketched last year. Blackthorn has vicious thorns, but produces sloes for ginning. Spring is just around the corner… Fountain pen with carbon ink, watercolour, A6
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Dead toad
I found this toad belly up in the garden last Summer, and returned to sketch it several times it over a few weeks. The colours changed, the body grew, then shrank, and the arms moved. Looks like he/she’s playing air … Continue reading
Two storey pool
A beautiful fountain/pool I saw in Istanbul last Summer. It was in an old bath-house, now a market, and connected the ground floor and basement. When the stall-holders saw me sketching they kindly put the water-pump on full, then they … Continue reading
Jim and Anna, again
Jim feeding Anna, and me up a ladder again. (See previous post Lunch). The focussed stillness when feeding a baby helps to make a great sketch subject Marker pen with carbon ink, watercolour, A4
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iPad sketches
Two sketches, two weeks apart, of Sherry on her iPad. My current sketchbook has coloured paper every few pages making a white marker pen very useful. I’ve tried to sketch on an iPad but the time delay in mark-making and … Continue reading
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Four candles
The ubiquitous café sketch. Black tea and lemon drizzle cake in Bath Guildhall market. I used a white marker pen to correct the fork handle and to lighten the lip of the mug, which could be considered cheating, and a bit … Continue reading
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