mouse antics sketch

 With Spring on the way, the weather hopefully improving but in the shadow of our current world troubles, I thought the antics of these tiny harvest mice might bring a smile...

daily sketch, 'The Jar Candle'.

 

I loved sketching this today...wasn't easy, but I liked how it turned out.  Gouache with a little soft pastel highlighting.  Hope you like it.

daily sketch, white horse

 

painted in gouache with some soft pastel finishing.  I love painting horses, so much personality and spirit.

today's sketch, Snowdon.

 

reference photo used for this sketch, was by Craig Dilworth.  Thanks Craig.

daily sketching.

 I do try to keep up with sketching every day, it's so helpful with speeding up the process and keeping on my toes, so to speak.  Here are a couple I've done today.  I'm still concentrating on gouache sometimes using soft pastel as a finishing touch.  Hope you like them.

Lock-down Sketchbook, for sale now

 When I produced the Lock-down Sketchbook, I had no idea we would be still coping with COVID so far into the future.  The idea of the sketchbook was to encourage people to jot down their thoughts or scribble sketches into the blank spaces I had left on some of the pages...something to look back at when we are free of the restrictions the pandemic has brought.  My own discipline of sketching every day has certainly helped to keep me sane.

I hope everyone who reads this is okay and safe.  If you are interested in the sketchbook follow the link xxx

Lock-down sketchbook

daily sketch. Stilton lunch.

 

Doesn't always go well.  Two attempts, and still not sure the colours are right...

 Two of the images from my new book, which is now for sale...

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