Drawing, squaring up

Posted on October 20, 2019October 20, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Copying, Drawing, Drawing tips, Life, Scaling up and down, SketchingLeave a comment

When you are learning to draw you can use a grid to help. If you are trying to copy an image you can draw a grid over the original, then draw the same sized squares on the paper you are drawing on. Finally copy the original onto the drawing by filling in each square. The grid helps you place lines more accurately. If you do the drawing in pen instead you can rub out the pencil lines. It’s really only a device to help learning to draw, or if you want to draw out the basis for a painting when you are using opaque paints like gouache, acrylics or oils. You can also use this for scaling up or down. If the squares are half size on the original the drawing will be twice the size (or vice versa), hope this makes sense.

Badly drawn violinist

Posted on October 20, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Barn dance, Black and white, Dance, Drawing, Fun, Life, Penkhull, Penkhull mystery play, Penkhull Village Hall, Sketching, Staffordshire, Stoke-on trent, Urban Sketchers2 Comments

I did these sketches tonight because I’m part of urban sketchers. These were drawn at the Mystery play barn dance up at Penkhull village hall. The band laying were called the Shropshire Hero’s and the barn dance caller was Baz Parkes.

It was excellent fun although I was helping behind the bar for part of it. Just watching people dance was great. Some do well, others make mistakes. The worst thing that happened was someone accidentally stood on my foot. But that was because I was drawing, and I think I was a bit in the way, so I wasn’t looking and got stood on. I was more worried because the dancer almost fell over me!

The other problem with drawing dancers? You guessed it.. They don’t stand still!

Today’s one inch challenge drawing

Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 1" challenge, Art, Black and white, Drawing, Image, Lion, Rain, Sketch, Sketching, Weather2 Comments

It’s very wet outside, so I’ve done my 1″ challenge sketch for the day. I’ve just drawn a picture of a painting of a lion I’m doing. It’s a work in progress. (progressing slowly). I’ve got lots to do, but I’m not in the mood. I think the weather is getting me down!

Last two days sketching in Wales…

Posted on October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Black and white drawings, Bodnant garden, Life, Llandegla, Pen and ink drawings, Prestatyn, Sketching, Urban sketches, WalesLeave a comment

The first one is various daisy flowers, cone flowers, asters and grasses in the fountain flower bed at Bodnant Garden.

Then there is a drawing of pine trees and evergreens. Waterplants and other species. With an added Robin, along pools and a stream, at Bodnant.

The third is my hubby walking on the beach at Prestatyn this morning. He was trying to fly a balsa wood plane in drizzle and rain….

Finally, sitting in the car looking at Llandegla Forest this afternoon. Door open, just while I was waiting for my hubby.

Urban sketchers, on the roof.

Posted on September 16, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Drawing, Fun, Life, On the roof, Pot bank Hotel, Sketching, Spode site, Staffordshire, Stoke, Stoke-on trent, Urban Sketchers, View from aboveLeave a comment

I almost missed this today. We were invited up to the bridal suite in the Potbank Hotel to draw the views from the top room. The windows look out over the Spode factory roofs and beyond….

By the time I got there I was very late. I only had 45 minutes to draw. So I drew the view with the iconic Spode chimney first, looking out over Stoke Minster and part of the town hall. Then in the last 15 minutes I drew the cupola? of a building, its prominent as you look over Stoke. Turns out its an old co-op building. I only found out because as I was leaving I bumped into another urban sketcher who had not been able to get there in time. She had done research into what it was.

I might not have done as much as I wanted but it was fun. I would like to go back and do more.

Classic cars

Posted on September 15, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 2018, Austin cars, Blogging, Classic cars, Etruria, Photos, Sketching, Staffordshire, Stoke-on trentLeave a comment

Since I didn’t get any photos if the classic cars this year I thought I would post photos from a year ago. I think they are all Austin cars? The drawings aren’t too bad. Just quick sketches of them……

Morcambe Bay view

Posted on August 19, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Drawing, Life, Micro poem, Morecambe, Poem, Poetry, Sea, Sketching, Sky, Sun, Urban sketchLeave a comment

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Today’s view,

long drive.

More later!

Drawing again

Posted on August 12, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Astle Park, Cheshire, Design, Drawing, Lighting, Lunch, Picture, Sketching, Staffordshire, Stoke-on trent, Trentham, Urban SketchersLeave a comment

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Two sketches. One yesterday at Astle Park traction engine rally, I drew this at the end of the day when all the vehicles has left the show ring except for this miniature traction engine. I could have just taken a photo but as it stayed still for quite a while I drew instead.

The second picture was drawn outside but then we went into the restaurant as we were being bothered by wasps. I took a photo of the drawing while we were inside. I didn’t realise it was so dark in there with a blue tone to the lighting. I adjusted it with a photo editor. It shows how long it took to get served, the place was really busy. The food was very nice though.

Quick sketches

Posted on July 28, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Craft fair, Drawing, Fun, Life, Sketching, Stoke urban sketchersLeave a comment

I was sitting by my stall at a craft fair run by market_@_48 at Spode potbank Hotel today. I realised Stoke Urban Sketchers were there so I decided to ask for a couple of sheets of paper and I managed to draw the view from my stall and then of a singer called merrym’n who was singing songs about stoke-on-trent and his songs were very good.

I will post pictures of the craft fair, there were some very interesting stalls.

Holiday sketches.

Posted on June 14, 2019June 14, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Chalets, Drawing, Fun, Life, Lodge, Scribbles, Sketching, Trees, Urban sketchingLeave a comment

Some sketches from our short break. Including two doodles when it was to wet and dark and the TV was on the blink. My hubby reading, a sketch inside the cabin, a drawing of Fountains Abbey in the rain, the view out of the window, and finally trees which I coloured in.

Sketching keeps me occupied and gives me something to do when I want to be artistic.

It doesn’t cost much to draw, you can use a biro and the back of an envelope. You have to try and stay dry but it’s good to get out and about.

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Sketching