Category Archives: brush pen

Lockdown sketches #1: landscapes

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Ed Mostly

I hope you’re well. Strange days and worrying times, but much to be thankful for; health, a garden, fine weather, a dog to walk, and family to share it all with. Also thankful for the daily drawing habit, providing continuity, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, brush pen, coloured ink, ink brush, landscape, monochrome, urban sketching | Tagged Galaxie 500, ink brush sketches, landscape sketches, lockdown sketches, sketches of Bath, urban sketching | 8 Comments

Monochrome set

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Ed Mostly

Four more experiments sketching on pre-stained paper, this time using a homemade sepia ink for the stain, leaving a white border. From the top there’s a quiet moment in The Waterstones cafe, two busy scenes near Kingsmead Square, and finally … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, brush pen, cafe, coloured paper, monochrome, street scene, urban, urban sketching, white pen | Tagged cafe sketches, monochrome sketches, sketching in Bath, The Kinks, urban sketching, white pens for sketching | 13 Comments

French Collection 2

Posted on May 30, 2018 by Ed Mostly

Various sketches from a trip to Southern France at Easter, mostly bamboo dip-pen and watercolour, with some correction pen and ink-brush for variety. I was busy posting these on Facebook at the time, but forgot to put them here… (And … Continue reading →

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Snow days

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Ed Mostly

Sketches from the last couple of days when the snow was fresh and powdery, perfect for sledging on the nearby golf course. The roads and schools and shops were shut and an unofficial hillside frost-fair appeared! I did these in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, brush pen, people watching, seasonal, snow, urban, urban sketching | Tagged Bath sketches, ink brush sketching, Red Hot Chili Peppers, simple figure drawing, sketches of sledgers, sketching in the snow, snow sketches, urban sketching | 4 Comments

Tim, Phil and Jim

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Ed Mostly

Two brothers-in-law and a friend, variously watching TV, fiddling with phones or just snoozing! In bamboo dip-pen, coloured pencil, and one in coloured brush pens (remember them? My previous favourite…).

Posted in bamboo dip pen, body, brush pen, coloured ink, family, figures, pencil, people, watching | Tagged bamboo dip pen, figure sketches, sketch portraits, sketches of people watching TV, Them | 2 Comments

Hands and feet

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Ed Mostly

A round up of hands and feet, including a rare ‘right hand by left hand’, and a portrait of me being drawn by the hands that I’m drawing. A commitment to daily drawing means these reliable models are frequently pressed into service… As the … Continue reading →

Posted in bamboo dip pen, body, brush pen, collections, Feet, hands, white pen | Tagged bamboo dip pen, daily sketches, sketches of feet, sketches of hands, The Move | 2 Comments

Island life

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Ed Mostly

Sketches from a recent trip to Grinda Island in the Stockholm archipelago; a couple of attempts to describe the ferry’s energetic wake; the view of nearby islands from our rocky peninsula with my daughter reading on a sunny ledge, drawn in bamboo … Continue reading →

Posted in art abandonment, bamboo dip pen, brush pen, clouds, dip pen, sea, Stockholm, waves | Tagged art abandonment, bamboo dip pen, Grinda Island, Marc Bolan, sketch of clouds, sketches of Stockholm archipelago, sketching waves | 7 Comments

Heading North…

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Ed Mostly

All packed for four days of sketching indulgence at the USk Manchester Symposium, which starts tomorrow. I’ve done a few final brush-pen sketches about town (thumbnails of street-scenes and quick portraits of passers-by) in rehearsal for my demonstration, and have finished sourcing … Continue reading →

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Groups and crowds

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Ed Mostly

After many sketches of individuals and couples about town here are some attempts at drawing crowds and larger groups, trying to catch the body language and brief gestures that help to connect the figures. The first three were sketched from the top … Continue reading →

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Apologies

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Ed Mostly

I blame Sherry, who suggested I try smiling in some of my selfies… All the usual materials (Inktense pencils or brush-pen), all fairly fast, all late at night, and all A5