So returning to the creative workshop at the school training event where I had a small but significant 'moment' drawing a scene from a childhood story book. It is hard to describe a 'moment' - for me it felt like an old rusty metal plug that had been stuck for decades began to seep warm soothing water which was very gently rising up within. Art was something I suddenly really wanted to pursue.
Back home that evening I headed to 'Derwent' art pencils on the internet. When you have lost something, returning to where you last remember using it is always useful. My strongest memories of childhood art was a tin of Derwent colour pencils. The current range of Derwent art materials is vast and impressive. I was particularly drawn to the watersoluble inktense pencil crayon range - one for their ability to act a little like watercolours and two for the deep richness of their colours. I bought a tin of 36 and a set of waterbrushes. Waterbrushes are essentially a brush with a water barrel attached and works similar to a fountain pen. I also bought a set of line marker pens as I fancied doing some pen and wash. I must have also bought some watercolour paper but memory of this is now vague; Winsor and Newton A5 became my 'go to' block.
My first adult shopping basket (I am not sponsored by Derwent !!):
Inktense Pencils:
Waterbrushes:
Line Marker Pens
Watercolour paper
Once everything arrived, I was off!!! Below are examples of some of my first works. I used reference photos for the sheep and the flowers so these two are not completely orignal works. Skipper our school dog was an early attempt at line and wash and the view of Brean down was an attempt at watercolour (I love the colours but I can see now the brush strokes would need much improvement). With less than £100 worth of materials, I felt like the world of art could 'be my oyster'.
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