Category: Boats, Harbours and things nautical

Sketching Porthleven Harbour, Cornwall

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This is another sketch from my recent stay at Porthleven on the south Cornish coast. Staying in the town meant that it was easy to just go out and draw the harbour. This particular sketch was drawn while waiting for some of the local (very good) fish & chips on a nice warm and sunny […]

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A small fishing boat called Zephyr

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I’ve been away on holiday in Cornwall and between walking and driving and exploring have occasionally found the time to do some drawing. Staying next to the harbour in Porthleven for a couple of nights gave me the opportunity to do a few studies of the harbour. This is a place where I’ve done some […]

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A view of Housel Bay, Cornwall

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I’ve been away on holiday for the past week in Cornwall, trying not to eat too many fish and chips or pasties. I’ve been lucky enough to go to some great locations and have the time to do some sketching. Staying at the Housel Bay Hotel on the Lizard peninsula for a couple of nights […]

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A boat at harbour – a sketch

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On a wet end of winter’s day I’ve been going through sketchbooks and doing a few watercolour sketches, mostly of Cornish harbours. However here is one of a purely imaginary harbour scene, which I hope you like.

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The view from Shipton canal bridge

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On another cold day I went out to explore some more of the canal along from Thrupp. This time I walked along the local footpaths to the church and canal bridge at Shipton on Cherwell. With the temperatures dropping and the smoke from the narrow-boats mingling with a fog drifting over the nearby fields this […]

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