Tag: charcoal art

  • Charity exhibition alert!

    Charity exhibition alert!

    New exhibition alert! ‘Wheel of Time’, a charcoal and pastel drawing of one of the old water wheels in Coppermines Valley, Coniston, is on its way to a charity art exhibition in aid of Kendal homelessness charity Manna House, organised by local artist Jess Levine in October. Stay tuned as I’ll have more details soon, including the…

  • Almost there…

    Almost there…

    I’m almost there with this charcoal drawing of Sizergh Castle in Cumbria, and it’s looking a fair bit less scruffy than when I started! I’m reasonably happy with the way it’s turned out. You can see part of the photo I used for reference on the easel – I took it myself at the castle…

  • Starting a new piece…

    Starting a new piece…

    I’m starting a new charcoal drawing of the main entrance of Sizergh Castle, from a photo taken during our visit the other week. I’ve already done two other drawings of it (one of which will be appearing in the Windermere Art Society exhibition in a couple of weeks’ time) but it’s such a picturesque old…