This is the first sketch I did after the initial talk of Enrique Flores at the ICM workshop on Saturday. Enrique gave us 40 tips on sketching, one of which was about including people to give a sense of scale – so I deliberately included the crowds outside the Cathedral. For a change I also masked off the edges of this sketch before painting (instead of using a wobbly line)…got to get some washi tape though.
Sat-9-Mar-2024
These are all the ingredients I put in our dinner last night (there are some out of sight too). It might seem like that’s a lot but it was faster to prepare it than it was to sketch it all. The dish has a layer of grilled eggplants (aubergine), a sauce of tomatoes, onions, carrots and zucchini and a topping made with tofu puréed with soy sauce, lemon juice, mustard, and almonds. We served it with garlic bread…yummy!
Fri-3-Mar-2023
Here is my quick sketch from last night – just passing the time on the couch …and noticing round things!
Sun-13-Dec-2020
I missed a day so this sketch is for the #Inktober2020 prompt of the day before yesterday – just a sketch of our hob. It might look a bit odd but I was wanted to concentrate on sketching the reflections. I drew this standing up…makes a change for me …. I find my lines become more wobbly!
Fri-23-Oct-2020
Here are two shells that sit on our coffee table – one massive one I picked up on Panay Island when we lived in Iloilo and one sand-worn bit of a conch shell I picked up on the beach in Turks and Caicos.
Sat-27-June-2020
Here is a very belated video of one of my sketchbooks from last year. I had to split this into two parts to make each part only a minute long. This sketchbook was the first one I bound myself – using Fabriano watercolour paper.
Wed-15-April-2020
Before I left TCI I decided to take a last walk on the beach. I walked from where I was staying towards Grace Bay – and easily got in my 10,000 steps. This is the spot I stopped at – where there are these little catamarans for rent. The owners kindly warned me they were taking in the sails…and asked if I didn’t mind as they could see I was sketching. Then they came over, made a few nice comments and said the boats would be back out on the beach the next morning if I wanted to draw them again…what a pity I wasn’t able to!
Sat-14-Mar-2020
Sketching to relax on a Friday evening after a long stressful day at work. Seems like I will be travelling back home sooner than expected – and my “travelling shoes” will come into play (that is the super comfortable hush puppies on the right). Lets hope the journey is uneventful.
Fri-13-Mar-2020
I sketched this while listening to #BBCOutlook (a world service radio show) – about a cellist in Buenos Aires who, after the death of his wife, arranged to bring musicians to hospitals and care homes to play for the sick. What an inspiration. At the time I was listening his orchestra was playing Ode to Joy – Beethoven.
Wed-11-Mar-2020