tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:53:07 +0000coloured pencilwatercoloursketchcatsBiscuitinkCambridgeCambridge University Botanic Gardenspen and washsketchbookUrban SketchersWinsor and Newtongardens.botanic gardenssketchessketchingEDMFitzwilliam musemLondonMoleskinePrismacolorUKCPScactusdrawingflowersmaking a marksketchcrawltreeswebsiteAnnual Open InternationalCalellaCambridge Urban SketchersCaran D'acheChinaChristmasCop RoigEithne FisherFaber CastellFabriano VeneziaFacebookFancolorFlickrGirtonHiroshigeHistonHokusaiImpingtonJanie PirieJapanKatherine TyrrellKings CollegeMarket SquareMooNational Gardens SchemeOne New ChangePalafrugellPaternoster SquarePolychromosSpain Costa BravaSt Mary's the GreatSt PaulsSt Pauls CathedralTamariuTate ModernThe PloughTomUrban Sketchers LondonUtamaroWIPcactus mondaycape aloecolandercommissionsdaffodillsexhibitiongouachejadejade vinelampmushroomsopen gardenspenpeppersperlagoniumpetsportraitsprintsredreviewsenneliershoessketchbookssnow leopardspringspring onionssuesmithart.comvegetableswindmillyellowSue Smith's blog about sketching, drawing and painting, art and artists, exhibitions, and occasional reviews of books, materials and equipment.http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)Blogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-4525649639441118424Sun, 24 Jan 2016 19:22:00 +00002016-01-24T19:22:08.380+00:00 It's a week since I had to say goodbye to my beloved black cat Tom. I still can't quite believe he's gone, he was such a character and is very much missed by all the family, including our other cat Biscuit. He went from his usual scatty, silly, happy go lucky self to a point of no return in a little over 48 hours. He was off his food for a day which prompted a trip to the vet , where http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/rip-tom-2005-2016.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-5584304668499156561Tue, 08 Dec 2015 16:04:00 +00002015-12-08T16:04:26.123+00:00CambridgeCambridge Urban Sketcherscoloured pencilinksketchbooksketchcrawlsketchessketchingUrban Sketcherswatercolour Mill Road Winter Fair ink, watercolour and coloured pencil On Saturday 5th December I joined the Cambridge Urban Sketchers to sketch the annual Mill Road Winter Fair. A few hardy souls gathered at the skateboard ramp at the Parkside end of Mill Road at midday before settling off to find a sheltered spot to sketch. I settled on a spot near The Broadway and perched on my camping stool http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/mill-road-winter-fair.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-3966133150158937277Sun, 03 May 2015 18:50:00 +00002015-05-04T00:28:04.286+01:00Eithne FisherreviewThe Plough Grey Bridge oil on canvas by Eithne Fisher On Thursday I attended my friend and fellow artist Eithne Fisher's preview of her new exhibition Marking Time. The exhibition of paintings and drawings is in rooms above The Plough pub in Shepreth, a pretty village about 10 miles south of Cambridge. The Plough closed its doors in 2010 and was due to be converted into a private house but dedicated http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/marking-time-by-eithne-fisherdrawing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-6076203041156301103Tue, 28 Apr 2015 19:59:00 +00002015-04-28T21:05:09.205+01:00coloured pencildrawinggardens.botanic gardensImpingtonNational Gardens Schemesketchingwatercolourwindmill Last summer during the NGS open gardens I visited Impington Mill, to do some sketching and produced this drawing. I have since made a watercolour, pen and coloured pencil version, which I intend to be the first in a series of paintings of local landmarks. I'm going to visit the mill again next month to draw the windmill itself. Impington Mill will be open during National Mills http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/mill-cottage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-2407169460751315930Mon, 27 Apr 2015 15:42:00 +00002015-04-27T16:42:20.744+01:00CambridgeCambridge University Botanic Gardensgardens.botanic gardensjade vine View of the hot houses  Last week I spent a couple of days sketching in the Cambridge University Gardens. The first day I didn't take my folding stool so had to wait for a seat to be vacated! When I started sketching I was in the shade but as the sun moved round I was getting hotter and hotter. 