Sketching crows on The Lizard

On a recent holiday we stayed for a few nights on the Lizard, Cornwall, and used that as a base to tour around. I am usually an early riser and from our B&B had a good view of the hundreds of crows that regularly gathered on the phone lines and cables around the village shortly […]

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Sketching in Polruan

A little while back we were on holiday and travelling some of the various tiny roads of Cornwall between Looe and Polruan. Of course we took another trip to Polperro, a tourist hot-spot and one of our favourite Cornish fishing villages. This also meant a visit to the village car park and 20th-century coin payment […]

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Sketching on Hastings beach

Back from the sunny climes of Kent – well it is that time of year, with the seasons changing again and the weather has definitely become more autumnal. Still, on a recent holiday exploring the cinque ports and other parts of Kent, I managed to get up early one morning and make my way through […]

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Drawing Coverack Harbour

On a Thursday morning we drove down to Coverack to find the harbour almost deserted. I’ve never known the place to be so quiet, with a few fishermen finishing up after a very early start and just a handful of visitors mostly doing other things. It was a great opportunity to do some drawing, so […]

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Sketching Porthleven Harbour, Cornwall

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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