Category Archives: concertina sketchbooks

‘Things to make and do’

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Ed Mostly

As a sort of late Spring-clean I’ve updated various bits of the blog for your perusal and enjoyment. Most of it’s kit related, but this seems to be the most popular content! ‘Daily sketch-kit’ – now includes a couple of … Continue reading →

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Sketches of sketchers, some sketching

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Ed Mostly

Sketchers at the recent wonderful Manchester Symposium, and sketches of me by other sketchers, sometimes while I sketched them; the Symposium felt like a hall of mirrors at times, a walk-in Escher! From the top there’s Lapin not sketching, Favian EE … Continue reading →

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Scrolling sketch

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Ed Mostly

My clever friend Jim (who has an excellent art blog) showed me how to display photos of a concertina sketchbook as a continuous image. I haven’t quite got the colour/lightness matching correct across the photos, but the overall effect is close to … Continue reading →

Posted in concertina sketchbooks, farm, journeys, landscape, Mendips, rural, walking | Tagged accordion fold sketchbook, concertina sketchbook, displaying concertina sketchbook, Public Image Limited, rural sketching, sketches of the Mendips, urban sketching, urban sketching kit | 8 Comments

En Route

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Ed Mostly

Two wide-angle train carriage views, one heading North to Manchester for the Symposium, and the other heading home. Both were done in a concertina sketchbook, and stretched across the table while I sketched. I asked the passengers if they were … Continue reading →

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Concertina sketchbooks

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Ed Mostly

I’ve tried using concertina/accordion-fold sketchbooks in the past, but found them very awkward to use when out and about. They’re usually spineless (like this Seawhite version and my homemade one below) with no hinge between the covers, so you can’t use a … Continue reading →