Category Archives: marker pen

A toad, a giraffe, two elephants and a Gorgonite

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Toy figures are well-behaved models, holding their poses indefinitely. They also give the opportunity to sketch rarely seen creatures, and from unusual angles. Broad dip pen with Carbon black ink, water brush with dilute Carbon black ink, A5 White Uni … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, collections, dip pen, inks, Lexington grey, line drawing, marker pen, monochrome, objects, toys | Tagged baby elephant, Carbon black ink, elephants, giraffe, Gorgonite, mug, toad, Tom Jones, toys | Leave a comment

Seasonal skull

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Returning to a favourite model for a Halloween still life. This one’s a full size plastic medical model, bought in a flea market years ago. Skulls are fascinating subjects to draw, loaded with cultural traditions and artistic baggage, and currently appearing on … Continue reading →

Posted in death, from life, Lexington grey, marker pen, objects, skeleton | Tagged Halloween, Kraftwerk, memento mori, memento vivere, skull, Uni Posca | 2 Comments

Fork handles

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Ed Mostly

I found these in a cupboard while on holiday. I’m afraid a link to this sketch is unavoidable; homophones abounding. Uni Posca markers, water-brush with Lexington grey ink, blue and red Pigma pens, A5

Posted in candles, collections, from life, marker pen, objects, white marker pen | Tagged four candles, plate, The Two Ronnies | Leave a comment

Wales, Waves

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Two sketches of waves, from a summer trip to Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The first is from the coastal path high above Manorbier beach looking down on the surfers in the incoming tide. The second is at the water’s edge at … Continue reading →

Posted in beach, from life, Lexington grey, marker pen, sea, Wales, waves, white marker pen | Tagged brown paper, coast path, Pembrokeshire, Steve Reich, surfers, tide, Uni Posca markers | 5 Comments

Lisbon views

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Fountain pen with Carbon ink, water-colour, A5 Marker pen with Carbon ink, watercolour, A5 Two views of Lisbon from the apartment we stayed in, with two different approaches to line. I loved looking across at a neighbouring roof-top and its eclectic collection … Continue reading →

Posted in buildings, from life, marker pen, Portugal, sketching, urban, watercolour sketch | Tagged aerials, architecture, chimneys, Lisbon, marker pen, Nancy Sinatra, pipes, roof-top, street, tiles, trams, tv aerials | Leave a comment

Now in glorious Technicolor, or not

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Ed Mostly

A view from the Accademia Bridge in Venice, sketched quickly using a thick marker pen before my family got too bored. Marker pen with carbon ink, A4 As an experiment I used a photo taken at the same time to … Continue reading →

Posted in from life, inks, kit, marker pen, monochrome, sketching, urban, Venice | Tagged Academia Bridge, city, fade to grey, Grand Canal, ink washes, monochrome, tonal values, Venice | 3 Comments

Bus stop view

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Looking across the Grand Canal at gondolas and hotels. The view from the Salute waterbus stop in Venice at 7am. Marker pen with carbon ink, watercolour, A6

Posted in Grand canal, marker pen, Venice, water bus | Tagged canal, gondolas, marker pen, Venice, waterbus | Leave a comment

In flight

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Ryanair yellow on a flight to Venice. Returned to find that this blog had 20 times the usual number of visitors yesterday… Many thanks to Nina Johansson for posting about my blog on hers! Marker pen with carbon ink, water-brush … Continue reading →

Posted in airplane, journeys, marker pen, monochrome, Ryanair, Venice, yellow | Tagged airplane, journeys, marker pen, Venice, yellow | 2 Comments

Jim and Anna, again

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Jim feeding Anna, and me up a ladder again. (See previous post Lunch). The focussed stillness when feeding a baby helps to make a great sketch subject Marker pen with carbon ink, watercolour, A4

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iPad sketches

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Two sketches, two weeks apart, of Sherry on her iPad. My current sketchbook has coloured paper every few pages making a white marker pen very useful. I’ve tried to sketch on an iPad but the time delay in mark-making and … Continue reading →