Postcard from Singapore Airlines

#0218  Back in the days before discount airlines, we used to get freebie stuff on the planes.  This is part of a set of postcards courtesy of Singapore Airlines.
29 Sep 2016

Postcard from Shizuoka

#0217 Sengen Shrine Shizuoka Japan.
27 Sep 2016

PS. Slightly wonky sketch done with no pencil!! Ran out of time to shade and be more diligent about painting.

Postcard from San Francisco

#0216 Victorian house in San Francisco California USA (1993).
26 Sep 2016

Postcard from Stratford Upon Avon

#0215 Shakespeare’s birthplace, Stratford upon Avon UK (1982).
22 Sep 2016

 

Postcard from Ha Tay Country Market

#0212 Ha Tay Country Market Vietnam (1999).
17 Sep 2016

PS. I found some grey ink … the effect is less stark than the black and seems to work well with watercolours.  Have found myself less inclined to need pencil prep as a result.

Postcard from Exmoor

#0211 Valley of the Rocks, Exmoor Devon UK (1997).
16 Sep 2016

Postcard from East Cape Lighthouse

#0209  Erected in 1922, the East Cape Lighthouse stands 154m above the Pacific Ocean, 14m high, the light flashes every ten seconds and is visible for 50km.  The Lighthouse was automated in 1986.  East Island was the original Site.  East Cape near Gisborne New Zealand (2000).
14 Sep 2016

PS.  No pencil!!  Note to self – don’t forget to breathe.

Postcard from Tivoli Gardens

#0208  A funny postcard of a marching band at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen Denmark (1982).
13 Sep 2016

Postcard from Uxmal

#0207 A close up of the Soothsayer’s Temple with the Nuns’ Quadrangle in the background.  Mayan ruins at Uxmal Yucatan Mexico (1995).
12 Sep 2016

PS.  Lately I’ve hit a wall in terms of progress, maybe because I’ve been relying on my pencil too much rather than having more fluid lines.  This sketch is an attempt to embrace the imperfection of freehand drawing again 🙂