Category Archives: every day matters

Seven year sketch

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Ed Mostly

In March 2011 I read my wife’s copy of Danny Gregory’s ‘Creative License’ and started doing a drawing from life every day; this was one of my better decisions… Some days the drawings are tiny brief scraps, my hand on … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, daily drawing, every day matters, sketchbooks, sketching, urban, urban sketching | Tagged daily drawing, Danny Gregory, every day matters, LCD Soundsystem, sketching in Bath, urban sketching | 12 Comments

The life of stuff

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Ed Mostly

I’m looking forward to more outdoor sketching in Spring, but in the meantime here are some well worn shoes (previously), a phone recharging, utensils hanging in the kitchen, and a bag waiting by the door… Everyday domestic scenes, the stuff of … Continue reading →

Posted in coloured ink, coloured paper, domestic, every day matters, from life, home, inks, kitchen, Lexington grey, line drawing, monochrome, objects, waterbrush | Tagged domestic sketches, fountain pen sketching, ink in water-brush, James Booker, kitchen sketch, monochrome sketches, sketch of phone charging, sketch of shoes, sketch of shopping bag, sketching with Noodlers inks, waterproof inks | 1 Comment

My left hands…

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Ed Mostly

…eleven of them this time, in a range of media. It’s a very reliable model, always there when I’m stuck for something to draw at the end of a long (Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young and Jones!) day, increasingly familiar, but with a fairly … Continue reading →

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On the beach #2

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Another couple of coastal sketches from Tenby. First a collection of people on the beach (both in full technicolor and the original on location line-drawing), followed by the same beach seen from a cliff-top bench, with nautical railings obscuring the view. Beaches are … Continue reading →

Posted in beach, coloured ink, every day matters, from life, holiday, inks, line drawing, people, sketching, watching | Tagged beach, cliff-top view, collections of people, Dinosaur Jr, drawing distant figures, fountain pen sketching, noodlers inks, people on a beach, people watching, railings, sketching on the beach, Tenby | 4 Comments

2 hands, 2 keys, 2 watches, and some scribbles

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Ed Mostly

My 201st post is more sketches of things found on the table before going to bed. I’ve done a sketch every day for the last 3 years, and it’s these late night ones that are often the hardest to start, but also the most rewarding. … Continue reading →

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Sushi, again

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Back at Yen Sushi for another lovely lunch. From the top there’s green tea, steamed rice, aubergine salad, spinach with peanut sauce, and teriyaki prawns. I ate lots more but it didn’t hang around long enough to be drawn. Below … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, cafe, every day matters, food, from life, urban | Tagged chopsticks, restaurant sketching, sake bottle, sketching plates and bowls, sushi, teriyaki prawns, urban sketching, Vince Guaraldi, Yen Sushi Bath | 2 Comments

Specky

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Ed Mostly

My commitment to daily drawing is regularly tested late evening. ‘It’s 10pm, I haven’t managed a sketch yet, what could I draw?’ Favourite models include a glass of water, my left hand, a model skull, or figures on TV; this … Continue reading →

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Lamp-light

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Every Day Matters #2 ‘Draw a lamp’. It was in a Naval hostel/hotel in Stockholm (Drottning Victorias Örlogshem Hotel) hence the nautical theme, with the shade made out of an imitation sea-chart. The uneven cross-hatching in the big shadow on the … Continue reading →