"The artist...is also a born adventurer. His explorations, unlike those of a tourist, are rewarded by the discovery of beauty spots unmentioned in the guide books, and with tireless curiosity and an exceptional proneness to wonderment, he will come upon objects of remarkable interest overlooked or even shunned by more disciplined observers."

Augustus John, R.A.




Sunday 21 August 2011

Recent Sketchbook work

A selection of sketchbook work done over the past week or so.


11/08/2011. 2015pm. Pencil and watercolour. 3 Roe Deer in a cornfield beside the A1 north of Doncaster. Raining and almost dark.
These were seen fleetingly out of the corner of my eye as I was driving. With no chance to stop I drew the sketch from memory and imagination as soon as I got home. Will it have any value or use as a study for a finished piece, probably not but it serves as a record of the scene.


16/08/2011. 0830am. Pen and ink. Looking west across the Annan valley, Moffat. The far hills hidden in the low cloud.
A short break in Dumfries and Galloway, this sketch was made looking out of the window of our room whilst waiting to go for breakfast.


16/08/2011. Rockcliffe on the Solway Coast. 1700pm. Pen and ink.
Looking south west across the bay with the tide ebbing.


16/08/2011. Southerness Lighthouse with the Lake District fells behind. 1855pm. Pen and ink.


Southerness Lighthouse with the Lake District fells behind. Pencil.
Drawn from a slightly closer viewpoint than the previous study.


17/08/2011. Nuthatch. Moffat. 1300pm. Pen and ink.


17/08/2011. Loch of the Lowes. Scottish Borders.Pen and Ink. 1445pm. Overcast sky.
One of my favorite spots, I painted this loch from a slightly different viewpoint in August last year. On 1st January this year I drew this view from almost the same spot with the lake covered in a thick layer of ice.



17/08/2011. Grey Mares Tail Waterfall. Watercolour.
I climbed up to the bottom of the waterfall and started to draw.Then it started to rain, at first a light drizzle which soon got heavier. This started life as a pencil drawing but the paper got too wet and the drawing smudged beyond recognition. To try and salvage something from it I added the watercolour later after I'd dried out the book.

3 comments:

Keith Tilley said...

Nice sketches, as always. There are some Dumfriesshire subjects there that bring back memories for me.

Stuart Brocklehurst said...

Hi Keith,
thanks for the comment. I was a bit disappointed with the Grey Mares Tail sketch. I've been trying to do something with this subject for the last 12 months. I was looking forward to getting the chance to do some more drawing there, but the weather spoilt that. I took some photos but its not the same.

Jose A. Sencianes Ortega said...

Beautiful collection of sketches! I like very much the first in color with the roe deer looking at you. Good work! Greetings from Spain