A quick 8x10" painting, created on canvas. using an ink sketch from my mixed views sketchbook as a reference while cooking dinner.
The original plein air sketch can be seen top right, created using Noodlers red/black ink.
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Showing posts with label Mepal Outdoor Centre. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mepal Outdoor Centre. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Monday, September 14, 2009
Retail Therapy
Ink & coloured pencil in journal
One of the tops I purchased on a recent shopping trip and a visit to Mepal Outdoor Centre, where I treated myself to a full english breakfast.
I ended up at Mepal after visiting my favourite local cafe, Bluebells, only to find that Mary and Jean have taken early retirement due to ill health...I do hope they are ok, I shall so miss them and their wonderful food.
The breakfast at Mepal was delicious though and I guess the new cafe there will come in useful now.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Mepal Moment
Mepal Outdoor Centre - Sketchbook - Plein Air - Ink Study
A quiet moment with a hot latte and my sketchbook at Mepal Outdoor Centre last Sunday before heading home to prepare dinner.
I took my Lamy Safari fountain pen filled with Noodler's Walnut ink along and a waterbrush.
Before leaving I decided to practice making notes that I could later use to produce a painting from, key elements that would help in a full colour rendition.
I have sketched at Mepal Centre before, you can view the sketches HERE
Friday, April 04, 2008
Column Weeks 8 and 9
Printed in Cambs Times & Wisbech Standard newspapers 28 March 08
In all the excitement of having my good friend Joannie stay last week I forgot to upload my newspaper column here on my blog for you...My apologies.
So, this week you get two!
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Printed in Cambs Times & Wisbech Standard newspapers 4 April 08
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
EDM Challenges 113 and 6
It has been a rather busy couple of days for me.
On Monday I met up with Diane at Mepal Outdoor centre so the children could play together on their last day of the Easter school holiday.
Diane and I spent much of this time going over paperwork and preparing my speech for the FenVAC AGM that evening.
We managed to find some time for a sketch each while we were there before heading home for dinner prior to our meeting. Diane used oil pastels and created a beautiful scene of a single boat on the lake while I played with my coloured pencils. I found it difficult to find the colours I wanted and then realised I was using my Derwent drawing pencils, which explained the limited choice.
In the Fens, field are divided by dikes rather than fences so when I spotted the stick fence, with its' wound wire, I searched through my little book of challenges to find the page entitled 'Fence'.
Derwent drawing pencils
Today was the first day back at school and a prompt to give my home a good clean and tidy. It wasn't until this evening that I found time to flip through the pages of my book, waiting for a subject to catch my eye. I stopped at the 6th EDM challenge 'Draw your favourite well-loved object or childhood toy'. Sadly I no longer have any of my own childhood toys but I was reminded of 'Edwin' the elf, a gift from my Mum for my eldest when he was born. Edwin used to hold a star between his hands that played the lullaby 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' and the original batteries still worked until the star went missing a couple of years ago, an amazing 14 years!
Edwin was passed onto Harry when Jake decided he had become too old to be seen with him.
Both boys have loved this little fellow equally and he still lives at the end of Harry's bed to this day, so Edwin the Elf seemed like the perfect choice for EDM challenge #6. This time I dug my Derwent Signature coloured pencil set out of the studio sideboard.
Derwent Signature coloured pencils and pigment liner.
On Monday I met up with Diane at Mepal Outdoor centre so the children could play together on their last day of the Easter school holiday.
Diane and I spent much of this time going over paperwork and preparing my speech for the FenVAC AGM that evening.
We managed to find some time for a sketch each while we were there before heading home for dinner prior to our meeting. Diane used oil pastels and created a beautiful scene of a single boat on the lake while I played with my coloured pencils. I found it difficult to find the colours I wanted and then realised I was using my Derwent drawing pencils, which explained the limited choice.
In the Fens, field are divided by dikes rather than fences so when I spotted the stick fence, with its' wound wire, I searched through my little book of challenges to find the page entitled 'Fence'.
Derwent drawing pencils
Today was the first day back at school and a prompt to give my home a good clean and tidy. It wasn't until this evening that I found time to flip through the pages of my book, waiting for a subject to catch my eye. I stopped at the 6th EDM challenge 'Draw your favourite well-loved object or childhood toy'. Sadly I no longer have any of my own childhood toys but I was reminded of 'Edwin' the elf, a gift from my Mum for my eldest when he was born. Edwin used to hold a star between his hands that played the lullaby 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' and the original batteries still worked until the star went missing a couple of years ago, an amazing 14 years!
Edwin was passed onto Harry when Jake decided he had become too old to be seen with him.
Both boys have loved this little fellow equally and he still lives at the end of Harry's bed to this day, so Edwin the Elf seemed like the perfect choice for EDM challenge #6. This time I dug my Derwent Signature coloured pencil set out of the studio sideboard.
Derwent Signature coloured pencils and pigment liner.
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