Sketches along the Topsham shore
Sketching/Painting at Topsham Sketching & walking around Topsham I can enjoy my love of history, wildlife and all things maritime. There is a real sense of history, with all of Topsham’s Dutch roofed houses. I love all of the old slips heading down to the...
Sketching along the Exeter Ship Canal
Sketching on the Exeter Ship CanalThe Exeter Ship Canal is a great place to come for some sketching, painting, and drawing. The canal is 5 miles long, from Haven Banks, near Exeter Quay to the Turf Lock on the River Exe. There are lots of interesting spots to sit and...
‘Failing light on the Exe’
Sitting on a slip on the Exe A4 ~ Watercolour sketch ~ Sold I’m at a loose end on the west side of the Exe Estuary. So, of course, I strolled out (actually it turned out to be quite a brisk walk to beat the failing light) with my sketchbook. Heading towards the...
‘Canoeing down the Exe Estuary’
Swing Bridge to Topsham Tuesday, Mrs W’s day off – so we drop ‘the lad’ off at school and slip away for a little ‘backyard adventure’. Canoeing down the Exe Estuary. We pop the canoe in at the Exeter’s Swing Bridge. Ours is an Old Town Charles...
‘Sketching across the Exe Estuary’
The Exe Estuary Sketching across The Exe Estuary, this post has me sat in my car sketching out of the windscreen. Parked up at Exmouth’s Imperial Road Car Park. Looking northwards over The Duckpond and the wide horizon of Cockle Sands to the red cliffs of...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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