More trees

Trees. Pen and watercolour pencil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A few more sketches from my local walking excursions. This time I grabbed a mixed bunch of watercolour pencils, some Prismalos, Faber Castells and Derwent Inktense. 

 
This sapling was in a fairly exposed spot so I didn't draw for very long!

Trees

Woodland. Pen and gouache.

This week I have taken several walks between Histon and Girton, where there are numerous footpaths through fields and newly planted woodland. I have been trying out a set of Caran D'ache Fancolor gouache paints (which I intend to do a review of at some point). I think they are really childrens paints but I wanted a set of gouache pans to take out and about as an alternative to watercolours. I also took a handful of Neocolour 2 pastels and some tube paints as I wasn't sure how strong the pans would be.

Sketching in Spain

Fruit Sculpture

Shadey Corner

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Last year I spent two weeks in the village of Tamariu, on the Costa Brava in Spain.

While there I managed a few sketches. The three below are sketches in the Botanic Gardens in Cap Roig, Calella. This bowl of fruit is a quirky water feature

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Femme du Jardin

Villa in Calella

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                                                   Palafrugell

Palafrugell Market

 

Tamariu

 

The road into Tamariu was precipitous to say the least but worth it for the view. Calella is a short distance along the coast and Palafrugell is the nearest large market town. I came here many years ago as child and am happy to say it is much the same as I remember it, beautiful and unspoilt.