Tag: sketching
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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!
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Sketching in public (gasp)
We strolled down to Windermere Jetty museum yesterday morning and treated ourselves to a coffee, sitting outside with the usual stunning views of the lake. I’m getting braver at sketching in public, so took a sketchpad and pen and plucked up courage to draw the view of the mountains at the head of the lake.…
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Sketching trees (and people!)
We took advantage of the good weather yesterday evening (on a Tuesday, for a change!) for another outdoor art session for Windermere Art Society. A gang of us met up in the relaxing surroundings of Windermere’s Library Gardens to chat and sketch. This is a huge redwood tree in the grounds, drawn in fibre tip…
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View of a view
It rained all morning but the sun broke through after lunch so I went for a walk. Stopped off at the Biskey Howe viewpoint and the view towards the head of Windermere was so lovely I wanted to sketch it, but only had a tiny notebook and a biro in my handbag! Needs must, as…
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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…
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Outdoor sketch in the woods
There was an outdoor painting/sketching session for Windermere Art Society last night, and for once it (gasp) wasn’t raining! A group of us wandered down to the local beauty spot of Sheriffs Walk and although it was too dark under the trees to do much art, we took some photos and then headed back to…
