by Nick | Aug 26, 2020 | Pen & Wash
Sketching on Budleigh Salterton beach There is much of interest along Budleigh Salterton beach for the artist. I particularly like that the beach is still used by small working, fishing boats. These boats are drawn up and the fishermen will sell some of their catch at...
by Nick | Apr 23, 2020 | Charcoal, Pen, Pen & Wash, Pencil, Walk, Watercolour
Walking and sketching along the Otter Estuary and coast path. This is one of my favourite walks in the area. Over the years I have sat and sketched several different views along the route. During this time of ‘lockdown’, this is my attempt to describe and...
by Nick | Aug 8, 2019 | Charcoal, Pen, Pen & Wash, Watercolour
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...
by Nick | Aug 7, 2019 | Pen, Pen & Wash, Watercolour
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. Around Triassic Rock My little boy...
by Nick | Jun 30, 2019 | Pen, Watercolour
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...
by Nick | May 27, 2019 | Pen, Pen & Wash, Pencil, Watercolour
Sitting up on Woodbury Castle while the little lad plays with his mate. This sketch is of the huge earthen banks of the hillfort with all the tall beech trees growing in and around it with a dappled light breaking through the canopy. This sketch started out quite...
