Tag Archives: clouds

Bath streets

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Ed Mostly

Lexington grey in fountain pen and water-brush, watercolour, white Gelly Roll pen, A7 – 10 minutes drawing and ink wash on site, 10 minutes at home for colour My recent sketching’s been more domestic than urban so here are a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, buildings, from life, Lexington grey, urban | Tagged architecture, Bath streets, cars, clouds, David Bowie, fountain pen, Georgian buildings, Lexington grey, terrace, urban, urban sketching, watercolour sketch | 2 Comments

Travel thumbnails #3, planes

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Ed Mostly

More travel thumbnails in gouache, this time the view from an airplane flying Istanbul to London. The window shapes and wing-tips are a bit wonky… All in Black Pigma 1mm pen, water-brush with Lexington grey ink, gouache, A5 Taxiing down the … Continue reading →

Posted in airplane, airport, from life, gouache, journeys, sketching, sky, thumbnails, travel, urban, weather | Tagged airplane windows, aviation, clouds, gouache, Heathrow, Istanbul, London, sketch, Thames, travel thumbnails, window shapes | 2 Comments

Gouache thumbnails

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Some tiny views around Bath, including one of Little Solsbury Hill at the top. Gouache seems to work well for thumbnail landscapes. The freedom to paint on top of paint is particularly useful when sketching skies, but still seems strange after using … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, clouds, from life, gouache, sketching, sky, Spring, thumbnails | Tagged Bath, clouds, coloured paper, gouache, Solsbury Hill, strong wind, tree | 2 Comments

Wales, beached

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Dramatic clouds approaching from the North, sketched while stood in the shallows on Dunraven Beach, in Glamorgan, Wales. Fountain pen with carbon ink, watercolour, A6