Welcome to my sketch a day project.

Posting one of my sketches every day since November 2013

4 calling birds

Probably my favourite calling bird the skylark 771 © #art #drawing #skylark #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Three French hens

Well they look French to me 759 © #art #drawing #hens #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Two turtle doves

Yes I’m going to try for the 12 days let’s see 758 © #art #drawing #doves #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Partridge in a pear tree

Ok here we go and a very merry Christmas to all 757 © #art #drawing #partridge #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Humble stable

Christmas eve and what better than a humble stable 788 © #art #drawing #stable #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  IMG_0026

Donkey

Christmas theme little donkey 787 © #art #drawing #tower #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  IMG_0025

Camel

Christmas themes this time camel 787 © #art #drawing #camel #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J IMG_0024

Shepherd

OK Christmas themes starting with my shepherd friend Tony 786 © #art #drawing #tower #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  IMG_0028

Wainhouse tower

Wainhouse tower in Halifax where my grandmother is buried 785 © #art #drawing #tower #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  IMG_0029

Celtic stone

Celtic stone from the British museum 784 © #art #drawing #stone #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J IMG_0027

Bent head

Once dreamed of owning this old ruin on the edge of the moors 782 © #art #drawing #ruin #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J IMG_0023

Crow ink

New style, wax and ink sketch of carrion crow 778 © art, drawing, hare, sketch, http://etsy.me/1rARc0J, crow

Hare ink

New style, wax and ink sketch of brown hare 777 © art, drawing, hare, sketch, http://etsy.me/1rARc0J, hare

Old barn

New style, wax and ink sketch of abandoned barn 776 © art, drawing, barn, sketch, http://etsy.me/1rARc0J, barn

Remote farm

New style, wax and ink sketch of remote farm 775 © art, drawing, farm, sketch, http://etsy.me/1rARc0J, farm

Avebury ink

Trying a new style, wax and ink sketch of Avebury 774 © #art #drawing #avebury #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J Avebury1

Ancient helm

Famous helm found at Sutton Hoo now in British museum 774 © #art #drawing #helm #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Wolf again

Old grey wolf from Whipsnade zoo 773 © #art #drawing #wolf #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Standing stones

Standing stones near Hordon Edge 772 © #art #drawing #stones #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Old owl

Another sketch from the bird sanctuary 769 © #art #drawing #owl #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Piggy

A worrying time for most of the farm livestock 768 © #art #drawing #pig #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Kestrel

Kestrel back terrorising the garden again 767 © #art #drawing #kestrel #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Yorkshire home

This is the view I used to wake up to as a child 765 © #art #drawing #landscape #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Farm scruff

Inspired by my farmer friend who now allows the aged sheepdog to sleep in the farmhouse 764 © #art #drawing #dog #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Judging time

Showing the best of breed 763 © #art #drawing #maid #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Hibernating?

Not all butterflies are hibernating 758 © #art #drawing #french #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

French tower

A small tower in a French camp site 760 © #art #drawing #tower #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

French beauty 

She was working on a French market in the Dordogne 756 © #art #drawing #french #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Rounding up

From a sheepdog trial old farmer doing his thing 755 © #art #drawing #farmer #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Coloured robin

Colour added to my robin sketch 753 © #art #drawing #robin #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Birthday boy

Yep I hate self portraits but on my birthday I try 754 © #art #drawing #portrait #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Puffin in danger

Added colour washes to my latest puffin sketch 752 © #art #drawing #puffin #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Sanderling

Added colour to my water sketch 751 © #art #drawing #bird #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Little killer

My stoat sketch coloured 750 © #art #drawing #stoat #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Remote farm

My favourite haunts are the Yorkshire moors 749 © #art #drawing #farm #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Quarry entrance

A brilliant spot for sketching hidden away in the Lakedistric  748 © #art #drawing #quarry #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Noisy owl

This chap was making a right racket, don’t know why 747 © #art #drawing #owl #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Moonrise over Langdale

there was a full moon over stickle pike when I was there 746 © #art #drawing #moon #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Highland ruffty

Adorable looking cattle wherever you see them 745 © #art #drawing #cattle #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Lakeland barn

Old stone barn near Ulswater, Cumbria 744 © #art #drawing #barn #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

British badger

Another attempt to capture the Badgers look 736 © #art #drawing #badger #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Two mothers 

A lovely sculpture from the rijk museum in Amsterdam 742 © #art #drawing #mothers #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Two trees

just a couple of trees that caught my eye 741 © #art #drawing #tree #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

New puffin

Sad to see puffins move onto the endangered list 740 © #art #drawing #puffin #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Coal tit

The tits are back in the garden must get some food for them 739 © #art #drawing #tit #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Ship 

sketch of a very large model ship from Amsterdam 737 © #art #drawing #ship #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Just grass

Sometimes sketching simple things is fun 738 © #art #drawing #grass #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Eleventh day

My tribute to the brave humans and animals of the wars 743 © #art #drawing #war #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Amsterdam

Had a fab few days in Amsterdam so expect a few Dutch sketches 735 © #art #drawing #amsterdam #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Doodle

A long phone call led to this doodle 734 © #art #drawing #doodle #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

To continue?

