Category Archives: River Avon

Docking

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Ed Mostly

When is a sketch not a sketch? This one from October took almost two hours, which seems to take it beyond ‘sketchiness’, losing some of the looseness and energy along the way… It was done on my third visit to Bristol … Continue reading →

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Pulteney Bridge

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Ed Mostly

Sketches of Pulteney Bridge and weir in the centre of Bath. In the first one a river trip’s about to set off, and a red sight-seeing bus has just crossed the bridge; the tourist season is waking up. The close-up of the weir is from 2013 when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, buildings, Lexington grey, river, River Avon, sketching, urban, urban sketching | Tagged Bath sketching, city bridge sketch, fountain pen sketches, Pulteney Bridge, sketches of a weir, The Foundations, urban sketching | 4 Comments

Pulteney weir

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Ed Mostly

The weir next to Pulteney Bridge in the centre of Bath. I used grey ink for the initial drawing, the same ink diluted in a water-brush for the tone, and then watercolour over that. There’s a great interview with Steven … Continue reading →