Another coffeeshop sketch.

A drawing of my brother's flat. It's a linework piece with some hatched shadows. The direction of the hatching suggests light coming from a particular direction.

Sunny Autumnal day. I experimented again with the watercolour and ink technique. Again I painted the scene without trying to produce a finished piece, and then added in the detail with the dip pen. Maybe I overdid the ink work a bit...it seems to depend on the subject how much detail to add.

This drawing was made using a dip pen and ink. The shadows are a combination of hatching and cross-hatching. The subject resides in the Natural History Museum in London.

A dodo skeleton at the Natural History Museum London from a while back. Dip pen and Indian ink.

 

Bit of late night drawing.

 

 

Saturday afternoon sketching in the 'Rendez-vous des Amis' in Montmartre. I began by painting the scene in watercolour, without trying to be too precise. Then, using a nib and pen holder and a bottle of ink, I drew in detail on top of the painting. The series of photos below show various stages of completion...

Saturday morning sketch in coffeeshop

Another sketch in a bistro

Last night at a restaurant

Lazy morning

Here are a couple of coastal scenes which I did from photos. The water consists of a blue base colour which is a reflection of the sky, and a yellow green for the wave shapes which I added when the blue was dry.

Here is a sketch as a sort of quick study of light and dark and composition for future reference.

The Anchor Pub at Bankside in London. Lots of interesting detail. The aim is to find ways of representing detail without drawing every line.

Using cross hatching to build up a three-dimensional scene.

This gate with the dense hedge caught my eye. The gate was drawn as a negative space - left as white against the darker shapes.

A pen and wash drawing of the Rendez-vous des Amis in Montmartre. I began by laying down areas of watercolour wash to describe the forms loosely. I finished with the dip pen and Indian ink to put in the detail. The photos below show the different stages...

 

 

Here's the drawing of the elephants at the Natural History Museum in London. I placed the two together although they were not in that position. I did the drawing at the museum in about 3 to 4 hours using a dip pen and black Indian ink.

A sample of a drawing printed on a teeshirt. Any ideas on where I could sell such an item would be welcome..
 

Here are some more light grey and black fibre tip sketches. Using a light grey as a 'wash' it's easier to block in large areas of shadow without the need for crosshatching. The black line is used to put an accent on detail and for the points of dark shadow. Have a go...
 

This sketch was made using Faber Castell Pitt fibre-tip pens - a light grey and a black. It's like a pen and ink wash and is very versatile.
I will post some more like this in the coming days...

This sketch of an alleyway was made with a fibretip pen from a photo. I like the contrast this sort of medium allows. And it copies well.
I stopped the linework short of the underside of the arch to emphasize the darkness of the shadow.

Here are some preparatory sketches I did for an etching. We were in the course of building a treehouse for my brother's children. I somewhat romanticized it...