Day 304.#2 ........... photo to go with the last post.
Thursday, 31 October 2013
Day 304.#2 ........... photo to go with the last post.
Day 304.#2 ........... photo to go with the last post.
Day 304.............final day in London and here is a view of the queen's house at Greenwich, next to the Maritime museum. Landscape sketchbook.
Day 304.............final day in London and here is a view of the queen's house at Greenwich, next to the Maritime museum. Landscape sketchbook.
Day 303.......... Afternoon at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. (Medieval & Renaissance gallery). If you haven't been to the V&A before..... You must go, fantastic place. In landscape sketchbook.
Day 303.......... Afternoon at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. (Medieval & Renaissance gallery). If you haven't been to the V&A before..... You must go, fantastic place. In landscape sketchbook.
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Day 302........... Early evening (basically in the dark!) A1 chalk sketch on Ingres paper of All saints church at Blackheath. Couldn't see at the end....
Day 302........... Early evening (basically in the dark!) A1 chalk sketch on Ingres paper of All saints church at Blackheath. Couldn't see at the end....
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Day 301.......... Evening sketch at Blackheath. Pen in landscape sketchbook.
Day 301.......... Evening sketch at Blackheath. Pen in landscape sketchbook.
Sunday, 27 October 2013
Day 300.....Today's drawing was done quite early even though we all had an extra hour in bed. Parked the car, set up the easel, started raining, put easel in the car, stopped raining then half our chalk pastel drawing on fabriano paper. 'Before the storm'! #storm #windy #drawing #sketch #pastels
Day 300!!! ............ so that's 65 days more to go and things seem to have gone well. Some very long sketches and some not so. Lots of different media mixing it up at times. Thanks again for all your likes and comments, I've really appreciated them. If you know anyone who hasn't liked the page ask them or share the page on FB. Would be nice to break the 400 'like' mark. Today's drawing was done quite early even though we all had an extra hour in bed. Parked the car, set up the easel, started raining, put easel in the car, stopped raining then half our chalk pastel drawing on fabriano paper. 'Before the storm'! #storm #windy #drawing #sketch #pastels
Saturday, 26 October 2013
Day 299........... afternoon sketch looking through an open gate towards west Wales. #Westwales #sketch #drawingchallenge #landscape #Shropshire
Day 299........... afternoon sketch looking through an open gate towards
west Wales. #Westwales #sketch #drawingchallenge #landscape #Shropshire
Friday, 25 October 2013
Day 298............... view of Kingsland Bridge, Shrewsbury pen and chalk from A3 sketchbook. #kingslandbridge #marksdrawingchallenge2013 #shrewsbury #drawing
Day 298............... view of Kingsland Bridge, Shrewsbury pen and chalk from A3 sketchbook. #kingslandbridge #marksdrawingchallenge2013 #shrewsbury #drawing
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Day 297…………………….Another sketch. #shrewsbury #garden #highschool #drawing
Day 297…………………….Another sketch. #shrewsbury #garden #highschool #drawing
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Day 296...................Along Town Walls, Shrewsbury, From Sketchbook.
Day 296...................Along Town Walls, Shrewsbury, From Sketchbook.
Day 295..............Ok, back to black and white pen drawing in my sketchbook. Guess where?
Day 295..............Ok, back to black and white pen drawing in my sketchbook. Guess where?
Day 294............. Coffee maker in felt top pens! On acrylic primed paper from sketchbook.
Day 294............. Coffee maker in felt top pens! On acrylic primed paper from sketchbook.
Sunday, 20 October 2013
Day 293..............Miniature Roses in a pot. Fineliner pen on gold primed acrylic paint on white. From Sketchbook.#roses #gold #flowers #drawing #
Day 293..............Miniature Roses in a pot. Fineliner pen on gold primed acrylic paint on white. From Sketchbook.#roses #gold #flowers #drawing #
Saturday, 19 October 2013
Day 291 (sketch 2).......... Another drawing from my landscape sketchbook. This one is 'St Martin in the Fields towards the National Portrait Gallery'.
