sketching from old photos

I have a love of searching through old photos of places I know in times gone by.  That's what I've been doing over the past few weeks.  Here are some of them.

Beach houses Red Wharf Bay, on Anglesey around 1880

Penysarn 1800's

Colwyn Bay pier entrance. One half of the entrance.

Deganwy shore

St. Asaph, The Plough and post office.

Very early picture of St. Asaph

Charles and his mules, Meifod. (is the caption on the photo)

Crossing stones, Llansannon.

Llangar Church. Corwen North Wales

A lovely photograph of this ancient church, taken and posted by https://www.facebook.com/gillian.smith.182940?fref=hovercard, really took my eye. In this coloured sketch, I have tried to capture the spiritual atmosphere of the site.

Llangar Church. Corwen North Wales.

Two new publications completed this summer

I've had a lovely summer of sketching in and around North Wales.  Here are two new publications you can preview and/or purchase....just follow the links. (You can view the whole publications for free).
Out and About, sketching

Wildlife sketches

Two new publications completed this summer.

I have produced a number of colour sketches completed this summer into 20+ page publications.  If you would like to see them, follow the link....blurb.co.uk/b/7340902-wildlife-sketches-2016
http://www.blurb.co.uk/b/7341012-out-and-about-sketching

Sketches of Anglesey.

Recently completed sketches made on Anglesey.

 What a lovely cottage a stones throw from a beautiful beach.  Would love to spend a few days there.

 Further down the road,  I wonder if this is the same cottage....Now I really want to stay there.

A well know establishment near Llanrwst, 'Tu Hwnt I'r Bont'  ( Beyond the Bridge). Amazing colours that change with the seasons.

Two magazines in one day...not bad going!

Out and about sketching...for sale or available to view.

At last I've put this years favourite sketches to print...

maybe a set of greetings cards!

I've been working on some simple sketches I would love to produce as a range of blank cards for a local nature reserve visitors centre.  Let me know what you think.

weather change, day inside

Well, today has been the first day in ages that I've spent inside.  We've had some rain, not much, and a dull day, but not cold...but with a Grand Prix on and a great deal of housework to catch up on, I decided to make it an interior day...
  Grand Prix was great...not much housework done...but I did get on with some sketches...I learn every day where art is concerned and I'm always trying out working with paints in different ways and trying out varying techniques with using paints...will post this weeks trials later....

Beautiful weather

Spending time out in this lovely weather. Sketching and painting.

Care Home mural No. 1, up.

So glad to see that my wallpaper mural is now up in the Care Home that commissioned it.  Life size, it is creating a talking point for the residents.

Thrilled that they are so pleased with the finished result.

A great day of exploring..

At least once a week I have a full day of experimenting with art products, techniques and trying out new techniques.  Sometimes, I feel I have wasted a day and, often, materials too.  Yesterday, I made a few discoveries that will have positive results.  It was a good, though messy day. I even managed to complete a few more paintings.

North Wales landscapes

I have now completed my first ten ink paintings of Denbighshire landscapes.  All have been inspired by a month of sketching and painting around Llyn Brenig and surrounding moorland lakes and forest.
I am hopeful that the prints will be on sale in the Llyn Brenig Visitor Centre shop, later this month.  They can also be purchased from my ETSY shop.

father's day

Miss my dad so much today.  I have fished out some of my favourite photos, to cheer me up.

taken last week, beautiful and perfect.

Jackdaw landing

My two sisters, Beauty and my lovely dad.

Experimenting with digital effects on todays paintings

I have lots of experimental days, which usually result in some surprises and lots of disasters...Here are a few I tried out today.

The middle picture is an original painting, a bit bright, Dark Blue Sky, has a look of the impossible, but it really isn't.  I decided to limit the range of colour and simplify the view...I did the same thing on the sunrise painting of deer at the lakeside.  I like the simple nature of the effect.  I might have some printed off as limited edition prints.

Fledgings, sun, and working outside....what could be better?

Garden filled with baby birds, flowers and colour is always inspiring.  As well as painting and sketching I've been busy taking photo's.