Category Archives: from life

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

Stormy weather

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Storms are battering the coast and flood warnings are in place across the UK after a very wet and windy Christmas. This was the sky above Bath at dusk yesterday, some of the clouds shedding rain as they pass. Lexington … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, clouds, from life, Lexington grey, seasonal, sky, urban, weather | Tagged distant street-lights, dusk, Guildhall, rain cloud, storms, sunset, The Beatles | Leave a 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 →

Posted in beach, family, Feet, from life, holiday, line drawing, sea, Wales | Tagged beach-combing, binoculars, Feet, Manorbier, radiator, sea view, seagulls, The Pixies, window | 2 Comments

3 lemons, 2 bowls and a bug

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Ed Mostly

A slightly tired lemon from the fridge, with some zest sliced off for a cake. Note the tiny red bug accidentally squashed between the pages. Blue and brown Pigma pens, water-brush with Lexington grey water-brush, watercolour, A6 – 20 minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in botany, food, from life, fruit, insects, sketching, white marker pen, yellow | Tagged bowls, drawing ellipses, fridge, Jake Bugg, lemons, still life | 2 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

Didcot

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Double page montage from a day visiting London. A tired underground train passenger, Didcot power station seen on the return train to Bath, and a contour drawing of chairs back home. The brown wash on the sketches is black tea, added … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, from life, journeys, Lexington grey, London, monochrome, sketching, trains, urban, zoo | Tagged chairs, Didcot, montage, passenger, power station, tea, Team America, The Upsetters, train window, tube train | Leave a comment

@ Bristol #2

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Some more from @Bristol. Two sketches overlapping on one page creating an odd couple; a gorilla skeleton and a large model of Morph, a 1970’s children’s animation classic from Aardman. Each sketch took about 10 minutes, and that’s a paint accident, not … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, collections, exhibitions, from life, museum, sculpture, skeleton, sketching | Tagged @ Bristol, Aardman, bones, cold nose, gorilla, Gorillaz, Morph, skull, the Odd Couple, thermal imaging | 1 Comment

@ Bristol #1

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Ed Mostly

The massive main landing gear of an airliner, sketched at @Bristol. The wheels are about 5 foot high and it has an ‘articulating bogie unit’, hmmm… I spent 5 minutes marking the key lines in pencil to get the perspective … Continue reading →

Posted in airplane, collections, from life, Lexington grey, machinery, museum, vehicles | Tagged @ Bristol, articulating bogie unit, Grandmaster Flash, greebling, landing gear, main landing gear, Messier Dowty, wheels | 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 →