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A watercolour sketch of a view across the Solway Firth. The view is from Skinburness, on the English side looking out over towards Scotland and the hills beyond. In the Foreground there is a stony beach with little pebbles visible.

A watercolour sketch of a view across the Solway Firth. The view is from Allonby, on the English side looking out over towards Scotland and the hills beyond. In the Foreground there is a stony beach with little pebbles visible and two posts sticking out of the sand.

A watercolour sketch of a view across the Solway Firth. The view is from Beckfoot, on the English side looking out over towards Scotland and the hills beyond. In the Foreground there is a stony beach with little pebbles visible.

A watercolour sketch of a view across the Solway Firth. The view is from Allonby, on the English side looking out over towards Scotland and the hills beyond. In the Foreground there is a stony beach with little pebbles visible.

Revisiting some old sketches from 10 years ago. It’s a reminder that I’ve been doing this stuff for some time now. My work changed to more figurative art but I’ve returned again to the landscape. Maybe it’s because the world is so dark and it’s my little bit of resistance!

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This is a rough sketch of the landscape at Powfoot in South West Scotland. It’s created using various methods of mark making from drawing, painting with a palette knife to smudging with my fingers. The mountains are visible in the skyline, the water of the Solway separates them from the foreground. The foreground is a marshy green area where tufts of grass grow through a stony shoreline.

This is a rough sketch of the landscape at Powfoot in South West Scotland. It’s created using various methods of mark making from drawing, painting with a palette knife to smudging with my fingers. The mountains are visible in the skyline, the water of the Solway separates them from the foreground. In this sketch the clouds were coming down and raining over part of the mountains on the right side of the horizon. The foreground is a marshy green area where tufts of grass grow through a stony shoreline.

This is a rough sketch of the landscape at Powfoot in South West Scotland. It’s created using various methods of mark making from drawing, painting with a palette knife to smudging with my fingers. The mountains are visible in the skyline, the water of the Solway separates them from the foreground. I used bubble wrap to print over part of the water as it creates a depth to it. The foreground has reeds growing out of a marshy area.

This is a rough sketch of the landscape at Powfoot in South West Scotland. It’s created using various methods of mark making from drawing, painting with a palette knife to smudging with my fingers. The mountains are visible in the skyline with a few houses dotted about. The water of the Solway separates them from the foreground. The foreground is a marshy green area where reeds are growing through.

I’ve been out on the Solway coastline doing some sketches. I’m trying to evoke the wild weather and nature of this area.
I must remember to bring a hat with me next time because it was so cold and windy I started to get earache. I confess I completed some of these at home later.
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