Sketches from Bystock Pools, nr Exmouth
Bystock Pools Bystock Pools is a Devon Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve. It has a range of habitats, with heathland, patches of woodland, a meadow and a lily pad filled lake. It is also part of and bordered by the Pebblebed Heaths. Creating a stunning place to visit....
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:...
‘Exmouth Sketching Demo’
Exmouth Art Group I had a very enjoyable evening last night with the Exmouth Art Group, giving them a talk and several demo’s about ‘sketching’. I tried to fit as many of my sketching techniques as I could into the time allowed. So I was working very...
‘Sketching at A la Ronde’
Sketching Sketching at A la Ronde. These two watercolour sketches were done at different times of the year. Hence, the different state of the foliage in the garden. I have just used a small A5 Daler Rowney, Red & Yellow cartridge pad. With my Winsor &...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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