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:
Nice sketches, as always. There are some Dumfriesshire subjects there that bring back memories for me.
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.
Beautiful collection of sketches! I like very much the first in color with the roe deer looking at you. Good work! Greetings from Spain
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