2 years of sketch a day, now whether to continue?  732 © #art #drawing #bird #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Red squirrel 

increasingly rare in the UK the red squirrel 731 © #art #drawing #squirrel #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Two years of sketching

This is it 2 years of a sketch a day with my fav garden bird the Robin 730 © #art #drawing #robin #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Little hunter

A diminutive killer in the grass the stoat 729 © #art #drawing #stoat #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Wader

Another speckled bird this time in the water 728 © #art #drawing #wader #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Wryneck 

Wonderful speckled markings on this unusual bird 727 © #art #drawing #bird  #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Rainbow trout

decided to add a colour wash to the rainbow trout 726 © #art #drawing #trout  #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Colour swallow 

decided to add a colour wash to the vivid swallow 725 © #art #drawing #swallow #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Ambelside watermill 

All these years going to Ambelside and this is the first time I saw the watermill 724 © #art #drawing #watermill #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Wet otter

A secretive native of the Lake District 723 © #art #drawing #otter #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Grasmere dawn

Had a lovely dawn trip in the Cumbrian mist 722 © #art #drawing #grasmere #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Glyn

Portrait of Glyn a very dear friend of mine 721 © #art #drawing #farmer #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Sheltered farm

Amazing location for this old farmhouse 720 © #art #drawing #farm #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

The drunken duck inn

Another visit to the Drunken duck in Cumbria near Hawkshead top pub 719 © #art #drawing #inn #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Alfie 

My daughters favourite pony who can be a bit cheeky 718 © #art #drawing #pony #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Sheep dawn

superb sunrise and just time for a quick sketch 717 © #art #drawing #sheep, #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Daughter in the mist

early morning photography with my daughter 716 © #art #drawing #morning, #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Hill top

Beatrix Potters Hill top farm in Sawrey 715 © #art #drawing #potter, #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Helvelyn

Just a small walk up a little mountain 714 © #art #drawing #helvelyn, #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Ambelside 

Just one of the lovely streets in Ambelside 713 © #art #drawing #ambelside, #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Aldbury village

Such a lovely village a fav of mine especially the pub 711 © #art #drawing #village, #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Cumbrian farm

quick sketch from my holiday in the UK Lake District  712 © #art #drawing #farm, #sketch http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Violet swallow

not from the UK but a requested sketch 710 © #art #drawing #sketch, #swallow http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Herdwick

Many herdwick sheep on the Cumbrian fells 709 © #art #drawing #sketch, #sheep http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Field mouse

Adorable and increasingly rare little critters 708 © #art #drawing #sketch, #mouse http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Border collie

Lots of these lovely dogs working in the Lake District 707 © #art #drawing #sketch, #dog http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Canal lock gate

Three locks on the way to Leighton Buzzard nice pub there too 706 © #art #drawing #sketch, #canal http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Canal bridge

Local canal near Leighton Buzzard 705 © #art #drawing #sketch, #canal http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

London alley

Suitable spot for Bob Cratchet’s family abode. 704 © #art #drawing #sketch, #dickens http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Yorkshire trout

Rainbow trout from my native Yorkshire 703 © #art #drawing #sketch, #trout http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Another tractor

The older the tractor the more interesting or is that just me… 702 © #art #drawing #sketch, #Tractor http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Noddy

One of the horses from my daughters riding 701 © #art #drawing #sketch, #Horse http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Field mushroom

New fungi from the horse field 700 © #art #drawing #sketch, #Fungi http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Here be dragons 

Well it was a very large dragonfly really amazing 699 © #art #drawing #sketch, #Dragonfly http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Bee teased

just a bumble bee on a teasel 698 © #art #drawing #sketch, #Bee http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Bass

One of the fish from my daughters project 697 © #art #drawing #sketch, #Bass http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Old tractor

Loads of old tractors from the Bucks show 696 © #art #drawing #sketch, #tractor http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

Tigger

Impossible to resist these amazing big cats 695 © #art #drawing #sketch, #tiger http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Standing stones

More standing stones this time Scotland 694 © #art #drawing #sketch, #stone http://etsy.me/1rARc0J  

 

Oak gaul

Going to give making my own ink a go hence oak gaul 693 © #art #drawing #sketch, #oak http://etsy.me/1rARc0J 

 

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