Seasalt and Serpentine
Explore and Draw
Is there a proper way to sketch?
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Is there a proper way to sketch?

Explore and Draw Ep. 5

Dear Listener,

Welcome to another episode of Explore and Draw.

In each episode I’ll take you with me on a walk, observing and commenting on the landscape around me. I’ll find a place to draw and then share the finished sketch with you below.

Finished sketch

Join me today for a morning sketch down at Housel Bay at Lizard Point. The weather was dry, but had a certain mugginess about it. I could see the sea mist gathering on the horizon and the sky was a long stretch of light grey. The view was dramatic with Bumble Rock, the Lion’s Den and the ancient rocky shoreline extended below the Lizard lighthouse which was my focus for today’s sketch.

Listen on to find out the best mint to make mint sauce, how the Lizard peninsula was formed (here’s a great video by the lady I met, explaining the geology of the rocks), and whether or not I’m sketching the proper way! All things I discovered from the time spent sketching today.

Find out more about Open Studios Cornwall and the workshops I’m running here.

Dramatic coastline
The lighthouse in the distance
Alexanders lined the footpath
Celebrating the coronation
Pre painted pages done with liquid acrylic ink
Details created with layers of crayon
The lighthouse was the focal point
Quick marks to capture birds, rocks and movement of the sea

Hope you enjoyed joining me on today’s explore and draw podcast. Do you think there is a proper way to sketch? Let me know in the comments!

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If you’d like to learn more about sketching on location I have created a course all about sketching outdoors and observing the landscape around you. You’ll find it here.

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Seasalt and Serpentine
Explore and Draw
Audio dispatches from the Lizard Peninsula.
In each episode I invite you to join me on a sketch walk, I describe the landscape and capture the sounds before I find a place to sketch.