Category Archives: vehicles

Beside the sea #2

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Some more from Easter at Aberporth in West Wales. People and dogs on the beach observed over 30 minutes (spot the soggy wet-suit walkers); a tractor pulling a boat out of the sea after the morning lobster-pot check; and fishing from the beach … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, beach, coloured paper, from life, gouache, holiday, Lexington grey, monochrome, people, sea, sketching, vehicles, Wales, waves | Tagged Aberporth, beach, dogs, dogs on the beach, fishermen, fishing, Kraft paper, people watching, Pulp, tractor, waves, wet-suit | 2 Comments

At the fair

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Pencil, white Gelly Roll pen, water-brush with dilute Lexington grey ink, gouache, A5 – 20 minutes pencil drawing at the fair, 20 minutes at home with the ink and gouache We’ve been away for the week (I’ll post some seaside sketches soon) and in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, coloured paper, from life, gouache, park, pencil, trees, urban, vehicles | Tagged Beatles, brown paper, fairground, flags, helter skelter, Led Zeppelin, Lexington grey ink, pencil drawing, white gelly roll pen | 2 Comments

4 cars, 2 lorries, 2 vans, a bus and a jeep

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Ed Mostly

After a Christmas hiatus on the blog here are some old toys, mostly Matchbox and Whizzwheels, chipped and worn after years of play in the 70’s. Drawing these was good practise for full-size vehicles around town, especially getting those tricky wheel ellipses … Continue reading →

Posted in collections, objects, toys, vehicles | Tagged drawing ellipses, Gorillaz, jeep, London bus, lorries, Matchbox, vans, Whizzwheels | Leave a comment

@ Bristol #1

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Ed Mostly

The massive main landing gear of an airliner, sketched at @Bristol. The wheels are about 5 foot high and it has an ‘articulating bogie unit’, hmmm… I spent 5 minutes marking the key lines in pencil to get the perspective … Continue reading →

Posted in airplane, collections, from life, Lexington grey, machinery, museum, vehicles | Tagged @ Bristol, articulating bogie unit, Grandmaster Flash, greebling, landing gear, main landing gear, Messier Dowty, wheels | 2 Comments

Walcot Street

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Night-time view up Walcot Street while waiting for a burger at Schwartz Bros, a Bath institution. It took about 3 minutes to draw the lines on location, and 5 more at home to add the ink wash and yellow highlights … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, buildings, from life, Lexington grey, monochrome, night, urban, vehicles, waiting | Tagged night time, pedestrian, Schwartz burgers, street lamp, street scene, Walcot Street | Leave a comment

“I scream, you scream…”

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Ed Mostly

An ice-cream van next to the Royal Crescent, a tourist hot-spot in Bath. The owners packed up and left before I could draw them leaning out of the window serving customers, reminding me to sketch the people in a scene … Continue reading →