Sketching in Pembrokeshire

 I have been visiting north Pembrokeshire regularly since 1987 and never tire of the area, particularly the coast.  I love the craggy cliffs, swooping and diving birds, wildflowers, the coconut perfume of the gorse and the changing light. 

I spent a few days there last week and did some sketching in between the showers.

Sketching in the snow in January 2021

 

January sketching outdoors!  I didn't last long as it was exhilarating but freezing.   My fingerless gloves needed to cover more of my fingers - I must invest in some new ones if I do more of this

Sketching outdoors - connecting with nature - holding onto my sketchbook and hat before they blow away

 

A welcome trip to the coast. 

I like the struggle to keep my hat on and to get some marks on the paper as my sketchbook blows in the wind. I'm capturing impressions and memories as I sketch.

West coast of France - sketching

Beautiful and ever changing light on the sea here at Vaux sur Mer.  The sun, clouds and, I think, sandbanks, affect the colour of the sea.   It changes from indigo to very pale green, to golden and turquoise.

 

Sketching willow for a new herbalist book

Sketching in the sunshine at Witley Court

Sketching in the hot sunshine at Witley Court, Shropshire.  The perfume from the lavender was fabulous.  

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/witley-court-and-gardens/

Out and about sketching this summer

The waterfall at Furnace, near Machynlleth, Wales.
I started by drawing with a white gell pen on the toned paper and then added gouache.

Sketched in a short dry spell between very, heavy rain.   We were camping in a field and were fine but 3 or 4 fields away from us the grass was totally under water.

There is an interesting mid-18th century charcoal iron furnace next to the waterfall and sometimes you can the the waterwheel in operation.

 http://www.visitwales.com/attraction-search/attraction-search-results/attraction-search-details?id=1232305&latitude=1&longitude=1

Sketching in Shropshire on the Long Mynd

Sketching - a photo from December

 Sketching a lakeside temple in Thailand in  the company of a turtle!