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Snails
White Gelly Roll pen, Lexington grey fountain pen and water-brush,watercolour, A6 – 30 minutes Heavy day-time rain drew the garden snails out, so I collected a few and sketched them as they moved across a table. For a creature that’s proverbially slow (1 … Continue reading
Posted in animals, botany, from life, garden, seasonal, white pen
Tagged garden snails, Lexington grey fountain pen, shells, snails, spiral, tentacles, The Go! Team, white gelly roll pen
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Stantonbury
Lexington grey broad fountain pen and water-brush, water-colour, A6 – 20 minutes A quick sketch of a familiar view, looking South West towards Stantonbury Hill about 4 miles away. It was a balmy early summer evening, the trees all in leaf, … Continue reading
Posted in Bath, from life, home, landscape, seasonal, sketching, sky, trees, watercolour sketch, weather
Tagged early summer, fountain pen, horizon, Stantonbury Hill, sunset, The Seekers
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Spring has sprung
Pencil, Lexington grey water-brush and fountain pen, watercolour, white Gelly Roll pen, blue Uni Posca brush pen, A5 – various times A double page spread from last weekend, when the weather was fine, the clocks went forward and everyone was out … Continue reading
Posted in Bath, botany, buildings, coloured paper, flowers, from life, park, people, seasonal, sketching, Spring, urban, waiting
Tagged Botanical Gardens, magnolia flower, Mother's day, North Parade Buildings, old couples, park bench, Spring, Uni Posca brush pen, walking sticks, white gelly roll pen
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Stormy weather
Storms are battering the coast and flood warnings are in place across the UK after a very wet and windy Christmas. This was the sky above Bath at dusk yesterday, some of the clouds shedding rain as they pass. Lexington … Continue reading
Posted in Bath, clouds, from life, Lexington grey, seasonal, sky, urban, weather
Tagged distant street-lights, dusk, Guildhall, rain cloud, storms, sunset, The Beatles
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Scarlet tiger moth
A silent visitor to our garden on a very hot afternoon, a Scarlet Tiger moth. There’s a tiny glimpse of the moth’s glorious scarlet inner wings just visible at the base of the centre line. Its Latin name, Callimorpha Dominula, could … Continue reading
Posted in from life, garden, insects, Lexington grey, seasonal, sketching
Tagged Captain Scarlet, moth, nature, scarlet, Scarlet Tiger moth, Summer
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