Tag: St Raphael
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Queen’s Promenade Dance at Sunset
Last time we visited the Queen’s Promenade it was night time – this time we have Prom dance in the daylight, mostly at sunset with new materials and new techniques such as the tempera paint sticks and the Inktense paints. Working at sunset speed is the order of the day – and unlike slow old-fashioned…
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Tales from the Riverbank 1 – The Sentinel
And from my last post coming bang down to earth in Surbiton, we have to revisit the riverbank – as I have been working more on the river over the summer. Still not to pre-pandemic levels, but I still visit there from time to time and work. Apart from drawing the boats there which is…
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Kingston Regatta – Messing Around In Boats 2
One man and a regatta of boats! For a long time I banned the river as somewhere to draw and paint. Lockdown meant the subject had been burnt out for me as I was working there every day. It’s the nearest thing to me, and when we were only allowed out for a walk I…
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Surbiton Odds And Sods
I have made various attempts to extend my range during lockdown, like drawing buildings – a previous blind spot and something I still struggle with not making wonky! And these apart from St Raphaels are currently exclusive to this blog, not uploaded to Instagram, they are outtakes. The first is a view of my road,…
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5PM Challenge 88-106
This highlights roundup has been much delayed, although I have been busy drawing with new pens, new ink and new pads. I’ve been continuing to use the FPR Himalaya v2 Ultraflex for months and loved it, but found it does railroad quite a lot with R&K Sketchink especially when flexing, and my unique FPR ink…
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On The Promenade
Sounds like a film ‘On The Promenade’ – an arty French black and white flick, bit like ‘On The Waterfront’ but more, well, French. Sort of tying in with that thought is ‘Japonisme’ – the influence of Japanese art on European and particularly French art with these ink drawings. Not sure what the type of…
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