Tag Archives: rural sketching

Outskirts

Posted on May 26, 2018 by Ed Mostly

Sketchy distant views of the skies and countryside around Bath, seen from the city at various times of day. Gouache/watercolour

Here is a Welsh valley sketched twice in different media (Sally says it looks like a Geography textbook…), four views from a train in four different media (felt-tip, pencil, ink-brush, watercolour), some sheep and lambs (topical!), and a different Welsh valley (out-take … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, bamboo dip pen, clouds, farm, opaque watercolour, rural, Wales | Tagged rural sketching, sketch of Welsh valley, sketches of sheep, sketching views from train, The Monkees | 2 Comments

Scrolling sketch

Posted on August 26, 2016 by Ed Mostly

My clever friend Jim (who has an excellent art blog) showed me how to display photos of a concertina sketchbook as a continuous image. I haven’t quite got the colour/lightness matching correct across the photos, but the overall effect is close to … Continue reading →

Posted in concertina sketchbooks, farm, journeys, landscape, Mendips, rural, walking | Tagged accordion fold sketchbook, concertina sketchbook, displaying concertina sketchbook, Public Image Limited, rural sketching, sketches of the Mendips, urban sketching, urban sketching kit | 8 Comments

Mendip views

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Ed Mostly

Some rural sketching for a change… three views from an Autumnal walk along the Mendips. The first is from the top of Crook Peak, looking down onto the motorway (shining after a recent rain shower), and across the Bristol Channel to the … Continue reading →

Posted in brush pen, clouds, coloured paper, ink brush, landscape, Mendips, rural, watercolour sketch | Tagged brush-pen sketching, Cheddar resevoir, distant view of motorway, Iron and Wine, Lisa Hannigan, Mendip sketches, rural sketching, sketches of Cheddar | 2 Comments

Outdoor museum

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Ed Mostly

The Weald and Downland Museum is a collection of old buildings that have been saved from dereliction and demolition and given a new home. It’s like a much smaller, rural English version of Skansen, the wonderful original ‘open air museum’ in … Continue reading →

Posted in brush pen, buildings, drawing buildings, ink brush, monochrome, museum, rural, technique | Tagged drawing of anvils, pavement, rural sketching, sketch of hover-fly, sketch of poppy heads, sketch of shady interior, sketch of smithy, sketch of thatched cottage, Weald and Downland Museum | 4 Comments

Livestock

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Ed Mostly

More rural sketching: haughty llamas, inquisitive young bulls and nervous Blue-faced Leicesters, all seen last week in Galloway, South-West Scotland. I’ve sketched sheep and cattle before, but never llamas. Their faces reminded me of camels and kangaroos, with pursed lips and striking eye-lashes, and they … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, coloured paper, farm, Galloway, line drawing, pencil, rural | Tagged blue-faced Leicesters, farm sketches, fountain pen sketches, Four Tops, llama faces, pencil sketches of animals from life, rural sketching, sketch of cattle, sketch of llama, sketch of sheep, sketches of animals | 2 Comments

Mendip views

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Ed Mostly

A break from urban sketching with some rural pictures! They were all done in the Mendips, which rise above the Somerset Levels and have surprisingly good views for their size. An ink-filled water-brush was perfect for drawing the pattern of trees and hedges in the fields … Continue reading →