Last week, artists from my Friday class met at Brookfield Garden Centre for a sketching morning. We wandered around and each found
interesting things to draw.
I was struck by the orchids as I walked in the door so I went to those first. These were drawn directly in ink while standing. Since I haven’t mastered the art of holding my watercolour palette, little water bottle and sketchbook simultaneously, the watercolour was added later.
Phalaenopsis orchids - ink and watercolour Alpha Sketchbook
Rusty bells and butterflies on chains next called my
attention. Again the colour was added later, random splashes appeared out of
nowhere (who did that?) so I turned these into a purple wash.
Rusty Bells - ink and watercolour Alpha Sketchbook
Nearby I found this meditative group of statues. I used
Noodlers #41 Brown and because it seemed to be taking ages to dry on this paper
(S&B Beta A4 sketchbook) I decided to use the ink as a wash with a
water-brush, later adding a little grey - a Cobalt Blue and Burnt Sienna mix.
A quiet corner - ink and watercolour Alpha Sketchbook
Eventually, we were getting too hot in the sun, we gathered at WildCanary for coffee and cake. Drawing our cake was part of
the deal. Since we had a lovely big table we had room to complete our sketches.
Strawberry Frangipani Tart - ink and watercolour Beta Sketchbook
It was such a lovely day.
Here are some sketches from my fellow artists:
Renuka Russell
Judith Rihm
Vida Fiser
Lesley Jolly
It was such a lovely day!
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