Tag: drawing
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Definitely drawing geese
I thought I’d better practice drawing some of the geese I photographed the other day before I set to work on the actual project – since I’d never tried anything bigger than a swallow before. This is my first attempt, in pen and ink. Not bad if I do say so myself!
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Drawing geese?
I spent some time on the shore of Windermere the other day, taking lots of photos of the Canada geese that frequent (aka run riot in!) the area for a possible new project. And what might that project be? Well, it’s in the very early stages of planning at the moment so it’s all a…
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An old stone circle
Here’s a teeny tiny sketch of the Bronze Age stone circle at Birkrigg, near Ulverston, from our walk at the weekend. It was hard to draw the foreground as in between the stones is just short, sheep-cropped grass, but maybe I could use some watercolours if I do another version. You’ll see from my journal…
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Sketching a manor house!
Members of Windermere Art Society were recently invited to a sketching session at the stunning Cedar Manor Hotel in Windermere, courtesy of the owners. Several of us took advantage and had a lovely time, with tea, cake, a nice chat, and even time for some sketching! The gardens and architecture are beautiful. I took a…
