Category Archives: insects

Mothly drawing

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Ed Mostly

A quick sketch of a dead moth for my three-hundredth post. Followed by some older sketches of other insects found in our garden for your further enjoyment… Lexington grey in fountain pen and water-brush, water-colour, tiny – about 10 minutes

Posted in fauna, from life, garden, insects, Lexington grey | Tagged back garden sketching, fountain pen sketch, sketch of beetle, sketch of moth, sketches of insects, The Byrds | 2 Comments

Yet more toys

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Ed Mostly

It’s cold and dark outside, but there are always toys to draw…. Here’s Henry (a mild mannered janitor), some Airfix 1:72 scale knights, a Playmobil vulture, a shire-horse, a grass-hopper, and The Thing from the Fantastic Four. Pencil, Lexington grey in fountain pen and water-brush, … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, collections, coloured ink, figures, insects, line drawing, monochrome, objects, toys | Tagged drawing toys, fountain pen sketches, grasshopper, Hong Kong Fooey, knights fighting, shire horse, sketches of small figures, The Thing, vulture | 3 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

The Beetles

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Beetles are the most diverse group of organisms on earth, representing a fifth of all living organisms, and there are over 4,000 species in the UK and Ireland alone. Here are three I’ve met since starting sketching… I found this Lesser Stag … Continue reading →

Posted in from life, garden, insects, monochrome, pencil, sketching | Tagged beetles, bloody-nose beetle, Ground beetle, Jonathan Richman, Lesser stag beetle, Mister Rogers Remixed, Penguin Cafe Orchestra | Leave a comment

Scarlet tiger moth

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Ed Mostly

A silent visitor to our garden on a very hot afternoon, a Scarlet Tiger moth. There’s a tiny glimpse of the moth’s glorious scarlet inner wings just visible at the base of the centre line. Its Latin name, Callimorpha Dominula, could … Continue reading →