I’m doing a few art fairs at the moment, for which I’ve been looking for new ways to sell my art. This Saturday for example I’ll have a stand at the 2dartmarket at the Bluecoat in Liverpool. The framed painting here was featured in my last post. On the mount, I’ve today sketched some additional…
Category: Drawings
Trebah, 19 May 2013
This is another drawing from my trip to Cornwall last month. It’s a sketch in pen on paper. Depicted is the coastline of the Helford River, as seen from the beach at Trebah Garden. The view looks down river, towards Mawnan. I’m spending much of this week preparing for the Wirral Open Studio Tour event,…
Contorted Willow, 2 June 2013
Another sunny day and another chance to get in the garden with the old sketch pad. The Contorted willow depicted in this sketch was bought recently at a plant hunters fair at Norton Priory. It has beautiful curved leaves that gracefully twist and weave. I drew it here in pen on A5-ish paper.
Osteospermum ecklonis, 1 June 2013
A sunny day and a sunny flower. Today’s sketch is a coloured pencil drawing on pastel paper of an Osteospermum ecklonis. I was particularly drawn to this flower by its lovely yellow petals.
Falmouth, 17 May 2013
This is a sketch I made on a recent holiday to Cornwall, where I lived for around 12 years. It’s a pen drawing on A5-ish paper. I was clearly distracted whilst making this sketch as I’ve made two attempts at the date, both of which were wrong. The boats I’ve attempted to depict were moving…
Drawing Upon Life 