Graphite Fine Art
I’ve always been drawn to water. Although there’s no pun intended with that statement, it’s true that I have fond childhood memories of sitting and drawing by the local river. Thinking about it now, I really ought to draw that river again. These days I get to see the sea every morning when I open…
Dorset has a stunning coast with a lot of variety. The Fleet is a huge lagoon created by the extremely famous Chesil Beach. It’s a beautiful place, quite bleak in some parts, very pretty in other parts, and a haven for all kinds of wildlife. This is an impressionistic charcoal drawing, A3 in size. It’s…
For this week’s picture of the week, we walk up a very steep part of the South West Coast Path and then down an even steeper slope to get to Lulworth Cove. Like Durdle Door, this is a scene that’s been painted and drawn countless times so I went up above the cove to get…
This week’s picture of the week is the world famous Durdle Door. This is a natural arch on the Purbeck section of the Jurassic Coast. When I was a kid we would often be dragged here on a Sunday, in a futile effort by my parents to stop my brother and me falling out. It…
This week’s Picture of the Week is this beautifully atmospheric view of one of Dorset’s most famous landmarks. There has been a harbour here in Lyme Regis for well over seven hundred years but the Cobb itself was built in 1824. It’s famous for its starring role in The French Lieutenant’s Woman. I took the…