Tag: sketching
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.”…
Draw Anywhere? It’s About More Than Drawing
Can you really draw anywhere? I took my sketchbook with me on a family day out to a farm park with my two-year-old granddaughter. Like most outings with small children, we spent far more time in the playground than looking at the animals. So while she climbed, explored and refused to keep her sun hat…
Can a Sketch Hold More Than a Photograph?
This weekend we visited Brownsea Island and spent a quiet afternoon on the beach. The weather was grey and cool at first, but when the sun finally appeared my wife and a newly-discovered relative decided to brave the sea. While they waded into the cold water, I pulled out a small watercolour postcard and made…