“Time & Tide” – a harbour sketch in watercolour and pencil
Taking some time to do some pencil sketches – and working up to this harbour scene. This is my sketch of this view for comparison…
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Church Cove watercolour
Another of my landscapes today – this time a view of the small harbour inlet at Church Cove on the Lizard, Cornwall. This is one of those landscapes that I’ll probably be re-visiting, and there is some great views on this part of the coastline at the southern end of the Lizard Peninsula. Church cove […]
Read MoreAdding watercolour to a drawing – narrow-boats on the Cherwell
After posting a drawing of narrow-boats on the canal at Shipton-on-Cherwell, here is an update – its my watercolour of the scene. Yes it’s quite green – but maybe in this case that just reflects the scene? Below are a couple of photo’s of what it actually looked like… Definitely a bit green…
Read MoreThe Kate ‘H’ at Tenby – from sketch to watercolour
Going back to some of my earlier work – and having another go at a sketch of the harbour at Tenby, in South Wales. This is a view from one of those bright summer days when I spent an hour or so wandering around the harbour at low tide. The Kate ‘H’ is the fishing […]
Read MoreThe colourful village of Riomaggiore.
A new drawing and watercolour of one of the colourful villages on the Cinque Terre coast of NW Italy. Here is my line and wash of Riomaggiore, which is probably the largest of the Cinque Terre villages, at the southern end of this area. The coast here is typically very rocky with steep slopes and […]
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