Category Archives: beach

On the beach #1

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Two from Tenby, where I spent some blissfully vacant days sketching in the Summer. First a range of boats beached in the North Harbour at low tide, with an inquisitive pigeon exploring the seaweed. This was drawn on location, along with the key shading … Continue reading →

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Beside the sea #2

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Some more from Easter at Aberporth in West Wales. People and dogs on the beach observed over 30 minutes (spot the soggy wet-suit walkers); a tractor pulling a boat out of the sea after the morning lobster-pot check; and fishing from the beach … Continue reading →

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Beside the seaside

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Some sketches from a week by the sea in Wales, with more painting than drawing in an attempt to catch the soft natural forms. First some wave-watching, a tiny fish washed up on the beach, and a solitary morning beach walker… …the … Continue reading →

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Sea view

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Ed Mostly

1mm Pigma pen, Lexington grey water-brush, watercolour, A4 – 50 minutes Sat by my daughter, feet up, looking out to sea from a cottage above Manorbier beach in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. Beach-combing treasures, a camera, binoculars, and holiday reading on … Continue reading →

Posted in beach, family, Feet, from life, holiday, line drawing, sea, Wales | Tagged beach-combing, binoculars, Feet, Manorbier, radiator, sea view, seagulls, The Pixies, window | 2 Comments

Beach life

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Ed Mostly

People watching at the seaside this Summer. The first was drawn at beach level, with nearby families, passing promenaders, distant swimmers and surfers. The second was from a cliff path, the figures tiny and silhouetted on the sunlit beach below; … Continue reading →

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Wales, Waves

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Two sketches of waves, from a summer trip to Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The first is from the coastal path high above Manorbier beach looking down on the surfers in the incoming tide. The second is at the water’s edge at … Continue reading →

Posted in beach, from life, Lexington grey, marker pen, sea, Wales, waves, white marker pen | Tagged brown paper, coast path, Pembrokeshire, Steve Reich, surfers, tide, Uni Posca markers | 5 Comments

Wales, beached

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Ed Mostly

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