by Nick | Jun 16, 2019 | Pencil, Watercolour
Mother Ivey’s Campsite A little light sketching whilst camping down in Cornwall (Trevose Head) at the weekend. Merope Rocks and the Lifeboat Station – with just the sound of Skylarks, Oystercatchers peeping and the odd paddleboarders going past. We had been...
by Nick | Oct 13, 2018 | Watercolour
I’m sitting sheltered from the worst of the wind on the headland on the eastern side of Port Gaverne. Along with the wind, I can hear the sea booming into caves and sending up spray. Watercolour sketch ~ A4 Storm Callum has blown over us at Port Gaverne and we...
by Nick | Jul 30, 2018 | Pen, Watercolour
After weeks of sunshine, whilst we were here, we have had some showers and grey days. So the above sketch of Chapel Point from Colona Beach is showing the grey leaden sky. Indeed my sketchbook was getting wet from drizzly rain to start with. I’m using an A4...
by Nick | Mar 28, 2018 | Pen & Wash
I loved the wet roof on the fishing buildings, in Mevagissey’s Inner Harbour. With the sunlight reflecting off the sea and wet ground. “The sky is the source of light in Nature and it governs everything.” ~ John Constable Still quite quiet around the...
by Nick | Sep 1, 2017 | Watercolour
This watercolour sketch is of Chapel Point, an isolated peninsula jutting out into the sea, from Portmellon. I used a bit of black watercolour pencil in it to try and add texture, but this got rather lost in the mix of paint I used for the darker areas (Vandyke Brown,...
by Nick | Jun 29, 2017 | Oils, Pencil, Watercolour
I’m at the friendly and lively Newton St Cyres Art Group. Giving a demo on some of my sketching techniques. After a chat about perspective and vanishing points – everyone’s favourite! But essential to grasp to sketch landscapes quickly. First I...
