My plastic skull, a favourite subject, drawn with thick (2½) dip pen nib. I’m always struck by how far the cheek bone protrudes below the eye…
Dip pen, Chinese sumi ink, A5
I’m an Urban Sketcher…
Gallery
Phone box
A leaning phone box near the Assembly Rooms, Bath.
Fountain pen with carbon ink, watercolour, Zig ‘real brush’ pens, A5
Bazaar
Deep inside the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, while sat at a table at the Fes cafe. The subject of the sketch, and especially his friends, were amused by the picture.
Fountain pen with Lexington grey ink, watercolour, A4
Corny
A roasted corn stall next to Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. This took about an hour to do so I briefly became part of the street scene, sat in the shade of the ‘Fountain of Ahmet 3rd’, dropping out of the flow of visitors.
Fountain pen with Carbon ink, watercolour, A3
To bed
Every Day Matters #5 ‘Your bed’, drawn using a dip pen with a very thick nib. The dip pen and bottle of ink aren’t very portable but make an interesting change, ensuring a slower and more deliberate approach to every line. It also makes the picture look like a print?
Dip pen with Chinese sumi ink, A4
Woolly
A shop-window display seen from inside, in the very friendly ‘Wool’ in Old Orchard Street, Bath. Drawn using a Lamy ‘B’ nib which reverses to make an extra fine lines for cross-hatching.
Fountain pen with Carbon ink, A6
… and here’s some knitting using multi-coloured wool from the shop.
Fountain pen with Carbon ink, watercolour, A6
Abbey Green
Dappled shade in Abbey Green, Bath A Summer Saturday morning, shop signs out.
Marker pen, Zig brushes, A5
Watches
Every Day Matters 8 ‘Draw your watch or other jewellery’. Includes my grandfather’s fob watch and a locket he was given when he went to Canada in 1911. One of the pictures where shadows make the image sing.
Fountain pen with Carbon ink, watercolour, A5.
Christmas tree
Every Day Matters 15 ‘Draw a tree or trees’.
Brush pen with Carbon ink and watercolour, A4.
Mostly drawing 