Category Archives: Feet

Sketching while walking

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Ed Mostly

I recommend drawing while walking as one way to encourage looser, simpler ‘right side of the brain’ sketching. You’re so busy not falling over/wandering into people, while balancing sketchbook/pencil etc, and trying not to be too conspicuous/creepy that the drawing becomes almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, Feet, figures, pencil, people watching, street scene, urban, urban sketching | Tagged double ended pencil, Simon and Garfunkel, sketching pedestrians, urban sketching, walking and sketching | 10 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

Ink brush sketching

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Ed Mostly

Here’s another collection of people in town, this time a monochrome set, done with a water-brush filled with dilute ink for speed. They were sketched one afternoon while sat outside a cafe in early Spring, hence the scarves and big coats. The last of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, body, brush pen, clothing, Feet, figures, inks, Lexington grey, monochrome, people, people watching, street scene, urban, urban sketching, waterbrush | Tagged brush pen urban sketching, drawing walking feet, sketches from a cafe, sketches of people passing by, sketching in Bath, sketching people on the move, The Monochrome Set, urban sketching people, water-brush filled with ink | 2 Comments

68 feet

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Ed Mostly

Commenting on my recent cafe sketches Chris said “How about a focus on feet and shoes for your next post? They drive me mad, and can make or break a quick sketch.” Be careful what you wish for… Here are all the … Continue reading →

Posted in brush pen, cafe, coloured paper, Feet, from life, Lexington grey, line drawing, monochrome, objects, sculpture, sketching, urban | Tagged cafe sketching, collection of feet, drawing feet, fountain pen sketch, Hokusai manga, ink sketches, Michelangelo's David, Ride, sketching sculpture, sketching shoes, urban sketching | 10 Comments

Buskers

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Here are two of the many Bath buskers. The first is Ben Powell, an impeccable finger-style guitar player who I’ve sketched a few times before (see below). The weather’s been fine so he’s barefoot this time. I showed him the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, body, clothing, Feet, from life, hands, line drawing, musical instrument, people, sketching, street scene, urban, white pen | Tagged Ben Powell, busker, fingerstyle, flip flop, fountain pen, guitar, guitar player, John Williams, singing, Steve Robinson | 2 Comments

Paint it black, or grey

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Lexington grey water-brush and fountain pen, A5 – 15 minutes Another late-night sketch of something close to hand, this time some well-worn shoes, in pen and ink. The shoes are really totally black, but I wanted the laces, soles and interiors … Continue reading →

Posted in clothing, Feet, from life, inks, Lexington grey, line drawing, monochrome, objects | Tagged creases, Feet, pair, pair of shoes, Rolling Stones, shoe laces, well worn | 1 Comment

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 →