‘Sketching hints and tips’
Some thoughts on sketching I’ve been an artist for over 30 years. Here are my sketching thoughts, hints, and tips for getting out there with your sketchbook. Sketching is a great way to really improve your drawing & painting. It’s also, a very...
Sketches from Exmouth Beach
Exmouth Beach Exmouth is said to be the oldest holiday resort in Devon, becoming established in the 1700’s. When the wealthy would come to recuperate in the ‘medicinal salt waters’, which was then fashionable. With the coming of the railway to...
More sketches from Exmouth Beach
Back to Exmouth Beach Sketching again on Exmouth beach. Generally I prefer the quieter Orcombe Point end of the beach. Or when it’s low tide I also like to walk around Orcombe Point and along the beach that joins to Sandy Bay. The featured sketch above is:...
Sketches from the Isle of Mull
Sketches from the stunning Isle of Mull These are all sketches from our short stay on the lovely Isle of Mull, on the west coast of Scotland. A beautiful place to stay and whichever way you look there is a stunning view to try and capture in your sketchbook. We drove...
Sketching across the Otter Estuary
The Otter Estuary The River Otter’s source is just in Somerset in the Blackdown Hills. It travels 27 miles through East Devon to reach the sea, just east of Budleigh Salterton. The Otter Estuary is a 57-acre Nature Reserve and SSSI. It’s habitat consists...About Me
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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