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Bog Island
Bath Abbey appearing over the rooftops on a bright and breezy day, sketched while leaning on a lamp-post (sincere apologies). I was on Bog Island, named after the public toilets, or ‘bogs’, which used to be there and that were converted … Continue reading
Posted in Bath, from life, grisaille, urban, waterbrush, watercolour sketch
Tagged architecture, Bath Abbey, Bog Island, city, George Formby, Google Streetview, under-painting, water brush
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Now in glorious Technicolor, or not
A view from the Accademia Bridge in Venice, sketched quickly using a thick marker pen before my family got too bored. Marker pen with carbon ink, A4 As an experiment I used a photo taken at the same time to … Continue reading
Posted in from life, inks, kit, marker pen, monochrome, sketching, urban, Venice
Tagged Academia Bridge, city, fade to grey, Grand Canal, ink washes, monochrome, tonal values, Venice
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Night time
A fast sketch on a cold night on the way back from The Star, an exceptionally fine pub in Bath. Pigma 1mm pen, water-brushes filled with dilute Diamine grey and Chinese sumi ink, A6
Posted in Bath, brush pen, monochrome, night, urban
Tagged Bath, brush pen, city, monochrome, pub, The Star Inn
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Cafe sketching
Helen from St Helens in Society Cafe, Bath. She got in touch through this blog as she was interested in urban sketching and having a look at the materials I use. She’s posted about her initial sketches, and it’ll be … Continue reading
Two storey pool
A beautiful fountain/pool I saw in Istanbul last Summer. It was in an old bath-house, now a market, and connected the ground floor and basement. When the stall-holders saw me sketching they kindly put the water-pump on full, then they … Continue reading
Four candles
The ubiquitous café sketch. Black tea and lemon drizzle cake in Bath Guildhall market. I used a white marker pen to correct the fork handle and to lighten the lip of the mug, which could be considered cheating, and a bit … Continue reading
Pavement art
Looking out from Camden Crescent, one of seven crescents in Bath. The pavement is broad and rises above the road, giving excellent views across the city. Marker pen with carbon ink, water-brushes with Diamine grey ink, A5
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Tagged Bath, brush pen, city, marker pen, monochrome
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Pulteney weir
The weir next to Pulteney Bridge in the centre of Bath. I used grey ink for the initial drawing, the same ink diluted in a water-brush for the tone, and then watercolour over that. There’s a great interview with Steven … Continue reading
‘Perfect View’
Looking down ‘Perfect View’, a lane just above Camden Road in North Bath. Parts of the eponymous view are now obscured by trees, but you still get some excellent prospects across the city. Here’s an article, and video, about the … Continue reading
Ginnel, snicket, drang
Looking down ‘The Shrubbery’, one of the many steep pedestrian alleys in Bath. These narrow lanes are called ‘ginnels’ or ‘snickets’ in the North of England; in this area they’re ‘drangs’. The back of the Royal Crescent is in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bath, brush pen, city, marker pen, monochrome
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