Dartmoor Piskies-Blue Sketchbook-A3

Brilliant, Lewis, I love these fantasy themed sketches. (Think the combination of Inktense and Faber pencils is rather effective.)

Great sketch and information Lew, like you I have wondered about there origin.

Wonderful Lewis.

Brilliant Lewis. So much detail, the drawing come alive.

Ooh, I hope that rabbit will be OK, pesky piskies ... another great drawing.

Great sketches, more great characters and piskie - ness , super again Lewis.

AS I live 2 miles from Dartmoor, I can assure you they do exist. They are always stealing my things. It's my fault for living in Coombley Drive. I should have been warned. Excellent drawing lewis. I like the combination of blues. I have never had problems with Intense breaking. I think you have a bad batch. I once had a bad coloursoft pencil, but it was only one in a set of good ones.

I think by the very nature of the beast that Inktense would be of softer consistency. I can't say that I have experienced breakages when used but would suspect that you have a greater usage factor than I do. The end result still looks great

Brilliant drawing Lewis.

Thanks to all for your comments. The 'lead' inside inktense pencils is softer than my Faber pencils. When I got them they came in a tin that never closed properly (I have them in mug now), maybe the box did get damaged. I can get a great point on them, but it lasts moments. I've always been a bit heavy handed on pencils and pens, but have no trouble with the Fabers.

An amazing drawing, Lewis - so clever and imaginative!

Wonderful characters so much detail in your drawings

Great folk lore Lewis. The blue monotone is very effective and beautiful drawing skills as always.

A grand tale of these little perishes Lewis. Like yourself, I often wonder were these tales begin. My mother gave me an old charm, is was about an inch in size and was copper coated lead...which was peeling off badly. It was a pixie sat on a toadstool and was wonderful carved, very clear features. She said it was, what I thought, Joanna Wadd. I had a mould made of it and a new one cast in silver, and decided to try and find out it’s history. The nearest I found was a Cornish pixie who was called Joan the Wadd.....how this ended up being a name and charm to Scottish families, I don’t know.

Thank you again for your comments. That's fascinating, Fiona. Sometimes the more you read about folklore, the less you understand. Someone's tall story, told in the remote past, and embellished by each person telling the story.

Fantastic work Lewis, brings to mind the art of Brian Froud, though must say your depictions of the hobgoblins and co., loook a lot friendlier, can't say I've ever heard the term Knockers related to the "little people".

Thank you Maureen. It's confusing, often the same mythical creature is described in different ways. 'Knockers' are part of Cornish and Welsh folklore...they were 'little people' who inhabited mines...and were often heard 'knocking'. All hocus pocus, of course.

Your fantasy work is fabulous, tells such a good story.

Fabulous as usual

Great sketch and interesting reading your write up and others comments.

Well, I’ve managed to miss most of lunchtime news looking at your sketch and reading all the fascinating stories surrounding the folklore, yeah😊! Great work Lewis.

So good, Lewis!

Amazing work Lewis we will have to ask the rabbit 😎

Love it 👏🏻!

Fantastic, Lewis!