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| The gates are open for 2016 at the National Trust's Bourne Mill. ©SuePownall |
Today is the Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere, and spring is
one of my favourite seasons. I also like autumn ... and summer ... oh
and winter if I'm inside and warm and it's snowing outside.
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Wednesday, I was sketching outside in order to record the 2016 opening
of the National Trust property, Bourne Mill. I'm working with the
property this year, so rather than sketch the building, other than the
outline, I chose to focus on the open gates.
I used a Monologue sketchbook and inked on site. However, I added the watercolour added at home due to icy wind.
I used a Monologue sketchbook and inked on site. However, I added the watercolour added at home due to icy wind.
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| St. Patrick's Day. ©SuePownall |
On Thursday, Saint Patrick's Day provided the opportunity to get some
green paint out as I sketched with some friends in a local pub. The above sketch was completed on site, Winsor & Newton watercolour with Staedtlar pen in A5 Daler sketchbook.
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| Sketching with my assistant. |
More green featured this morning, which is why I'm blogging this
evening, as I experimented monoprinting using a Gelli plate. Some of
these prints I am thinking of working up, maybe with stencils, or
watercolour, or.... not sure. Some as collage backgrounds, maybe. Whilst
one will become an Easter card to send to my mum.
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| Spring monoprint experiments. ©SuePownall |
Now, I'm looking forward to lots of garden drawing, flower sketching, and more spring printing.
