Tag Archives: cafe sketches

London calling #1

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Ed Mostly

The first of three posts collecting sketches from a recent trip to London, all drawn with a Duke Confucius Fude pen, some onto pre-stained pages, with various washes/colours etc Fellow passengers waiting on the opposite station platform…Myself in the window … Continue reading →

Posted in coloured paper, Duke Confucius, fude pen, London, people watching, trains, urban, urban sketching | Tagged cafe sketches, fude sketching, Iggy Pop, sketching in London, train sketches, urban sketching | 1 Comment

Monochrome set

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Ed Mostly

Four more experiments sketching on pre-stained paper, this time using a homemade sepia ink for the stain, leaving a white border. From the top there’s a quiet moment in The Waterstones cafe, two busy scenes near Kingsmead Square, and finally … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, brush pen, cafe, coloured paper, monochrome, street scene, urban, urban sketching, white pen | Tagged cafe sketches, monochrome sketches, sketching in Bath, The Kinks, urban sketching, white pens for sketching | 13 Comments

Pre-coloured pages

Posted on October 13, 2019 by Ed Mostly

Sorry for the lack of posts since June (!). I accidentally fell out of the social media habit, which I guess is a good thing? Anyway, here are some recent experiments with sketching on pre-inked pages (A4). I’ve always enjoyed … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, buskers, coloured paper, Duke Confucius, fude pen, monochrome, street scene, urban, urban sketching, white pen | Tagged cafe sketches, fude ink pen, Joy Division, sketching in Bath, toned paper, urban sketching | 7 Comments

More tea vicar?

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Ed Mostly

Sketches from recent visits to the consistently lovely Comins Tea House in Bath. First my multi-tasking daughter; pouring tea, drinking tea, checking her phone, and reading, after delicious matcha ice-cream (apologies to her for the odd shaped hand holding the tea cup…). … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, cafe, family, urban, urban sketching | Tagged cafe sketches, Comins Tea House, Ruby Brandy tea, sketches of tea drinking, sketching in cafes, The Rutles, urban sketching | 3 Comments

Tea-time

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Ed Mostly

Sketches from a couple of recent visits to the lovely Comins Tea House in Bath, trying out new markers for versatility (Winsor and Newton watercolour markers, and Zig Twins – both are water-soluble allowing blending with a water-brush). The second one, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, figures, people watching, urban, urban sketching | Tagged cafe sketches, Comins tea, gong fu sketch, John Grant, sketch in tea house, urban sketching, Winsor and Newton watercolour markers, Zig Twin Graphic markers | 4 Comments

Groups and crowds

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Ed Mostly

After many sketches of individuals and couples about town here are some attempts at drawing crowds and larger groups, trying to catch the body language and brief gestures that help to connect the figures. The first three were sketched from the top … Continue reading →