However ingenious it might be, drawing on an iPad doesn’t have the familiar feel of pen and watercolour on paper. On an iPad, I feel that any mistakes I make betray a shortcoming in my technique while in a real-world drawing, such as this autumnal tree I drew yesterday, the ‘mistakes’ – wayward squiggles, ragged lines and minor smudges – are very much part of the medium.
On Friday, at the Thyme cafe, Cannon Hall Garden Centre, as a change from my usual pen and wash sketches, I launched straight into watercolour: the pale featureless sky first, then the lighter background foliage and finally the darker patches as the watercolour dried.
I’m a bit out of my comfort zone in pure watercolour though so, visiting friends yesterday, I drew my mug in pen and resisted the urge to add colour.
I was wondering if the Nature Diary is available in book form. Thanks Richard.
I brought some of my garden wildlife sketchbooks together in ‘Rough Patch’. ‘Drawing on Reserves’ is about my approach to drawing from nature. Published long before I bought my iPad! But still in print, the only problem is postage, but if you’d like me to send you a copy, I can work that out.