Tag: sketching
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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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And the colour version…!
I tried using watercolours on the farm buildings sketch I posted the other day. I really wanted to highlight the vivid pink of the hydrangeas on the wall – it’s not there yet but I can always fiddle with it some more once it’s fully dry…
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Old farm buildings in the sun
We had a super walk over Birkrigg Common near Ulverston this morning – it’s a mixture of moorland and limestone pavement with a stone circle and amazing views of Morecambe Bay and the Lakeland fells. Coming back, we got slightly lost in a maze of narrow lanes and I fell in love with these gorgeous…
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Distant hills…
Does anyone else remember that old piece of music? It was the B side for Eye Level, way back in the days when music still came on little round bits of vinyl. I’m showing my age. Anyway, moving on… I had coffee with a friend at the Mission cafe in Windermere this morning, and couldn’t…
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A lake shore view
Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District, which was closed for ages while they fixed a huge landslip, is open again. This means we can get to Ullswater without tricky diversions or a massive detour, so yesterday afternoon we jumped in the car and headed to Glenridding. The skies were overcast for the first time in…
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A morning at Sizergh Castle
We’ve had a super morning at nearby Sizergh castle, a Grade I Listed, 14th century pele tower with later additions and stunning gardens. It was lovely to wander around in the warm sunshine. I took lots of photos and even managed this quick pen and ink sketch of the castle.
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Sketching by Windermere
The forecast yesterday afternoon was for thunderstorms – absolutely typical as Windermere Art Society had an outdoor art session arranged. It didn’t look too threatening, though, so a handful of us went for it and had a smashing time. After one brief shower it cleared up and was warm and sunny enough to give me…
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Old Kendal bridge
The other day we had coffee outside the Waterside Cafe on the banks of the River Kent in Kendal. They were busy and the drinks took a while to come, so I whipped out my sketchbook and drew the view of Miller Bridge. It’s a lovely old structure which dates from 1818 and still carries…
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Outdoor art in the rain
A rather wet “outdoor” art session last night, hosted by the wonderful people at Calgarth Park near Windermere. A soggy day meant the outdoor element consisted of dashing out to take photos and then retreating to the (very comfortable) residents’ lounge to chat, drink coffee and draw. A lovely social event. This is the front…
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Engrossed in art…
Apparently I get very engrossed when I’m sketching… This was taken by a fellow Windermere Art Society member at the Library Gardens event the other week. I didn’t notice until afterwards!
fiona glass art 