Some recent sketchbook paintings

Doodles that grew. Experiments with new media. These are the things I do in between computer-based presentation work and bigger art works to satisfy my butterfly mind.

All 3 of these sketches grew from a experiment with Este McCleod's technique of starting a doodle from a word or phrase - I can't for the life of me remember what words I used - which I really liked the look of in the delightful videos on her Facebook page. But after a couple of goes the technique made me feel rather restricted and I realised that I rather like the blank page as a starting place. However, maybe because the technique of starting was different it lead me to a different place, which I am pleased about, and was really the point of the experiment. And it was fun.

This is Este's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/EsteMacLeodArtist/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf

View across moor from High Lane, nr Matlock, Derbyshire

This is on the way from the M1 to my parent's house. December, chilly, still loads of people out running.

Leamington Spa Sketches Dec '16 / Jan '17

Some sketches I've made around Leamington this winter.

City Quay. #SketchJanuary

The first of my #sketchjanuary postings. I'm a bit late to the party on posting these so I will be uploading some catch ups made earlier in Jan.