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Lockdown sketches #3: botanical
Having more time to watch the loveliest Spring I can remember means I’ve been drawing more plant life. Weeds like ivy and bindweed and sticky weed caught my eye at first; I love the way they’re creeping and covering. But … Continue reading
Comparing flowers and sketches
More botanical sketching, this time in our back garden. First some new leaves sprouting from a shiny hazel trunk, then Japanese and Chinese wisteria flowers compared. The final sketch is a similar wisteria comparison study, but was done when I’d just started sketching … Continue reading
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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Gouache thumbnails
Some tiny views around Bath, including one of Little Solsbury Hill at the top. Gouache seems to work well for thumbnail landscapes. The freedom to paint on top of paint is particularly useful when sketching skies, but still seems strange after using … Continue reading
Posted in Bath, clouds, from life, gouache, sketching, sky, Spring, thumbnails
Tagged Bath, clouds, coloured paper, gouache, Solsbury Hill, strong wind, tree
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