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Hello September! Where does the time go? As quite a few forum members enjoy contributing to sketch a day here is an invitation to join in. We are a friendly bunch And enjoy the social aspect as well as the practical challenge of a daily sketch ( or whenever you can!) So sketch away for September!
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Thanks Gillian for setting this up. I really look forward to checking in with this each day, and seeing all of your sketches and hearing your news too!. I loved your moody charcoal scene Gillian, I have yet to try charcoal because as you say its really messy and I have 2 cats who wander over my art board so I can just see all those sooty paw prints all over my cream sofa!
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Thanks Gillian, here we go with another new month! I was looking through Moria Huntly’s lovely book Sketchbook Secrets and did this little pencil sketch of some beached boats. I find boats quite difficult to draw to get the right shapes, would love to get out there at the beach sketching, but not able to for the moment.
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Thank Gillian, here we go another month don’t know where this year has gone. Nice boats Tessa, you have the shapes quite well, I agree they are not easy and can be quite a challenge probably why I like drawing and painting them.
Today a simple pen sketch of tree from when I was up there taking photos and sketching.
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Wow we are keen to get started this month. Lovey sketch Hilary must say I like a church and enjoying your trees Paul! Nice boats Tessa I have struggled with boats myself but an artist friend gave me a tip a few years ago so I have sketched one using said tip, took me minutes. Thought it worth a share. Use a figure eight on its side then use it as your base. I’ve left a hint of the eight in the picture to see what I mean. 
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Thats a very good sketch of the church Hilary and a good move to use the pastel paper, it does give it a older look.
Very good tip about the figure eight for boats, didn’t know about that. Often little tips help to achieve things.
My offering today is a sketch of trees done a few days ago, still having a problem hold pencil and brush, thankfully the iPad doesn’t need to be pressed to hard.
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by Paul (Dixie) Dean
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Sorry to hear your hands are problematic at the moment Paul hope they settle down quickly, despite that your sketches are always great! Love the flowers Hilary, I have seen a few articles about inkonic fineliners must say your sketches show the colours are beautiful! Might invest in some myself! I have just sketched a sweet pea using a green and purple pen plus a wash of water
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Sorry about your hand problems again Dixie, must be really annoying apart from painful.
Hilary I like your Inkonic liners, good colours and give a really nice effect. I’ve not heard of them, are they something new?
And another delightful and delicate flower pic from Gillian.
I have visitors for a few days so probably won’t get much of anything done, but will be looking in!
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