The common theme in my sketches this month is that I had time to kill, and I used it to capture a record of my whereabouts. Some of these sketches are pleasant reminders of holidays; others are ostensibly unmemorable occasions but compositions that strike me as being worthy of record, or at least, which have some entertainment value in their execution. Unless I say otherwise, the sketches were made in a series of sketchbooks by Flying Tiger (www.tstores.co), which measure 21x21cm.
(top left) shows Rob, the mechanic I use, changing the discs on my front wheels. I showed Rob in two positions, and added a waiting car in the foreground and the rammel associated with his trade in thethe composition. A range of fineliner pen lines add a visual hierarchy and isolate individual elements, for greater clarity. (left) was a sketch made in the same visit to Rob. He has a fascinating collection of animal skulls in a tree by his garage, gathered over years of moorland walks, which made a great subject and passed the time.
