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Author Archives: Ed Mostly
Pavement art
Looking out from Camden Crescent, one of seven crescents in Bath. The pavement is broad and rises above the road, giving excellent views across the city. Marker pen with carbon ink, water-brushes with Diamine grey ink, A5
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Pulteney weir
The weir next to Pulteney Bridge in the centre of Bath. I used grey ink for the initial drawing, the same ink diluted in a water-brush for the tone, and then watercolour over that. There’s a great interview with Steven … Continue reading
Bronze
Some sketches from the wonderful Bronze exhibition at the Royal Academy in London last Summer. An amazing range of works from many times and places. The horse is Greek, called the ‘Armento Rider’, 550BCE. The spider crawling up the wall … Continue reading
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‘Perfect View’
Looking down ‘Perfect View’, a lane just above Camden Road in North Bath. Parts of the eponymous view are now obscured by trees, but you still get some excellent prospects across the city. Here’s an article, and video, about the … Continue reading
Ginnel, snicket, drang
Looking down ‘The Shrubbery’, one of the many steep pedestrian alleys in Bath. These narrow lanes are called ‘ginnels’ or ‘snickets’ in the North of England; in this area they’re ‘drangs’. The back of the Royal Crescent is in the … Continue reading
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Marker pen experiment
Trying out a thick marker pen refilled with Carbon ink, at the end of lunch at Yen Sushi in Bartlett St. I love the consistently thick lines I can get with dip-pen nibs but they’re not portable, and marker pen … Continue reading
Stuffed
An afternoon at Bristol Museum sketching stuffed animals. The Aye Aye looked very care-worn (another visitor called him Dobby), and the Dodo mildly outraged at the indignity of it all. Pilot V7 Pen with Lexington grey ink, watercolour, water-brush with dilute Diamine … Continue reading
Daffodil
The daffodil was just ‘going over’, with petals starting to curl and wither at the edges. A sketch from last year, but bringing colour on another grey day. Fountain pen with Carbon ink, watercolour, A6
Benchmark
A bench near Bath Abbey, low winter sun casting a strong shadow. That’s enough monochrome. Next post in full colour. Water-brush with Chinese sumi and Diamine grey ink, A6
Cold grey
Quick… faster… it’s very cold… Trying out new ink and a new pen. The roller ball worked well for this standing sketch in a hurry near St Stephen’s church, Lansdown Hill, Bath; great for big fast lines, and interesting to … Continue reading
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