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Author Archives: Ed Mostly
Phone box
A leaning phone box near the Assembly Rooms, Bath. Fountain pen with carbon ink, watercolour, Zig ‘real brush’ pens, A5
Handy
Late in the evening, I haven’t sketched during the day… What to draw? What’s to hand? Fountain pen with Lexington grey ink, Zig ‘real brush’ pens, A5
Beetle and hornet
I found these beautiful corpses in the garden during a very hot and dry spell. Fountain pen with carbon ink, watercolour, A5
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Bazaar
Deep inside the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, while sat at a table at the Fes cafe. The subject of the sketch, and especially his friends, were amused by the picture. Fountain pen with Lexington grey ink, watercolour, A4
Corny
A roasted corn stall next to Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. This took about an hour to do so I briefly became part of the street scene, sat in the shade of the ‘Fountain of Ahmet 3rd’, dropping out of the flow … Continue reading
To bed
Every Day Matters #5 ‘Your bed’, drawn using a dip pen with a very thick nib. The dip pen and bottle of ink aren’t very portable but make an interesting change, ensuring a slower and more deliberate approach to every … Continue reading
Woolly
A shop-window display seen from inside, in the very friendly ‘Wool’ in Old Orchard Street, Bath. Drawn using a Lamy ‘B’ nib which reverses to make an extra fine lines for cross-hatching. Fountain pen with Carbon ink, A6 … and … Continue reading
Mosque terrace view
A view from the terrace of the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul at dusk. Pencil, watercolour, A4
Fresh and not
A pair of lemons, one fresh, one not. Lit by 3 spots so 3 layers of shadow, and bright highlights courtesy of white correction pen. Fountain pen with Lexington Grey ink, watercolour, white correction pen, A6
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Abbey Green
Dappled shade in Abbey Green, Bath A Summer Saturday morning, shop signs out. Marker pen, Zig brushes, A5
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