on the drive home, i stopped in a scrubby overgrown lay-by to sketch for a while... using my handbag-sized sketchook, it's only 14cm x 10cm (as you can see from the pen in the photograph)... i used an indelible waterproof fineliner pen, which requires a certain discipline in drawing... no erasing and no smudging for softer tones...
[sketchbook... view through a gap in the hedge...]
[sketchbook... looking down the lane...]
[sketchbook... corner of field with trees and ditch]there doesn't seem to be any particular reason for this activity; they are not preliminary studies... i am finding this type of drawing very therapeutic, de-stressing, a moment of peace and calm, quiet me time... perhaps it is the lead-in i need into doing some etchings...next week, i hope for more unsettled weather... i want to hone my skills in drawing clouds...