Old Smithy Door by Fiona Phipps

Nice style Fiona, a competent drawing.

Really well executed Fiona!

Thank you Alan, a little improvement from the last one....I hope! Lol Thank you very much Keith!

I always think "looses" sketches work well.

Fiona,is this you or your twin sister. Super mark making.

Many thanks Richard. Lol....John, there’s only one of me....thank the Lord! Anyone who knows me will say Amen to that! Lol I’ve always been one to avoid drawing, with a pencil, at any cost....it leaves your study naked, there is no hiding behind tricks or techniques, it’s just paper and lead/pen etc. I am trying to improve that skill in which I am sadly lacking in. Thank you, I take your comment as a compliment....I think!

Great drawing Fiona 😁

A lovely sketch Fiona, very detailed

Yes it is a compliment Fiona. You have a good variety of expressive marks in this piece, so go naked. Lol

Thanks very much Linda and David, very grateful for your input. It’s very detailed for me David! Lol

Lol John, thank you! I have more naked sketches and sketches with the introduction of colour...just a little underwear really, then the big finish of fully clothed towards the end of the project. The aim is to gather lots of sketches of different subjects, then breaking them down and adding colour. At the end of it we are to have a sort of theme going on and the building blocks for a final piece. I’m bound to get lost along the way but it’s great fun!

Love the brickwork Fiona, lovely drawing.

A great sketch Fiona.

Great. love to see it with a bit of colour...Fiona

Love your ever changing variety Fiona inquisitive as ever

Satu, Margaret, Peter, Dennis my thanks as always for your encouraging words.

A really accomplished drawing, of a lovely simple scene, some excellemt marks here.

Lovely sketch Fiona

This really appeals to me Fiona.

Doors are such satisfying things to draw, and you have drawn this one beautifully.

Very confident sketch which is beautifully descriptive.

Lovely sketch Fiona -your series of sketches for "the project" is very interesting. As a matter of curiosity do you know the age of the smithy?

I like it good drawing Fiona, love the stones.

Andre, Petra, Adele, Sylvia......thank you all ever so much for you lovely feedback, appreciate it.

Many thanks Diana, Carol ( not sure ref age, the single storey front part looks mid 19th century but I think the two storey smithy part is older) and Carole thank you.

Perfect subject, doesn't move but loads of life.

Thanks very much Derek.

You must be very very pleased with this Fiona. It's very well done.

Nicely done Fiona, its amazing how much one can communicate with just pencil. I started out doing pencil sketching as a teenager and still like to sketch with pencils.

I’m starting to love sketching once again Paul, after a long time avoiding it. Thank you for your comment.