Saturday 29 June 2013


Day 180............... went out this afternoon and found a good spot to set up the easel. A potato field near Lee just up the road from Ellesmere. Pastels on brown Ingres paper.

Friday 28 June 2013


Day 179 .............. plaster sculpture in a mirror. Pastels on light brown Ingres paper.

Thursday 27 June 2013


Day 178 ............ Lots of fruit in the house tonight! Oil pastels on black A1 paper.

Wednesday 26 June 2013


Day 177..........Picket fence and walled garden. Oil pastels on A1 black sugar paper.

Tuesday 25 June 2013


Day 176 ...........A 40 min oil pastel colourful self-portrait on A1 black sugar paper.

Monday 24 June 2013

Day 175 ..............Kingsland Grange/Prep school.....chalk pastels on Green Ingres paper.

Sunday 23 June 2013


Day 174 ...........Chirk Railway Station. Chalk pastels on grey/blue Ingres paper.

Day 173 ........... put the easel etc in the car and ventured out to find a suitable spot. Very windy and kept raining so did a sketch from the car. This one is on blue paint-primed A3 paper using pen and chalks. Near Whittington.

Friday 21 June 2013

Day 172 ................. lane west of Ellesmere. Oil pastels on Blue Ingres paper.

Day 171 ............... sketching at the Bruce Springsteen Concert, Ricoh Arena Coventry.
Day 170 ....... The 6th Form House.

Tuesday 18 June 2013

Day 169 ............A stone sculpture in a garden. Charcoal on A1 paper.

Day 168 ..............A wild garden. Chalk pastels on red paper.

Monday 17 June 2013


Day 167 ............Day 167 ............ I found a great spot to sketch this afternoon on a remote country lane between Hampton Wood and Welshampton. In the time I was there, two cars passed as well as two horse-riders. They stopped for a chat which was nice. I think I'll go back there and paint soon. Oil pastel on blue Ingres paper.

Saturday 15 June 2013

Day 166....... dodging the rain by the canal near Lower Frankton.

Day 165.............Church just off Swan Hill in Shrewsbury.

Thursday 13 June 2013

Tuesday 11 June 2013

Monday 10 June 2013

Day 161 of my drawing challenge. Another evening field.

Wednesday 5 June 2013

Day 156 ...... Towards St Chad's. Chalk on Lilac paper.