"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.




Saturday 9 August 2014

Working Holiday

A selection of sketches from holiday on the Ceredigion Coast in Mid Wales.


Views from the cottage in the hills above Llanrhystud. Pen and ink on the left and pencil and watercolour on the right.


Aberystwyth Pier. Pen and ink.


Evening Sky and the northern sweep of Cardigan Bay with Snowdonia and the hills of the Lleyn Peninsular strung out along the horizon like a row of islands. Watercolour.



Stonechats (left) and the cliffs north of Llangrannog (right). Both pen and ink.



Llangrannog. Pen and ink.



Swallows on telephone wires (left) and Ynys Lochtyn (right). Both Pen and ink.



Ynys Loctyn. Watercolour. There's a print here!




Two pages of sketches of Gatekeeper Butterflies. Watercolour.



Aberystwyth Castle and War Memorial. Pen and ink. Another print.

2 comments:

Keith Tilley said...

Nice sketches. Looks like you enjoyed your holiday.

Jose A. Sencianes Ortega said...

Your sketchbooks are fantastic! Greetings from Spain!