Category Archives: monochrome

Night vision

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Sketching at night presents some extra challenges; cold hands, low light, and increased self-consciousness (“What’s he up to…?”). So these two were done fast by the light of street lamps; the first while waiting for a bus in Larkhall (Streetview link), … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, buildings, from life, inks, Lexington grey, monochrome, night, pencil, urban, waiting | Tagged Larkhall, night sketching, Sesame Street, Stevie Wonder, street lamps, The Star Inn, Uni Posca brush pen, white gelly roll pen | 2 Comments

Royal visitor

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Ed Mostly

My parents’ terrier, Queenie, came to stay for a couple of days during Christmas. She was an interesting subject to draw, especially her back legs, but easier to sketch when resting in her basket… Lexington grey water-brush and pen, white Uni … Continue reading →

Posted in animal, brush pen, coloured paper, from life, home, line drawing, monochrome, pencil, pets, white marker pen | Tagged Badly Drawn Boy, dog, dog basket, Queenie, sleeping dog, terrier, Uni Posca brush pen | Leave a comment

Pedestrian

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Another sketch done while walking, this time behind family members on a Christmas holiday walk. The light ink-wash was added back home. Pencil, Lexington grey water-brush, A7 – 2 minutes

Posted in family, from life, Lexington grey, line drawing, monochrome, pencil, people, sketching, urban | Tagged Ash, pedestrians, walking sketch, winter walk | Leave a comment

Dragon

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Ed Mostly

A quick monochrome sketch of a three piece dragon sculpture at the bottom of the garden. I’ve drawn it before, concentrating on the head section, but this time wanted to show the full serpentine body, apparently swimming through the ground. 1mm … Continue reading →

Posted in animal, garden, home, Lexington grey, monochrome, sculpture | Tagged Basement Jaxx, dragon, serpentine | Leave a comment

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

High contrast faces

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Water-brush with Lexington grey ink, A6 – 10 minutes I was watching a Word War Two history documentary and was struck by a very high contrast photo of a group of men. I copied nine of the faces using ink-brush, … Continue reading →

Posted in brush pen, Lexington grey, monochrome, TV | Tagged faces, high contrast, Lexington grey ink, Nazi collaborators, old photo, Talking Heads | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in every day matters, from life, home, Lexington grey, line drawing, monochrome, objects, pencil | Tagged Band of Horses, daily drawing, glasses, specky, spectacles | 4 Comments

Walcot Street

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Night-time view up Walcot Street while waiting for a burger at Schwartz Bros, a Bath institution. It took about 3 minutes to draw the lines on location, and 5 more at home to add the ink wash and yellow highlights … Continue reading →