Burning the brashings. Pen and wash sketch

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Interesting pen work Malcolm. You have captured the smoke very well.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Thu 06 Aug 08:08:54

Thanks Carole, had to think about the smoke to be happy about it.

Posted by Malcolm Buckley on Thu 06 Aug 08:35:54

You used the day to great effect anyway, lovely sketching.

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Thu 06 Aug 13:59:32

Thanks for that Derek, even though I only took a photo and did a quick pencil sketch on the day of this situation, the fact I still got a walk in made it all worth while.

Posted by Malcolm Buckley on Thu 06 Aug 14:41:53

Many thanks Malcolm I just paint what I like and hope for the best. Nicely done

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Thu 06 Aug 15:02:55

You are putting that pen to good use Malcolm. There are some lovely marks and lively squiggles, the smoke is very well handled too. An all round winner!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Thu 06 Aug 21:15:37

Thank you for the positive and encouraging comments Fiona.

Posted by Malcolm Buckley on Thu 06 Aug 22:25:49

Hang on Studio Wall

06/08/2015

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This is another dip pen sketch and this is of a woodsman I saw one year near Thirlmere in the Lakes after I had gone to walk on Helvelen but the weather had pushed me off, it was a cold wet autumn day and the ground was wet and thick with that carpet of moss you get in those woods part of which had been cleared.

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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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