Water-brush with Chinese sumi ink, watercolour, A5
Dip pen (very thick nib) with Indian ink, watercolour, A5
The reliable standby subject, my left hand.
I’m an Urban Sketcher…
Gallery
Even handier
Circus snow
Snow on the trunk of one of the five huge plane trees in the centre of the Circus in Bath.
Water-brushes with normal and dilute Lexington grey ink, A5
Still snowy
Looking South West across Bath, twilight approaching, the snow still good enough for sledging.
Watercolour, A4
Snow
Our annual UK snow panic has arrived. This is the view from the kitchen window, while the first snow was still falling. Sketching snowy landscapes is fun, with large expanses of nothing, high contrast and a pure focus on tone. Suggesting where an object is by showing its absence.
Water-brush filled with dilute Lexington grey, A5
Bath time
The Roman ‘Great Bath’, in Bath, with the later Victorian buildings that now surround it. The water is that green, but there are usually more visitors. It looks particularly good in winter with clouds of steam rising from the surface…
Fountain pen with carbon ink, watercolour, A4
Leaning tower
The Kaknästornet TV tower in Stockholm. Built in 1967, excellent views across the city to the West, a cafe at the top and some massive ant nests in the woods nearby.
Fountain pen with carbon ink, watercolour, A4
Lunch
A splendidly bearded Jim feeding the delightful Anna (no beard) this afternoon.
Fountain pen with carbon ink, watercolour, A6
And here they are 2 months ago. I was up a ladder…
1mm Sakura Pigma pen, watercolour, A5
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Big tree
A very tall tree on a campsite in the Forest of Dean, next to a child for scale.
Fountain pen with carbon ink, A5
Lamp-light
Every Day Matters #2 ‘Draw a lamp’. It was in a Naval hostel/hotel in Stockholm (Drottning Victorias Örlogshem Hotel) hence the nautical theme, with the shade made out of an imitation sea-chart. The uneven cross-hatching in the big shadow on the right didn’t turn out quite right…
Fountain pen with carbon ink, watercolour, A5
Waiting #1
The plane that took me to Istanbul, and below a couple of fellow passengers. Sketching helps to pass the time…
Fountain pen with carbon ink, watercolour, A5
Mostly drawing 