Category Archives: objects

Late night snacks

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Some late night table-top sketches, keeping up the daily drawing commitment; a square glass mug of oolong, a bunch of bananas, and almond butter and jam on oatcakes with a glass of milk…yum. I was very tired by the time I did these and … Continue reading →

Posted in coloured paper, food, fruit, home, objects | Tagged almond butter and jam, bananas, Beatles, cup of tea, Fairtrade, food sketches, fountain pen, glass mug of tea, glass of milk, late night sketches, plate of food, snacks | 1 Comment

Saucier

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Fountain pen and water-brush with dilute Lexington grey, watercolour, white Gelly Roll pen, A6 – 25 minutes More condimentia and product placement with another late night sketch of the sauce shelf; spot the old classics (Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce, Heinz ketchup, Tabasco, Kikkoman … Continue reading →

Posted in collections, food, from life, home, kitchen, Lexington grey, objects, sketching | Tagged bottles, condiments, kitchen shelf, Lea and Perrins, oils, Otis Redding, pepper grinder, sauce bottles, white gelly roll pen | 1 Comment

Black and white

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Both done with white Gelly Roll pen, white Uni Posca brush pen, and water-brush with dilute Lexington grey ink, A6 – 25 minutes each A life-cast of William Blake’s head (bought many years ago from the National Portrait Gallery when … Continue reading →

Posted in body, coloured paper, Lexington grey, line drawing, monochrome, objects, sculpture, white marker pen | Tagged accumulation of lines, black paper, contour lines, creating volume, hand, life mask, plaster cast, The Pixies, Uni Posca brush pen, white gelly roll pen, William Blake | Leave a comment

Paint it black, or grey

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Lexington grey water-brush and fountain pen, A5 – 15 minutes Another late-night sketch of something close to hand, this time some well-worn shoes, in pen and ink. The shoes are really totally black, but I wanted the laces, soles and interiors … Continue reading →

Posted in clothing, Feet, from life, inks, Lexington grey, line drawing, monochrome, objects | Tagged creases, Feet, pair, pair of shoes, Rolling Stones, shoe laces, well worn | 1 Comment

Ladybird, ladybird

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Lexington grey water-brush, blue and white Uni Posca brush pens, A6 – 20 minutes each The combination of coloured paper and isolated subjects in these pictures reminded me of old Ladybird book illustrations, particularly those from the curiously hyper-real ‘sounds and … Continue reading →

Posted in coloured paper, furniture, illustration, kit, objects | Tagged folding chair, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, illustration, Ladybird books, nostalgia, orange paper, sounds and pictures, toy car, Uni Posca brush pen | Leave a comment

Roll with it

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Ed Mostly

White Gelly Roll pen, Lexington grey water-brush, White Uni Posca brush pen, A6 – 5 minutes A quick minimalist sketch of two rolls of tissue, one slightly squashed at the top. Less is more?

Posted in brush pen, coloured paper, from life, Lexington grey, line drawing, marker pen, monochrome, objects, white marker pen | Tagged Althea and Donna, kitchen roll, minimalist, The Jesus and Mary Chain, toilet roll, Uni Posca brush pen, white gelly roll pen, white lines | 1 Comment

Saucy

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Ed Mostly

More foul weather so some domestic sketching in the kitchen; oils, spices and condiments on a recessed shelf, and all-sorts on a work-top. I used a broad fountain pen for the line, but loaded with dilute grey ink so it doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in collections, food, from life, home, Lexington grey, line drawing, objects | Tagged bottles, broad line, condiments, Jona Lewie, kitchen, pepper grinder, shelf | 3 Comments

Book binding

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Ed Mostly

1mm Pigma pen, Lexington grey water-brush, watercolour, A5 – 25 minutes Time to make a new batch of A6 sketchbooks, ‘reloading’ some very cheap Derwent journals (I’ve run out of empty Moleskines). At this stage in the process the 4 … Continue reading →

Posted in coloured paper, from life, kit, Lexington grey, objects | Tagged book binding, Derwent journal, Fabriano Artistico 200gm, folio, G-clamps, glueing a mull, Moleskines, reloading, sketchbook, The Turtles | 4 Comments

Cursive

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Water-brush with Lexington grey ink, tea, A5 – 15 minutes I copied this from the inside of an Egyptian mummy at Bristol City Museum. The whole inner surface of the case was covered with beautifully relaxed and flowing cursive hieroglyphs, … Continue reading →

Posted in brush pen, death, exhibitions, Lexington grey, museum, objects | Tagged Ancient Egypt, Bristol City Museum, cursive hieroglyphs, cursive script, Egyptian mummy, Grateful Dead, hieroglyphs | 2 Comments

4 cars, 2 lorries, 2 vans, a bus and a jeep

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Ed Mostly

After a Christmas hiatus on the blog here are some old toys, mostly Matchbox and Whizzwheels, chipped and worn after years of play in the 70’s. Drawing these was good practise for full-size vehicles around town, especially getting those tricky wheel ellipses … Continue reading →