Haltwhistle burn Gorge. pen and ink sketch en plein air

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Love the way you have captured the stream Malcolm. Lovely pen and ink drawing.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sat 19 Sep 17:09:54

Thank you very much for that Carole it's appreciated.

Posted by Malcolm Buckley on Sat 19 Sep 17:40:02

Yes, I can hear the burn rippling.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Sat 19 Sep 18:10:42

Lovely sketch

Posted by Ruthy flet on Sat 19 Sep 18:23:54

Thanks a lot Ruthy and Gudrun, appreciate it.

Posted by Malcolm Buckley on Sat 19 Sep 19:21:13

Great stuff Malcolm would make a stunning painting

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Sat 19 Sep 20:12:30

Love the geometric shapes of the wall, it has an almost abstract look to that part of the sketch, then the traditional elements in the foreground...it's a super sketch Malcolm.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sat 19 Sep 20:15:02

Thanks Fiona and Dennis, the shapes on the 'wall' Fiona was actually the natural fractures of the rock face of the gorge which were all very angular fractures, there were also lots of little overhanging sections. Dennis you are right, this is one of the sketches I am considering working up into a painting, I also took reference photos as well.

Posted by Malcolm Buckley on Sat 19 Sep 20:49:07

Hang on Studio Wall

19/09/2015

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Fourth sketch on the burn and gorge walk, this was when the burn walls really pulled in and you walked in a mini gorge with some reall nice rock faces, the path is actually the bed of an old narrow gauge railway they use to bring the rock and coal out on using a tiny engine the locals called 'Tanky' this stopped being used when the road systems became better, the sketch is of one of a series of little falls, it is an interesting area for wild life, history and some fossils in shale beds.

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Malcolm Buckley

I have always loved the outdoors and have climbed and walked in various places in the world, after giving numerous slide shows and talks about my trips to raise money for charity, i realised the slides and photos did not do what i saw justice, so I decided to start trying to paint. I am self taught…

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