Category Archives: coloured paper

Marlborough light

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Ed Mostly

1mm Pigma pen, white and blue Uni Posca brush markers, Lexington grey water-brush, dilute blue and brown ink for roof and chimneys, A5 – 30 mins line drawing on location, 20 mins adding ink washes and colour at home Wet … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, buildings, coloured paper, from life, inks, Lexington grey, urban, white marker pen | Tagged Bath in Time, Bath stone, facade, Gerry Rafferty, Marlborough Buildings, royal crescent, streeview, symmetry, wind break | 3 Comments

Book binding

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Ed Mostly

1mm Pigma pen, Lexington grey water-brush, watercolour, A5 – 25 minutes Time to make a new batch of A6 sketchbooks, ‘reloading’ some very cheap Derwent journals (I’ve run out of empty Moleskines). At this stage in the process the 4 … Continue reading →

Posted in coloured paper, from life, kit, Lexington grey, objects | Tagged book binding, Derwent journal, Fabriano Artistico 200gm, folio, G-clamps, glueing a mull, Moleskines, reloading, sketchbook, The Turtles | 4 Comments

Royal visitor

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Ed Mostly

My parents’ terrier, Queenie, came to stay for a couple of days during Christmas. She was an interesting subject to draw, especially her back legs, but easier to sketch when resting in her basket… Lexington grey water-brush and pen, white Uni … Continue reading →

Posted in animal, brush pen, coloured paper, from life, home, line drawing, monochrome, pencil, pets, white marker pen | Tagged Badly Drawn Boy, dog, dog basket, Queenie, sleeping dog, terrier, Uni Posca brush pen | Leave a comment

Hyacinth bulb flowering

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Ed Mostly

I was given a Hyacinth bulb, potted in a tiny bucket with moss, before Christmas (thanks Daisy!) and started sketching it. I eventually captured two weeks growth in four pictures, a very primitive time-lapse sequence. In the last sketch the flowers … Continue reading →

Posted in botany, coloured paper, flowers, from life, gouache, sequential | Tagged bucket, bulb, hyacinth, moss, Neil Young, plant growth, sequential sketches, time-lapse | 4 Comments

Grey paper

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Ed Mostly

A quiet street near the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul on a hot summer Sunday morning, a pool of dappled shade slowly moving across the tarmac. I love the strong contrast produced by gouache on coloured paper, very useful for (relatively) … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, buildings, coloured paper, from life, gouache, Istanbul, Lexington grey, monochrome, sketching, urban, waiting, white marker pen | Tagged eaves, Hagia Sophia, street scene, strong contrast, Sunday morning, swallows, tree shade, Uni Posca pen, Velvet Underground | Leave a comment

Home brew

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Electric kettle, mug, tea-infuser, and a hazy reflection of me sketching while the tea brews. This was done a few weeks ago, when I was starting to appreciate the versatility of pencil, and the way it allows lines to shade … Continue reading →

Posted in coloured paper, from life, home, Lexington grey, monochrome, objects, pencil, self-portrait | Tagged Captain Beefheart, electric kettle, line and form, mug, reflection, tea, tea infuser | 2 Comments

Shrubbery steps

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Bath is full of steep footpaths, and I’ve sketched this one several times before, always looking down. Here I’m looking up for a change, on an overcast afternoon. 1mm Pigma pen, water-brush with dilute Lexington grey and Windsor and Newton inks, … Continue reading →