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Thursday, 28 August 2014

Wednesday 28 August 2014 CLS Arts Society


Watercolour from previous week. Another attempt at Cullercoats on 200 lb Bockingford paper size 15 x 11 ins.

 Acrylic on 20 x 16 canvas board of Highlight and Wooden Dolly pub in North Shields

Sunday, 17 August 2014

Whitby Holiday at Lot 4 Old Auction Rooms

Drawn from seat above Kybar Pass looking over to the 199 steps. Another artist sketching the same  in coloured pencils and pens in front of me completing what he started yesterday.

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Church Street over the swing bridge looking back to old Town Hall. Right amount of white and tower in the right place. Drawn from computer.

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Whitby rooftops from view point in Cliff Street above the short stay car park.
Face in the cliff profile -could if by Dracula ?

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All drawn on Tuesday 


Friday early morning
Overall wash and textured with spectacles lens cleaner spray on to wet wash. Drawn with bamboo stick with watercolour paints and blocked in using piece of mount card. Done on location sitting on the east pier looking south to the start of 199 steps.
200 lb Hahnemuhle paper in a block. Size 30 x 40 cms

Sketching materials.

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Wednesday, 6 August 2014

Sketch book update

View up the Coquet Valley to the Cheviot from near Westerhaugh

Amble harbour south pier  locking towards Coquet Island


Island View Street Amble

End house in Island View and Coquet Island

Cottage near Torridon on the west coast of  Scotland 

Looking down on Church Street from the cliff footpath

Staithes houses from the road down from Cowbar. Drawn from photo after the generator when down at work.