Friday 12 September 2014
A brief pause in Great Malvern ...
We stopped in Great Malvern for a coffee and fresh air en route to Ledbury ........ Ten mins to capture the scene...........you won't often see people in my pictures ........
Less is more, landscapes in my sketch book ...
As always, I am just trying to capture the moment in my sketchbook, rather than to be geographically accurate, I take photos which I can use together with my sketches and any notes when I return to my Studio ........ So here is a view from the Clee Hill, another from Great Chatwell and a real quick sketch of the Ironbridge.........
Thursday 11 September 2014
A visit to The Citadel ...
A visit to my friend Sylvia's idyllic home in Shropshire with magnificent views towards Wales, what a treat. A pot of tea and home made cake spread on the table in the glorious sun of early September and I had a black pot filled with cut herbs right beside me, there were also some white anemone which took my eye...... I could happily keep a daily sketchbook of Sylvia's garden alone .....
A recent visit to Weston Park ...
We had walked to Weston Park from a friend's house and, as always there were endless sketching opportunities. I advocate having a very small, limited kit to keep handy for sketching, whether that is at home, in your car or in your bag. A smaller kit means you can easily pick it up and use it, ideally every day ..........
Food ...
Sometimes I really am stuck for something to sketch or paint, but there is always food......
Sunday 29 June 2014
Holiday Sketch Books
Holidays are the perfect time for all of us, whatever our ages, to keep a sketch book..... You will have the time and will be experiencing different things, so there will be plenty of inspiration.
If you have children or young people with you, please encourage them to keep one too. Don't be too strict, anything goes, it's the doing it that is important. If you are accommodating young children, then I suggest collecting some materials, ie paper, card, stickers, glue/ double sided tape, pencils, pens etc, whatever you can collect and afford. Check out pound shops, markets and cheaper shops, we're going to personalise our sketch books, this is not a time for expensive competition!
All of my sketch books have been about recording the moment, in whatever form is appropriate in the time available, so that I have resource material to refer to........ here are some pages from a very ordinary sketch book, which I kept during a holiday in 1999, as you can see, I painted, did some sketching and painting, but also used seaweed, took photos and kept cards and info to recollect a lovely relaxing holiday..............have a go x x
If you have children or young people with you, please encourage them to keep one too. Don't be too strict, anything goes, it's the doing it that is important. If you are accommodating young children, then I suggest collecting some materials, ie paper, card, stickers, glue/ double sided tape, pencils, pens etc, whatever you can collect and afford. Check out pound shops, markets and cheaper shops, we're going to personalise our sketch books, this is not a time for expensive competition!
All of my sketch books have been about recording the moment, in whatever form is appropriate in the time available, so that I have resource material to refer to........ here are some pages from a very ordinary sketch book, which I kept during a holiday in 1999, as you can see, I painted, did some sketching and painting, but also used seaweed, took photos and kept cards and info to recollect a lovely relaxing holiday..............have a go x x
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