Pen and ink sketches

Some experimental pen and ink illustrations. These were drawn rapidly with a fountain pen and felt-tip marker using photos I took in Tavistock (Devon) as reference.

Sketches

Didn't really talk to anyone at lunchtime today so was able to get some productive sketching done.

Dog on a Sofa

Pencil and ink illustration on watercolour paper for a card.

Four dogs

Dog in flowers

Dog in field

Ipad sketch.

Back to inks

I have returned to using my coloured inks again and exploring a few new possibilities and techniques.

Red Coat

Acrylic on canvas

An experiment of painting on canvas wth acrylic paints. It was very quick, approx A3 in size and just playing with some old paints and brushes. It is just a possible starting point as I want the characters to be much more interesting and quirky. Need to get a technique right first.

Portrait

Cafe portrait.

Reading

Had longer to work on this sketch than expected and it went in various directions before I settled down on this. I'm not totally pleased with but it kept me quiet for a while.

Sketch

A quick sketch.

White Cat

Trees

A rather scrappy sketch of some trees at Croft Castle a few days ago.

Sketch

Shropshire Hills

A snowy sketch looking from Bedstone Hill across to Stow Hill in South Shropshire. Walking down and along the valley was quite pleasant compared to the almost blizzard conditions up on the top of Stow Hill in the distance.

White Hair

Sketch in Sainsburys cafe today. My concentration wasn't very disciplined and my comfort zone was not brilliant so I just dabbled hap hazadly here.

Black hair

Pink