Category Archives: Spain

Virtually sketching

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Ed Mostly

Lockdown’s lack of group sketch-crawls has led to regular virtual meet-ups. Using Google Streetview you can freely wander a static location, get lost in side-streets and find a view that suits, joined by other sketchers on Zoom. Transcribing photos/2d images … Continue reading →

Posted in drawing buildings, Istanbul, Portugal, Spain, street scene, urban, virtual sketching | Tagged Google Streetview, Istanbul sketch, James Gurney, Lee Perry, Liver building sketch, sketch of Alhambra, sketch of Varanasi, virtual sketching | Leave a comment

To Spain…

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Ed Mostly

A fairly long post with the first of two sets of sketches from a recent trip. This is the Spanish batch, with the French ones to follow… The scene at Bristol airport, drawn from an upper level, the busy crowd … Continue reading →

Posted in airplane, airport, bamboo dip pen, clouds, dip pen, landscape, Spain, urban, urban sketching | Tagged airplane sketches, bamboo dip pen sketches, Big Train, Collsacabra sketches, L'Avenc, landscape sketches, urban sketching | 11 Comments

Homage to Catalonia #2

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Ed Mostly

After enjoying the coolth and peace of the hills it was down to the heat, busy-ness and concentrated loveliness of Girona. Here’s the view from our tiny apartment, looking down the shallow river that runs through town, occupied by noisy … Continue reading →

Posted in Duke Confucius, gouache, people watching, Spain, statues, urban, urban sketching, white pen | Tagged Duke Confucius pen, fude pen sketch, sketch of tourists, sketching in Girona, Urban Sketchers Girona, urban sketching, Wimple Winch | 1 Comment

Homage to Catalonia #1

Posted on August 20, 2018 by Ed Mostly

Back from a wonderful time in Catalunya, initially in the hills of the Collsacabra near Tavertet, then in Girona city where I enjoyed meeting up with the local Urban Sketchers group. I was mostly using a new larger sketchbook (it’s … Continue reading →