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 | 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 | Sep 30, 2018 | Watercolour
The lad and I are out for an early morning ramble out across Woodbury Common with our sketchbooks in our rucksacks. The colours on the Common today are much more Autumnal and Clinton Estates has the cattle out browsing. We sit in the sun sketching, looking out...
by Nick | Mar 17, 2012 | Watercolour
Watercolour ~ A5 Sunshine and showers today, the little lad has his stripy coat on to keep out the chilly wind. We have come down to Budleigh Salterton for a stroll (with the usual effort it takes us to get out of the house these days!) However here we are enjoying...
by Nick | Apr 16, 2010 | Watercolour
Watercolour ~ A5 A quiet sunny afternoon in the Otter Valley. A Jenny Wren is rootaling in the undergrowth nearby and midges dance in the sunlight outside the car window. Down to Budleigh when the ‘wee fella’ awakes to throw stones into the river. The...
by Nick | Mar 26, 2010 | Pen
Pen & ink ~ A5 Otterton Bridge from Otterton Mill’s car park. When the ‘Wee Lad’ wakes up we shall go and investigate the honking Geese, the crowing Cockerel and the waterwheel, what more does a small boy want! © Copyright Nick Watton. All...
