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…
Pincushion Daisy, 29 May 2013
I painted this today for the Gardening for Disabled Trust silent auction. The deadline for submissions of artwork is this Saturday, so I’ve left it rather late. I hope it arrives in time. The trust provides grants that help disabled people in the UK to continue gardening. The silent auction offers 200-plus postcard-sized pieces of…
Cardiff Bay, 16 May 2013
I’m hoping to add a few drawings over the next day or two which I completed on a recent holiday to Cornwall. Today’s was drawn on a stop-off in Cardiff 12 days ago. I am wont to forget/decide not to take my sketchbook with me on days that clearly demand the use of one. Today…
