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A walk from Castle Drogo to Fingle Bridge

A walk from Castle Drogo to Fingle Bridge

by Nick | Mar 24, 2019 | Pen Drawing/Sketching, Walks, Watercolour paintings & sketches

Castle Drogo This is a pleasant walk from Castle Drogo to Fingle Bridge and back again. The distance is about five and a half miles and I’m using OS Explorer Map – Dartmoor (OL 28). Being National Trust members we were able to park in the Castle Drogo car park...
‘Lindisfarne & Bamburgh Castle Sketches’

‘Lindisfarne & Bamburgh Castle Sketches’

by Nick | Aug 30, 2018 | Pencil Drawing, Watercolour paintings & sketches

Lindisfarne These sketches are of our visit to Lindisfarne & Bamburgh Castle. I’m sketching in a Arboreta 160gsm off-white cartridge paper pad. I find​ the paper does not cockle too much when I apply a watercolour wash. We are on holiday in and around the...
‘Sketching around Corfe Castle’

‘Sketching around Corfe Castle’

by Nick | Apr 10, 2014 | Pen & Wash Sketching, Watercolour paintings & sketches

Corfe Castle We are camping for the weekend at Corfe, with a little sketching by me. It would have been rude not to have gone to the Castle, whilst staying here. Owned by the National Trust. In fact, we had to go back twice as ‘little R’ really enjoyed the...
‘Sketching on Bryher & the Isles of Scilly’

‘Sketching on Bryher & the Isles of Scilly’

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...

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