Day 291 (sketch 2).......... Another drawing from my landscape sketchbook. This one is 'St Martin in the Fields towards the National Portrait Gallery'.
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Day 291................. Posting two drawings tonight. This is the first....... 'towards St Martin's Lane, London.
Day 291................. Posting two drawings tonight. This is the first....... 'towards St Martin's Lane, London.
Day 290.......... Two people at London Bridge train station!
Day 290.......... Two people at London Bridge train station!
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
Day 289................wooden African sculptural head. Oil pastels on acrylic primed A1 paper.
Day 289................wooden African sculptural head. Oil pastels on acrylic primed A1 paper.
Day 288..............Esther and Leigh have challenged me and here is the result.......'Rubber Duck' studies. Oil pastels on A1 acrylic primed paper!!
Day 288..............Esther and Leigh have challenged me and here is the result.......'Rubber Duck' studies. Oil pastels on A1 acrylic primed paper!!
Monday, 14 October 2013
Day 287...............Ok, the rain is back! Oil pastels on A1 white paper, primed with coloured acrylic paint.
Day 287...............Ok, the rain is back! Oil pastels on A1 white paper, primed with coloured acrylic paint.
Sunday, 13 October 2013
Day 285........... Early evening sketch at Greenwich Market. Traders all clearing up and by the end nearly all packed away and gone! Pen in A3 sketchbook.
Day 285........... Early evening sketch at Greenwich Market. Traders all clearing up and by the end nearly all packed away and gone! Pen in A3 sketchbook.
Day 284...............20 min sketch of flowers in the kitchen. Biro in A3 sketchbook.
Day 284...............20 min sketch of flowers in the kitchen. Biro in A3 sketchbook.
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Day 283........... figurative sketch from A3 sketchbook. Felt-tip pens.... and I don't like felt-tip pens!
Day 283........... figurative sketch from A3 sketchbook. Felt-tip pens.... and I don't like felt-tip pens!
Wednesday, 9 October 2013
Day 282...............apples in a large glass bowl. Pen and chalk pastels on A3 paper.
Day 282...............apples in a large glass bowl. Pen and chalk pastels on A3 paper.
Day 281...........Late evening sketch at Monty's Tower, Shrewsbury. I even used the children's coloured pencils on offer for shading!
Day 281...........Late evening sketch at Monty's Tower, Shrewsbury. I even used the children's coloured pencils on offer for shading!
Monday, 7 October 2013
Day 280.................Thanks Fiona for sitting for me. Chalk pastel on light orange pastel paper.
Day 280.................Thanks Fiona for sitting for me. Chalk pastel on light orange pastel paper.
Sunday, 6 October 2013
Day 279................8am sketch by Castlefields in Ellesmere. Lovely sunny morning. Chalk pastels on red coloured pastel paper.
Day 279................8am sketch by Castlefields in Ellesmere. Lovely sunny morning. Chalk pastels on red coloured pastel paper.
Day 278.................Lane near Harmer Hill. From Sketchbook.
Day 278.................Lane near Harmer Hill. From Sketchbook.
Friday, 4 October 2013
Day 277.................head study. Black biro and coloured chalks. From sketchbook.
Day 277.................head study. Black biro and coloured chalks. From sketchbook.
Thursday, 3 October 2013
Day 276 (2nd post) ............Panatheniac Amphora, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Day 276 (2nd post) ............Panatheniac Amphora, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Day 276 (1st post).............Spent the day at the Ashmolean Museum and Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. Both fantastic places. 5 drawings today. Here are two from the Pitt Rivers. (A sad Owl and a Spoonbill. Will post more shortly. From sketchbook.
Day 276 (1st post).............Spent the day at the Ashmolean Museum and Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. Both fantastic places. 5 drawings today. Here are two from the Pitt Rivers. (A sad Owl and a Spoonbill. Will post more shortly. From sketchbook.
Tuesday, 1 October 2013
Day 274....................Harvest Festival at St Chad's, Shrewsbury this morning. I bet a few remember this?
Day 274....................Har
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