I started a pen & ink drawing of Rannerdale Knotts as it’s a view I’ve not tried before. So obviously I picked up the watercolours for this pen & ink 😉 anyway, after a bit of splashing paint around I had finished and wasn’t to annoyed by the result which was a nice change. I took a quick scan of it then went to work. Now I look at it on the computer I’m not sure why I thought it was okay, time to go back to the drawing board…
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I thought I’d have a place with some carbon pencils for a change and ended up doodling High Stile (from an old reference photo of mine ;-))
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After painting the fantastical world as recorded by J.R.R.T. for a while I decided to return to something a bit more local. It’s been quite a while since I wandered over Haystacks in the Lake District so I opted to paint it 😉
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The theme of the month for February over on John Howe’s website is ‘Just Next Door‘… What myths, legends and folktales do you have in your neighbourhood or region? This month’s theme is the marvellous and the fantastic that lives next door, so to speak: local legends, myths that have taken root not far from your door, folk characters that haunt the local woodlands, streams or hills. Well, there are quite a few local myths and legends that came to mind and I could not pick just one. Time being…
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I have a large list of things to illustrate, a large list of landscapes to paint, another large list of digital projects to work on, oh, and there’s some glass work to fit in as well. However, the other day looking at my to-do projects didn’t inspire me so I asked Julie what I should work on next, she suggested Sourmilk Gill which is an impressive sight next to Buttermere in the Lake District. I was about to tape down some watercolour board for a painting when I changed my…
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