Ending a sketchbook

Finished my Windsor and Newton sketchbook, where there was a remaining bloggable unblogged sketch (as opposed to the unbloggable unblogged ones, the really duff ones!). Here it is. 

Brush marker on gouache wash in Windsor and Newton sketchbook.

Cuddle

Brush markers and watercolour in Windsor and Newton sketchbook.


Possum adores my friend Fátima (also a doggy person), who came to visit from Lisbon. It was dog on lap and ton sur ton of sunkissed hair on sunkissed fur. I messed up the scrawly sketch of Fátima's face, so got a bit of help from the camera!

Calm roses

Looks like another gritty day ahead. Drawing the beautiful bunch of roses my friend Debbie brought has a mildly appeasing and calming effect. 

Brush markers in Windsor and Newton sketchbook. 

"Breezy Angels" and Albertine

Ink pen, brush marker, Indian ink and watercolour in Windsor and Newton sketchbook.

Ink pen and watercolour in Windsor and Newton sketchbook.

Brush markers in Windsor and Newton sketchbook.

My wonderful rambling Albertine roses from observation, the heaven sent friends from a couple of photographs I took when they came last week bringing (with the lightest touch and the best cheer) lunch, which we had under the awnings on the deck. Title courtesy Sid!

Digger

The surface of our drive has been bending and buckling for some unknown reason, and after very annoying procrastination, the man who did the ground works for our house arrived with his digger and his fantastic young labrador companion, who, of course, answers to the name of Digger. We met him last time there was a problem with our drains and drive. Digger went absolutely crazy in the garden. As ever, you have to work really quickly to capture a being in full motion, so my rendition of canine anatomy is not quite perfect (and that's an excuse - I couldn't get it perfectly correct anyhow!)

Brush markers and ink pen in Windsor and Newton sketchbook, and in the last drawing, ink wash as well.

Garden again

Brush markers in small Moleskine sketchbook.

The garden, changing all the time. I couldn't draw the campanulas because our resident rabbits ate off all their heads. 

Beans Coffee Stop

Brush markers and ink in Windsor and Newton sketchbook

I added the ink wash at home - the other day, while looking for the black ink in my studio, I discovered this old jar of lovely brown ink (looks like it might not be permanent) that now seems to be creeping into all my drawings!

Poppies

Brush marker, watercolour pencil and ink in big sketchbook


There are still poppies in the fields, bursts of them. I took photos on the way back from town because I didn't have my materials with me, and then drew them at home. I don't have any red ink, I suppose I should have used watercolours.

Pain peak

Brush markers and ink in big sketchbook.

Pear-shaped

Ink pen and brush markers on Boots paper bag

Did this drawing yesterday on the bag that came holding prescription medicine. Too tired to draw today, more tomorrow!