Easter Monday

After almost of week of sunshine and very warm days this morning was grey and chilly.  The wind has changed direction and everyone is back in coats, hats and gloves.   I have been wanting to sketch the view from the back of the flat for ages, finally made a start.

Easter Sunday

It seems like forever that we have been in lock down, 3 weeks?  Just checked, here in the UK it started on the 23rd of March so we our finishing the third week.  Since then we have had some beautiful weather after a long grey winter so staying in has been hard.   So... I sit on the balcony and watch the world go by.  Our caretaker who spends his life disinfecting door handles and lift buttons, the gardener who comes every Sunday and passersby who come on their way to walk along the seafront.

this week

It has been beautifully bright and sunny.  Spending mornings on the balcony.  Last night our little local sketch group met on line, it was nice to catch up.

Got out and cleaned a Japanese Sailor Pen that I bought ages ago

Now I know why it had sat around unused, I found it quite difficult to work with.   I bought it after reading comments by some Urban Sketchers, I think I prefer using an ordinary fountain pen. 

A quick sketch as it was quite chilly

The balcony gets the morning sun but the clouds kept blowing over this morning and when they did the temperature really dropped so,  just a quick sketch.

I have been playing with some ideas and painting... not sketching

                               I am sitting on the balcony when there is sun in the mornings.

 

With Chalk_Collective at the Railway Pub.

A cold wet evening at the Railway Pub.  I had prepared a couple of pages by splashing on some water colour.   We usually sketch the musicians but there were no tables available at that end of the bar so we landed up sketching each other and some of the patrons!!