Tag: sketchbook

  • What can we learn from drawing Sycamore seeds?

    We moved from The Forest, where I knew the trees and their varieties, to the beautiful Derwent valley. The noticeable change for me was in the varieties of trees. There are a lot of Sycamore. Members of the Acer/Maple family, they are everywhere. One book on local history referred to them as “the Derbyshire weed.”…

  • Take a peek inside my Norway Cruise Sketchbook

    Take a sneek peek inside my sketchbook! I recently went on a cruise to the Arctic circle to see the northern lights. Mrs Rayner and I were celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary. I did a bit of random sketchbooking and thought you might like to see. Sketchbook journals are 50% sketching and 50% memories and…

  • See inside my Current Sketchbooks

    Have a look inside my current sketchbook books. I’ve got a few on the go. Some I prefer using some days and sometimes I just want something small to slip in my pocket and be discreet with. I’ve been very busy recently, out and about, here and there, so it’s all a bit messy but…