Quick sketches

On the phone

Brunel Statue and random figures

Community Gardens

 
Not much in the way of outdoor sketching recently as the weather getting cooler.

More figure drawing

 

A couple of my sketches from a figure drawing session which took place alongside a mural painting event on the streets of Swindon.

3 minutes

5 minutes

5 minutes

Costume life drawing

5 minute pose

5 minute pose

10 minute pose

10 minute pose

I recently attended a sketching event organised by one of our local Urban Sketchers. It's quite a while since I have done any figure drawing and it took a fair few poses before I settled in.  I found the full length poses difficult to capture in the time frame, so decided to concentrate on the head and shoulders.

Drawing Attention - September issue

 The latest global Urban Sketchers e-zine:

https://urbansketchers.org/2025/09/01/drawing-attention-september-2025/?mc_cid=01c114770e&mc_eid=UNIQID

Recent Cotswold sketches

Allotments, South Cerney

The Courtyard, Slaughters Hotel, Lower Slaughter

 

Painswick

Textile

 

Painted and hand stitched on cotton sheeting
approx 17 x 17 cm (7" x 7")

Another slow-stitch project. I am not sure whether I will finish this piece with binding or frame it behind a mount.

Recent acrylic paintings

Roses in June - acrylic inks - 17 x 12 cm

Poppies - acrylic inks - 17 x 12 cm

 

Aside from using my sketchbooks and preparing foldbook samples for a recent workshop I led for our local art group, I have done very little painting of late.  However, I managed to finish a couple of small acrylics on paper for an exhibition earlier this month.  Still attempting to go bolder and looser - and a reminder to self to keep up the momentum!