Category Archives: gouache

Beside the seaside

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Some sketches from a week by the sea in Wales, with more painting than drawing in an attempt to catch the soft natural forms. First some wave-watching, a tiny fish washed up on the beach, and a solitary morning beach walker… …the … Continue reading →

Posted in beach, clouds, from life, gouache, holiday, sea, Wales, watching, watercolour sketch, waves | Tagged Aberporth, beach, headland, scallop shell, seaside rocks, small fish, The Waterboys, tide | Leave a comment

At the fair

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Pencil, white Gelly Roll pen, water-brush with dilute Lexington grey ink, gouache, A5 – 20 minutes pencil drawing at the fair, 20 minutes at home with the ink and gouache We’ve been away for the week (I’ll post some seaside sketches soon) and in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, coloured paper, from life, gouache, park, pencil, trees, urban, vehicles | Tagged Beatles, brown paper, fairground, flags, helter skelter, Led Zeppelin, Lexington grey ink, pencil drawing, white gelly roll pen | 2 Comments

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

Travel thumbnails #3, planes

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Ed Mostly

More travel thumbnails in gouache, this time the view from an airplane flying Istanbul to London. The window shapes and wing-tips are a bit wonky… All in Black Pigma 1mm pen, water-brush with Lexington grey ink, gouache, A5 Taxiing down the … Continue reading →

Posted in airplane, airport, from life, gouache, journeys, sketching, sky, thumbnails, travel, urban, weather | Tagged airplane windows, aviation, clouds, gouache, Heathrow, Istanbul, London, sketch, Thames, travel thumbnails, window shapes | 2 Comments

Travel thumbnails #2, trains

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Ed Mostly

You can see so many subjects for a sketch when travelling, but you’re usually moving past too fast for anything detailed… I’ve been trying quick thumbnail sketches when on the move and gouache seems perfect for capturing the basic shapes … Continue reading →

Posted in from life, gouache, journeys, Lexington grey, sky, trains, travel, weather | Tagged landscape, rain, sky, The Guillemots, thumbnail sketches, train windows, transportation, visual memory | 1 Comment

Jet set

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Ed Mostly

My view on the way to Turkey, about 5 miles high, somewhere over France. I spent 6 days in Istanbul, mostly sketching, which was a great luxury. So lots to scan and post over the coming weeks, including lots of lovely … Continue reading →

Posted in airplane, clouds, from life, gouache, Istanbul, journeys, Lexington grey, monochrome, travel | Tagged airport, sky, The Kinks | Leave a comment

Brock Street

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Late afternoon, looking down Brock Street while sat under one of the huge plane trees in the centre of the King’s Circus, Bath. There’s a red sight-seeing bus heading towards towards the Royal Crescent, and a delivery van parked up … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, buildings, from life, gouache, Lexington grey, sketching, urban | Tagged architecture, Bath stone, Brock Street, heatwave, Kings Circus, Marthe Reeves, plane treees | Leave a comment

Castelo dos Mouros

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Looking up at the ‘Castle of the Moors’ on the crest of the hill above Sintra in Portugal. The 8th century castle was restored in 1840, at the same time that the nearby Pena Palace was being built, and its … Continue reading →

Posted in clouds, from life, gouache, Portugal, sketching, travel | Tagged Castle of the Moors, crest, horizon, Norman Greenbaum, picturesque scenery, Sintra | Leave a comment

Strangeness abounding

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Ed Mostly

3 more sketches from the wonderful and mysterious gardens of the Quinta Da Regaleira in Sintra, Portugal. Looking up from the bottom of the 27 metre deep “Initiation Well” or “Initiatic Well”. It has a secret entrance at the top and … Continue reading →