1 Brookside I returned the following day armed with my stool and settled down to draw 1 http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/botanic-garden-sketches-and-jade-vine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-5817898596789189456Sun, 26 Apr 2015 16:48:00 +00002015-04-26T17:48:25.509+01:00drawingKatherine TyrrellLondonmaking a markMoleskineOne New ChangePaternoster SquaresketchsketchbookssketchingSt Pauls CathedralUrban SketchersUrban Sketchers LondonWinsor and Newton Yesterday I joined the London Urban Sketchers for the first time. We were to meet on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral at 11 o'clock but I was late and so after catching up with the organiser, Katherine Tyrrell, I headed down to the river and sketched the view across the Thames to the Tate Modern. View across the Thames from just right of the Millennium Bridge We all met up again on the http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/drawing-with-london-urban-sketchers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-6870569264466294391Thu, 02 Apr 2015 17:50:00 +00002015-04-26T15:38:04.606+01:00LondonpensketchsketchcrawlSt PaulsTate ModernUrban Sketcherswatercolour London Urban Sketchers' Sketchcrawl - Sunday 26th April 2015 Pen and watercolour sketch of St Pauls. I'm going to join the next London Urban Sketchers Sketchcrawl which will be at the Millennium Bridge North Bank, St Paul's Cathedral, and One New Change - The Rook Terrace. All the details are on the Urban Sketchers London blog. This event is being organised by Katherine Tyrrell and http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/london-urban-sketchers-sketchcrawl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-1901582076553784032Tue, 31 Mar 2015 11:06:00 +00002015-03-31T12:06:57.537+01:00CambridgeKings CollegeMarket Squarepen and washsketchSt Mary's the Greatwatercolour It's too cold, wet and windy at the moment for sketching outdoors (for me at least), so I've retreated to the Cambridge branch of Marks and Spencer over the course of a few days to sketch from the cafe. The tables by the windows on the second floor offer a splendid view of the Market Square and St Mary's the Great church with Kings College chapel in the background. The aspect I chose to sketch http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/sketching-market-square.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-302092961494701886Mon, 28 Oct 2013 15:37:00 +00002013-10-28T15:41:01.281+00:00catsChristmascoloured pencilcommissionspetsportraitssuesmithart.comwebsite I have just updated my website www.suesmithart.com, with a new prices page for commissions. I am taking orders now for Christmas, please take a look. You can contact me at suebellhill@gmail.com. http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/pet-portraits.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-1605077489973526995Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:01:00 +00002013-10-28T15:42:03.280+00:00Facebook I have a new Facebook page! Please take a look and Like! http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/new-facebook-page.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-2765913124735851570Fri, 20 May 2011 16:59:00 +00002011-05-20T17:59:24.487+01:00inktreeswatercolour Trees. Pen and watercolour pencil              A few more sketches from my local walking excursions. This time I grabbed a mixed bunch of watercolour pencils, some Prismalos, Faber Castells and Derwent Inktense.    This sapling was in a fairly exposed spot so I didn't draw for very long!http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/more-trees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-4152549436001028954Fri, 20 May 2011 16:13:00 +00002011-05-20T17:13:48.321+01:00Caran D'acheFancolorGirtongouacheHistoninksketchtrees Woodland. Pen and gouache. This week I have taken several walks between Histon and Girton, where there are numerous footpaths through fields and newly planted woodland. I have been trying out a set of Caran D'ache Fancolor gouache paints (which I intend to do a review of at some point). I think they are really childrens paints but I wanted a set of gouache pans to take out and about as an http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/trees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-1382001226379981905Sat, 11 Sep 2010 03:06:00 +00002010-09-11T13:55:37.863+01:00CalellaCop Roiggardens.botanic gardensPalafrugellpen and washsketchsketchbooksketchesSpain Costa BravaTamariuwatercolour Fruit Sculpture Shadey Corner * Last year I spent two weeks in the village of Tamariu, on the Costa Brava in Spain.While there I managed a few sketches. The three below are sketches in the Botanic Gardens in Cap Roig, Calella. This bowl of fruit is a quirky water feature. Femme du Jardin Villa in Calella **            http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/sketching-in-spain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-8002785364777928870Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:22:00 +00002010-09-07T17:10:10.471+01:00Annual Open Internationalcolandercoloured pencilexhibitionflowersmushroomspeppersredspring onionsUKCPSvegetablesyellowMixed VegAfter a long absence I have come back to my neglected blog. Due an ongoing medical condition which I won't bore you with here I haven't been able to post anything for a while. But I haven't been entirely idle and am delighted to announce that my painting Mixed Veg has been accepted by the United Kingdom Coloured Pencil Society's Annual Open International Exhibition. The exhibition will http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/im-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-3535936694690892652Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:22:00 +00002009-06-16T13:22:36.535+01:00Fabriano VeneziaMoleskinesketchbookwatercolourWinsor and NewtonA few weeks ago I