Tag Archives: The Monkees

A rural interlude…

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Ed Mostly

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

A slice of life

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Ed Mostly

It was stone cold by the time I’d finished drawing it, and tastier than it looks. Mmm, jalapenos… Lexington grey in fountain pen and water-brush, watercolour, A5 – 30 mins

Posted in domestic, food, from life, grisaille, hands | Tagged fountain pen sketch, sketch of hand, sketch of hand holding pizza, sketch of pizza slice, sketching food, The Monkees | Leave a comment

Green Park Station

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Ed Mostly

Saturday morning sketching with Louise and Mark at the farmer’s market in Green Park Station, Bath. (The last train left the station in 1962, part of the notorious Beeching cuts.) The line drawing took about 30 minutes, with another 20 … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, buildings, from life, inks, Lexington grey, line drawing, monochrome, panorama, people, sketching, urban | Tagged Beeching cuts, farmer's market, Green Park Station, Poppy day, Remembrance Sunday, The Monkees | 2 Comments

Strangeness abounding

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Ed Mostly

3 more sketches from the wonderful and mysterious gardens of the Quinta Da Regaleira in Sintra, Portugal. Looking up from the bottom of the 27 metre deep “Initiation Well” or “Initiatic Well”. It has a secret entrance at the top and … Continue reading →