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Plein air pastel in St Catherine's valley near Bath, UK
A small pastel on black paper painted plein air near Bath in the lovely St. Catherine's valley
Added: Tuesday 19th February 2013, 15:51:18

Northamptonshire landscape, painted with pastels
Northamptonshire is an English county that is easily overlooked, but it is a gentle landscape which translates well, I think, into pastsls
Added: Tuesday 25th September 2012, 14:14:55

Nimlet, Bath, storm approaching - an oil sketch
A view, sketched in oils, over the hills and valleys north of Bath, England, wih a rain storm fast approaching
Added: Tuesday 4th September 2012, 17:47:29

Sketches from the Niger Delta 3 - charcoal pencil on paper
Another of my quick charcoal sketches standing on the river bank in the monsoon season in the Niger Delta
Added: Wednesday 8th August 2012, 0:40:31

Sketches from the Niger Delta 2 - charcoal on paper - football
This charcoal sketch shows a bunch of lads playing football by the river in Enekorogha in the Niger Delta
Added: Monday 6th August 2012, 15:30:55

Pastel sketch in beer garden
Beer garden by the River Cam in Cambridge sketched in pastels
Added: Tuesday 5th June 2012, 4:22:08

Peterborough Cathedral UK - a pastel sketch
Last week in Peterborough I sketched the office workers sitting out in front of the Cathedral at lunch time in pastel
Added: Tuesday 29th May 2012, 1:18:49

Sketch in pen and crayon of Nelson's column in central London
Still raining, this sketch is a bit closer to Trafalgar Square in London and shows Nelson's column in the background and the portico to St. Martin in the Fields to the left.
Added: Wednesday 25th April 2012, 9:17:16

Pen sketch of St Mary le Strand London
A fountain pen sketch in the Strand of St. Mary le Strand
Added: Thursday 5th April 2012, 5:39:28

Ultimate fast pencil sketch - St Mary le Strand London
I don't think I could sketch anything quicker than this! It's a pencil sketch of St Mary le Strand church in London. The ultimate in speed sketching - for me anyway - I did while the lights were changing on the pedestrian crossing
Added: Thursday 5th April 2012, 4:54:19

Punts on the river Cam in Cambridge drawn with pastels
A drawing of punts using soft pastels. On the first day of summer time the river Cam, which runs through the centre of Cambridge, is alive with tourists and the punts are busy.
Added: Tuesday 27th March 2012, 12:22:21

Painting with pastels in Picadilly Circus London
This is a small painting done plein air in pastels with my pad and pastels box perched on a bollard set in the pavement. Picadilly Circus with the statue of Eros on the right. It took 15 minutes to complete.
Added: Monday 12th March 2012, 7:12:12

Pastel sketches at the David Hockney
Sitting in front of some large canvases by Hockney of a lane in the countryside painted at different times of the year, I sketched four of them using soft pastels.
Added: Sunday 11th March 2012, 10:13:52

Watercolour pencil and fountain pen sketch of Lapwings over water
Using watercolour pencils for colour and fountain pen for line, I sketched this view over Fen Drayton lakes on the first warm day of the year. A flock of Lapwing added some interest and movement
Added: Thursday 23rd February 2012, 12:27:09

Pencil sketch of alder tree in St Catherine's Valley near Bath UK
Quick pencil sketch in St Catherine's valley near Bath
Added: Wednesday 22nd February 2012, 4:55:44

Pen and crayon drawing of a magpie
This magpie was sketched viewing it through a pair of binoculars. Not a bad subject because it sat still for me
Added: Thursday 9th February 2012, 17:13:57

Pen drawing of sparrows on a garden feeder
This pen drawing of sparrows was done through binoculars mounted on a tripod.
Added: Thursday 9th February 2012, 2:23:37

Buzzard being mobbed by a jackdaw - pencil sketch
I sketched this mini-drama whilst walking in the beautiful St. Catherine's valley near Bath, UK two weekends ago. In an otherwise empty sky a lazily floating buzzard was being hustled and harried by jackdaw which I sketch in pencil
Added: Wednesday 8th February 2012, 3:57:09

Bird sketches in brush and black ink
More fast ink sketches of birds - no more than a minute on each one
Added: Thursday 2nd February 2012, 2:54:19

Robin pencil sketch in bushes
A quick pencil sketch of a robin perched in a thicket of bushes
Added: Thursday 26th January 2012, 2:58:03

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