Category Archives: people

Father’s Day

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Ed Mostly

My father painted last year by me. I went straight in with water-colour for a change, and the facial features are pleasingly soft/blurred as they were done ‘wet on wet’. Watercolour, A4 Below is a drawing of me by my daughter. … Continue reading →

Posted in family, from life, parents, people, sketching, watercolour sketch | Tagged bald, Chicory Tip, father, father's day, Hester, mortal engines, Orbix Xaxis, parenthood | 4 Comments

Park life

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Ed Mostly

A warm and sunny Saturday in the park, people reading, chatting and sunbathing, covering the lawn in front of the Royal Crescent. A great chance to do lots of fast and simple figure studies of people at rest. Fountain pen and water-brushes with … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, body, from life, Lexington grey, monochrome, people, sketching, urban, waterbrush | Tagged figure studies, leisure, park, royal crescent, saturday in the park, Small Faces, Summer | 4 Comments

Public transport

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Travelling on public transport usually involves some waiting, and opportunities for a quick sketch of people at rest. It’s when a small portable sketch kit is most useful, and provides excellent practise for capturing a likeness. Here’s a selection from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, from life, journeys, kit, people, trains, urban, waiting | Tagged bin, bus, passengers, portable kit, public transport, quick sketch, station, Venice, waterbus | Leave a comment

Looser lines

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Ed Mostly

An early Spring Saturday with Jim in Bath Abbey Courtyard, where we tried to sketch with minimal looking down at the paper, ‘blind contour drawing’. We didn’t manage the recommended “90% looking at subject, 10% checking the picture’s progress” proportions, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, from life, inks, people, urban | Tagged Bath Abbey, bench, blind contour, courtyard, expressive lines, people, public | Leave a comment

Barefootin’

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Barefootin’ in the garden, so Spring must have arrived. While I sketched my feet resting on a stool, Sally sketched me sketching my feet (below). Late afternoon sun was coming from the right, and reflecting softly off a wall on … Continue reading →

Posted in body, from life, garden, home, pencil, people, seasonal, self-portrait, weather | Tagged Barefoot, coloured paper, Feet, people, sketching sketchers, Spring, sunlight | 5 Comments

Mum and Dad

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Ed Mostly

My mother and father walking up a hill ahead of me after a good lunch at the Pump Rooms in Bath. Dad is keen to point out that it is a very steep hill, and Mum wants you to know that … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, from life, monochrome, parents, people, urban | Tagged Bath, mum and dad, people, pump rooms, walking | 6 Comments

Many hands

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Ed Mostly

My left hand yet again. The sketch is tiny, cartoon-like. (Pigma pen, watercolour, A6) Some of this reliable model’s previous appearances on the blog…

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Crow’s feet

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Another late evening sketch, using a mirror to sketch my left eye. I held a gleeful grin for several minutes, strongly top-lit by a daylight bulb, to capture my periorbital lines, or ‘crows feet’ in full detail; it felt like contour mapping part … Continue reading →

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Cafe sketching

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Helen from St Helens in Society Cafe, Bath. She got in touch through this blog as she was interested in urban sketching and having a look at the materials I use. She’s posted about her initial sketches, and it’ll be … Continue reading →

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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