Wondering Wednesday Sketches

Its been a while since I have sketched from life so this morning being a nice sunny one with a pleasant breeze i did a couple down at Langstone . I used neocolour crayon like patel and a edding pen. The second one is not as good but stillconveys something to me.

Venice Sketch

This is of a sketch done in Venice a few years ago.
venice is magic and there are still quite places that you can find off the beaten track,best times to go are probably May or October

Sketchcast Video Mountains

I think the sketchcast idea will work with the link, anway I am hooked at the moment!!!

Video sketch

Abstract Landscape
The above has potential if only I can get it to show live on this Blog.

Capturing The Image

Further to ealier post here is the view of the courtyard of ‘The room with a View”.
This was a old disused monestry  was converted to  a artists retreat. had a couple of really lovely holidays there.

The Room with a View

This is from a sketch book of mine showing  the view from the bedroom of where I was staying in a small village  north of Pisa.
The pink of a early morning cloud and the way the road winds down the mountainside, you always knew when a car was  being driven down the mountain side as [...]

Van Gogh Sketch

Sketch by Van Gogh of  Enclosed field behind Saint Paul Hospital
A lively sketch showing Van Gogh at the height of observation of the environment he was he was in. I like the mark making enormously .

A Italian Sketch

This is from a Italian sketchbook holiday of mine.
the chusrch is in Puglia on the Adriatic Coast. of Italy

More San Francisco Sketches (2004)

Here are some more skethes from my 2004 trip, showing more of the wonderfull Golden Gate Bridge and a bit of the city.

Altered States

You may or may not get excited by these. I think they have something. I did see someone do something with I think you can call this sort of thing Altered States classified add in a frame that was quite interesting at a recent exhibition somewhere I think you can call this Altered Stares because [...]