visited my local art shop in Cambridge to stock up with my favourite Winsor & Newton sketchbooks. I was disappointed to find that the familiar blue covered hard back books were no longer on display, and that the only Winsor & Newton books had black covers and a different weight paper - 110gsm instead of 170gsm. The shop told me that W & N still made the heavier http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/sketchbooks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-1437043870964938709Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:42:00 +00002009-06-16T12:27:45.751+01:00open gardenspen and washsketchwatercolourCawcutts, pen and wash, watercolour pencilOn Sunday our villages held an Open Gardens Day in aid of Histon Feast, Emmaus UK and Voluntary Service Overseas. In all there were 14 gardens open to the public, and I managed to visit five of them. Cawcutts was my first port of call. This house was originally the home of the Chivers family. Below is an extract from the programme....entering the garden http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/open-gardens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-8973764590592812327Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:30:00 +00002013-02-14T19:02:47.412+00:00I've been too busy lately to do much sketching, so I thought I'd post some more of the photos I took last time I went to the Botanic Gardens in Cambridgehttp://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/cambridge-botanic-gardens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-6245613079760352077Sat, 23 May 2009 20:46:00 +00002013-02-14T19:02:47.313+00:001. Sketchbook Secrets by Moira Huntly2. Creative License by Danny Gregory3. An Illustrated Life by Danny Gregory4. Everyday Matters by Danny Gregory5. The Tao of Sketching: The Complete Guide to Chinese Sketching Techniques by Qu Lei Lei http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/from-my-bookshelf-5-books-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-6952096906250830629Sat, 23 May 2009 20:40:00 +00002013-02-14T19:02:47.362+00:001. University Botanic Gardens2. Fitzwilliam Museum3. Market Square4.http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/10-great-places-to-sketch-around.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-231416248418361775Thu, 21 May 2009 20:03:00 +00002009-05-21T21:39:52.453+01:00Cambridge University Botanic Gardenscoloured pencilpen and washCory Lodge, pen and washI spent a delightful day at the University Botanic Gardens in Cambridge today. I am very lucky to be able to get a bus from the end of my road that takes me all the way to the Station Road entrance in about 30 to 40 minutes, so loaded with my sketch kit plus a few additions I set off this morning to do some sketching. My first stop was the cafe, where refreshed with a mug http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/sketching-in-botanic-gardens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-6303050654709526070Tue, 19 May 2009 20:08:00 +00002009-05-21T21:03:13.909+01:00Biscuitcatscoloured pencilHere he is finished. I might tweak a few things here and there, but it is essentially done. I just need to think of a title.http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/biscuit-finished.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-914461399416207958Mon, 18 May 2009 19:59:00 +00002009-05-18T23:08:40.169+01:00Biscuitcatscoloured pencilI have had a bit more time today, so managed to get quite a bit more done.http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/biscuit-wip-update-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-8393620891523226637Sun, 17 May 2009 19:25:00 +00002009-05-17T21:06:36.858+01:00Biscuitcatscoloured pencilHere is an update, I haven't had much time to spend on this, and there are still things that need fixing, but it'll get there.http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/biscuit-wip-update-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-5513143532976450733Thu, 07 May 2009 19:27:00 +00002009-05-07T20:39:16.514+01:00BiscuitcatsHere is an update. Now it's on the screen I can see all that's wrong with it. His coat colour is proving very difficult, especially in the shadow areas. He is a very pale ginger tabby with a white bib and paws and white on his face (a tuxedo cat).http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/biscuit-wip-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530954208015463890.post-1225401644681288875Thu, 07 May 2009 18:20:00 +00002009-05-23T21:23:48.755+01:00ChinaFitzwilliam musemjadesketchsketchbookwatercolourChinese jades from the Neolithic period to the twentieth centuryJades from the museum’s collection covering the most important periods in Chinese history. Included will be jades for burial; animal sculptures and luxury utensils from the Ming and Qing periods and jades from the imperial collection, as well as fake jades from the late 19th to early 20th century. There will be a catalogue available http://suessketchblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/immortal-stone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (suessketchblog)0