by Nick | Oct 14, 2011 | Pen Drawing/Sketching, Watercolour paintings & sketches
Gwithian Beach We are down at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwithian beach, on the north Cornwall coast. This is a beach that I have very fond memories of. We used to come here a lot as a family when I was a boy. Gwithian Towans has large, fantastic sand dunes, we...
by Nick | Apr 24, 2011 | Pen & Wash Sketching, Pen Drawing/Sketching, Pencil Drawing, Watercolour paintings & sketches
What better way to practice sketching, than in your garden. No pressure and no-one looking over your shoulder. These sketches are a few of mine at different times of the year. Featured sketch above: The Wandering Gnome Watercolour ~ A5 I’m here at home working...
by Nick | Feb 21, 2011 | Pen Drawing/Sketching, Pencil Drawing, Watercolour paintings & sketches
The Lunchtime Sketches This is a period when the only way to get my baby son to have an afternoon nap, was to put him in the car and drive. Nothing else worked. So I would give him his lunch, make some sandwiches for myself and drive off somewhere. For my own sanity,...
by Nick | Sep 14, 2007 | Pen & Wash Sketching, Pen Drawing/Sketching, Pencil Drawing, Watercolour paintings & sketches
Over to Bryher We are flying out to stay on Bryher, the smallest inhabited island of the Isles of Scilly, by helicopter this afternoon. J was very pleased not to be on the Scillonian (the island ferry), as she usually feels seasick on it. As we fly in and look down...
by Nick | Sep 8, 2006 | Watercolour paintings & sketches
Sketches Watercolour sketching at beautiful Polzeath, on the north Cornish Coast. These are two sketches are from different days, but both around the August Bank Holiday. Featured sketch above: Early Evening Surf Watercolour & Fineliner ~ a tad smaller than A4....
by Nick | Jul 3, 2006 | Pen & Wash Sketching, Pen Drawing/Sketching, Watercolour paintings & sketches
Over the sea to the Islands of Scilly J and I were dropped off at Penzance quay, ready to catch the Scillonian over to the beautiful Isles of Scilly. As we headed out, just off Newlyn/Mousehole we had a wonderful sight of basking sharks. About ten of them were...
