Category Archives: monochrome

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 →

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Pavement art

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Looking out from Camden Crescent, one of seven crescents in Bath. The pavement is broad and rises above the road, giving excellent views across the city. Marker pen with carbon ink, water-brushes with Diamine grey ink, A5

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Bronze

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Some sketches from the wonderful Bronze exhibition at the Royal Academy in London last Summer. An amazing range of works from many times and places. The horse is Greek, called the ‘Armento Rider’, 550BCE. The spider crawling up the wall … Continue reading →

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Ginnel, snicket, drang

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Looking down ‘The Shrubbery’, one of the many steep pedestrian alleys in Bath. These narrow lanes are called ‘ginnels’ or ‘snickets’ in the North of England; in this area they’re ‘drangs’. The back of the Royal Crescent is in the … Continue reading →

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Stuffed

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Ed Mostly

An afternoon at Bristol Museum sketching stuffed animals. The Aye Aye looked very care-worn (another visitor called him Dobby), and the Dodo mildly outraged at the indignity of it all. Pilot V7 Pen with Lexington grey ink, watercolour, water-brush with dilute Diamine … Continue reading →

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Benchmark

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Ed Mostly

A bench near Bath Abbey, low winter sun casting a strong shadow. That’s enough monochrome. Next post in full colour. Water-brush with Chinese sumi and Diamine grey ink, A6

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Cold grey

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Quick… faster… it’s very cold… Trying out new ink and a new pen. The roller ball worked well for this standing sketch in a hurry near St Stephen’s church, Lansdown Hill, Bath; great for big fast lines, and interesting to … Continue reading →