Category Archives: Bath

Sitting

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Three pictures of seated subjects from the same day sketching around Bath. Ceramic ‘Immortals’ at the Museum of East Asian Art, an excellent busker called Ben Powell, and a resting shopper. The last two sketches are tiny, and the black … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, from life, Lexington grey, monochrome, pencil, people, urban, waiting | Tagged Barefoot, Ben Powell, busker, guitar, Immortals, Museum of East Asian Art, musician, seated, shopper, solitary, The Strokes | Leave a comment

The Shrubbery

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Looking down The Shrubbery, a steep path near our home in Bath. You have to squint a bit for it to work, and that’s a conservatory half-way up the house on the left, built on a balcony. (I blended dilute Winsor … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, buildings, from life, inks, kit, monument, urban, waterbrush | Tagged city view, complementary colours, Primal Scream, roof tops, steep path, The Shrubbery, Winsor and Newton inks | 2 Comments

The bill, please

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Ed Mostly

The remains of another delicious meal at Yen Sushi in Bath. I’m learning how to get an even colour wash by using the water-brush to wet the area first; it’s tricky as you can’t see where you’ve already painted the water… Blue … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, food, from life, Lexington grey, objects, urban | Tagged chopsticks, cups, kaiten sushi, meals, pigma pens, plates, restaurants, water brush, Yen Sushi | 1 Comment

“I scream, you scream…”

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Ed Mostly

An ice-cream van next to the Royal Crescent, a tourist hot-spot in Bath. The owners packed up and left before I could draw them leaning out of the window serving customers, reminding me to sketch the people in a scene … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, from life, pencil, urban, vehicles | Tagged ice-cream van, royal crescent, transportation, Van Morrison, Winsor and Newton inks | 3 Comments

Brock Street

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Late afternoon, looking down Brock Street while sat under one of the huge plane trees in the centre of the King’s Circus, Bath. There’s a red sight-seeing bus heading towards towards the Royal Crescent, and a delivery van parked up … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, buildings, from life, gouache, Lexington grey, sketching, urban | Tagged architecture, Bath stone, Brock Street, heatwave, Kings Circus, Marthe Reeves, plane treees | Leave a comment

‘Fail better’ #2

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Another repeated subject, with 4 versions of a familiar view where I regularly have to wait. The cars change, a notice is tied onto the lamp-post, a badly drawn traffic cone appears, and a bird flies over. But the basic … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, from life, Lexington grey, monochrome, sketching, urban | Tagged Fail better, lamp-post, pavement, The Kinks | Leave a comment

Park life

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Ed Mostly

A warm and sunny Saturday in the park, people reading, chatting and sunbathing, covering the lawn in front of the Royal Crescent. A great chance to do lots of fast and simple figure studies of people at rest. Fountain pen and water-brushes with … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, body, from life, Lexington grey, monochrome, people, sketching, urban, waterbrush | Tagged figure studies, leisure, park, royal crescent, saturday in the park, Small Faces, Summer | 4 Comments

Bog Island

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Bath Abbey appearing over the rooftops on a bright and breezy day, sketched while leaning on a lamp-post (sincere apologies). I was on Bog Island, named after the public toilets, or ‘bogs’, which used to be there and that were converted … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, from life, grisaille, urban, waterbrush, watercolour sketch | Tagged architecture, Bath Abbey, Bog Island, city, George Formby, Google Streetview, under-painting, water brush | Leave a comment

Public transport

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Travelling on public transport usually involves some waiting, and opportunities for a quick sketch of people at rest. It’s when a small portable sketch kit is most useful, and provides excellent practise for capturing a likeness. Here’s a selection from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, from life, journeys, kit, people, trains, urban, waiting | Tagged bin, bus, passengers, portable kit, public transport, quick sketch, station, Venice, waterbus | Leave a comment

Looser lines

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Ed Mostly

An early Spring Saturday with Jim in Bath Abbey Courtyard, where we tried to sketch with minimal looking down at the paper, ‘blind contour drawing’. We didn’t manage the recommended “90% looking at subject, 10% checking the picture’s progress” proportions, but … Continue reading →