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‘Coverack & Restronguet Impression’
Oil Sketch This post is of two pictures that I did for the friendly Newton St Cyres Art Group. I was giving a demonstration of some of my sketching techniques. Firstly I started with a quick chat about perspective - everyone's favourite! However, I think it is...
‘Charcoal & Pastel Sketch – Wooded Path’
Blackdown Hills We have been camping on the Blackdown Hills with lots of Cub Scouts and their families and having a hot, jolly time! With even some 'Ging Gang Googling' around the campfire. While the youngsters were in the pool splashing about, I strolled off along...
‘Sketching Workshop in Topsham’
On Topsham Quay Today I am in Topsham with the enthusiastic members of OVAS, the Otter Vale Art Society, to give a workshop on sketching. Following on from last nights demonstration. We are lucky with the weather, which for the most part stays dry, with just one...
‘Otter Vale Sketching Demo’
Sketching Tonight I going to the very friendly Otter Vale Art Society or OVAS to give a demo on various sketching techniques. I managed to fit three sketches into the time allowed. These included a small, landscape in oils, a portrait in pen, and a watercolour...
‘Caer Caradoc Watercolour Sketching’
Caer Caradoc This sketching post is of the impressive Caer Caradoc, which rises above the town of Church Stretton. Which is the highest point of one of the 'whaleback ridges', in the Shropshire Hills. It’s half term camping and we have driven up to Shropshire to stay...
‘Quick pen self-portrait’
Me I have a few minutes to spare (10 mins. to be precise), so it's a little sketching practice in the mirror. I start with a triangle from the eyes to the bottom of the nose. I judge the proportions by eye, based on that original triangle. With just some quick shading...
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Hello and welcome to my Sketching Blog! My name is Nick Watton and I’m passionate about art, painting, drawing and sketching.
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