by Nick | Jun 3, 2017 | Hints & Tips for Painting & Drawing, Pencil Drawing, Watercolour paintings & sketches
“This post contains Affiliate Links. I get a commission from qualifying purchases.” 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...
by Nick | Oct 12, 2016 | Pen Drawing/Sketching, Pencil Drawing
“This post contains Affiliate Links. I get a commission from qualifying purchases.” 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...
by Nick | Sep 16, 2016 | Hints & Tips for Painting & Drawing, Pen & Wash Sketching, Pencil Drawing, Watercolour paintings & sketches
“This post contains Affiliate Links. I get a commission from qualifying purchases.” Exmouth Art Group I had a very enjoyable evening last night with the Exmouth Art Group, giving them a talk and several demo’s about ‘sketching’. I tried...
by Nick | Sep 8, 2013 | Pen Drawing/Sketching, Pencil Drawing, Watercolour paintings & sketches
“This post contains Affiliate Links. I get a commission from qualifying purchases.” Footloose in Cornwall A little backpacking and sketching trip along the North Cornish Coast Path, with my old pal, Paul. We are off on a little weekends backpacking trip,...
by Nick | Nov 9, 2012 | Pencil Drawing, Watercolour paintings & sketches
“This post contains Affiliate Links. I get a commission from qualifying purchases.” Natural History Museum Here are some of my Barn Owl sketches. I am working on a painting of a Barn Owl at the moment so I have dug out these sketches that I did some time...
by Nick | May 24, 2012 | Pencil Drawing, Watercolour paintings & sketches
“This post contains Affiliate Links. I get a commission from qualifying purchases.” Sketch Our little boy found this glorious May Bug at the base of our cherry tree. After a watercolour sketch by me and a good, close examination from our lad, it was...