I’m always looking for a smarter way to carry my sketching kit around. I got this pencil case free with some toothpaste but it’s not the best solution because when I dump all my kit into a bucket I can never find what I need. This sketch was done while my roll bag was in the laundry.
Wed-1-Oct-2025
Here is some sketching done in the evening while watching Downton Abbey (a UK historical drama/soap) – lots of M’lady, his Lordship etc. I was putting away some paints and saw some matching colours. this is the new palette I bought in the UK.
Mon-1-Sep-2025
For this sketch I was watching Strange New Worlds, just doodling a few little bottles of ink.
Thu-28-Aug-2025
I wanted to have a go with my wife’s set of pastel coloured acrylic painter markers. It took me a while to find a subject that would at least be close to pastel colours. They are quite fun to use and were pretty affordable from National Book Store.
Sat-9-Aug-2025
I did this in the evening I got home from a failed attempt at going to life drawing with #PensNBrushes. Turns out it was cancelled (like so much had been around the time, because of the endless rain). Luckily I wasn’t the only twit who showed up and waited outside the venue – there were about 5 of us who didn’t get a message about the cancellation…plus the sponsors! Kindly the guys there gave the 5 of us some give-aways…the two pens are in this pot.
Sat-26-Jul-2025
After all that urban sketching in Vigan here is one of something more mundane. These are materials I use for most sketches – I do like to challenge myself sometimes by trying something new, but for the last few years I have always gone back to using my reliable Sailor fude fountain pen. I fill it with #Noodlers Lexington Grey ink and carry it around in a little glass bottle that used to have tiger balm in it. My go to pen for beefing up the darks and adding a few black lines is, a #UniBall Eye Micro.
Tue-25-Feb-2025