Category: Geographical Breakdown

Auger Close, Hartlip

And here's the final dash and splash of the day.  I didn't have to dash very far after drawing it as it's a view from my back garden, albeit with...

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Hartlip Village Hall

Next I wandered over to the village hall and found a comfortable place to sit and draw.  I might have put the village hall slightly too high on the...

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Hartlip Methodist Church

I’ve had a busy day dashing and splashing around the village.  I just woke I up in that sort of mood. I started by heading for the Methodist...

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Old Nuuk

Here we go then.  Back on the watercolours and it's a gentle return because I'm reaching for the tundra supergranulators and doing another painting...

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Bodin Church, Norway

My friend Cathy, who takes more photos that would make good paintings than anyone I know is currently enjoying a holiday in the frozen North and...

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Avebury Stones

I was ready today to take a second stab at painting something with the Schmincke Shire watercolours.  I learned some lessons from my first go that...

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Clearing In Newington Woods

So, after all that swatching, here's my first go with the Shire supergranulating colours.  I trekked a mile or two across some fields in the...

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Nuuk Art Museum

It was always going to be another supergranulating day today.  But tundra or shire?  I went for tundra.  The shire set is one that I might be able...

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Denali National Park 2

Still making my way through my pile of new art supplies and today it's a first outing for my Schmincke supergranulating tundra watercolours.  They...

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Inside The Tuck Inn

After doing two drawings from the other side of the road opposite the Tuck Inn, I was ready to step inside and enjoy a milkshake while doing a...

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Cherry Stand In Tuck Inn Car Park

While I was drawing the Tuck Inn, I also had one eye on a stand in the car park where someone was selling cherries.  I thought it might make a good...

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The Tuck Inn

This afternoon I took a stroll down to the Tuck Inn, my local purveyor of breakfast baguettes with the intention of running off another two or...

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Looking Towards Hartlip House

And here's today's third effort, a different view from the same bench. The drawing feels like a step down from the first two.  There are various...

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Hartlip Church Porch

Next I moved position to get a view of the porch at the front of the church.  I went against the advice of Alex Hillkurtz and picked a viewing...

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Hartlip Church Tower 2

Tempting as it is to binge read my pile of new art instruction books, I do really need to test out some of my new art gear.  First up are the...

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Red House

Today's one of those weird days of the year.  The day before my birthday.  Who knows what sort of art gear or art books will appear tomorrow?...

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New Court In Colour

Bearable temperature outside today?  With worse to come, I thought it best to get out there with the watercolours while it was still possible.  The...

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Stonehenge III

I fancied having a go with the oil pastels today as it's been a while.  It's still too hot for them outside, so I was painting indoors.  To be...

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