Tag Archives: The Stairs

Lockdown sketches #3: botanical

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Ed Mostly

Having more time to watch the loveliest Spring I can remember means I’ve been drawing more plant life. Weeds like ivy and bindweed and sticky weed caught my eye at first; I love the way they’re creeping and covering. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, botany, ink brush, inks, park, seasonal, Spring, urban sketching, watercolour sketch | Tagged botanical sketches, lockdown sketches, park sketching, sketching in Bath, sketching plants, sketching weeds, The Stairs | 9 Comments

Funchal neighbourhood

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Ed Mostly

Yet more from Madeira… Fellow customers at our local bakery/cafe, a first floor view looking down the street we were staying in to the mountains beyond, and a much extended house on a steep street nearby (slightly Seuss-like with tower, external … Continue reading →

Posted in buildings, cafe, drawing buildings, Inktense, Madeira, monochrome, people watching, street scene, urban, urban sketching | Tagged cafe sketching, Derwent Inktense pencils, sketch in Funchal cafe, sketching buildings, sketching in Madeira, The Stairs, urban sketching | 3 Comments

Weedy

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Ed Mostly

Spring, sunshine and showers, and months of neglect, so weeds are flourishing in our garden. Each week a different one appears, competing with the others for light and space, and ripe for drawing… First a mostly monochrome sketch of some wild strawberry flowers amongst dandelions and other … Continue reading →