August, September 2022.
Leh, Ladakh.
Some of the pages from my sketchbook, in and around Leh in Ladakh.
A wonderful and peaceful region to sketch, predominately Buddhist, with incredible perched monasteries and fields full of Stupas and Chortens.
All surrounded by hugely impressive high mountains with gardens and valleys full of flowers.
Because of the altitude the colours appear so pure and bright, such a fabulous place to visit.
Sea, mountains and beautiful old buildings.
I have a lot of sketches to add, I’ve been very busy, so now I will try to catch up.
These sketches were drawn from my photographs taken whilst on the Ligurian coast in and around Alassio.
Just before moving onto a different subject, two more sketchbook pages involving flowers.
These pages were done following the yearly flower market in Barcelonnette, such a riot of colours , impossible to resist.
Spring flowers, I just can’t resist them.
Dipladenia, fuchsia, scented garden roses, lilac, all there waiting for me to paint them!
Using pencil, ink and watercolour each of the four sketches are worked in a different way
The results are similar, but if you look closely not the same!
