Category Archives: Drawings and Sketches

A Sparsity of Colour

Posted on 08/10/2026 by ronald972

One might think that having a very small colour pallette would hinder the effect z picture might have. We look at two pieces with restricted pallettes and yet are both fabulously beautiful. We begin with a piece that relies heavily … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings | Tagged beach, cart, church, clouds, forest, horse, path, sand, shore, spring, tower, town, trees, water trough | Leave a comment

Pamela Jane Crook artist

Posted on 01/10/2026 by ronald972

#PamelaJaneCrook is better known as PJ Crook (b. 1945). She is a British painter and sculptor who resides in Cheltenham. From her studio, she creates many of her works in oils, acrylics, and gesso. Often portraying crowds in an urban … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches | Tagged books, fingers, girl, glasses, hair, hands, Reading | Leave a comment

John Gould artist

Posted on 10/09/2026 by ronald972

You will likely recognise the name #JohnGould because he is, after John James Audubon, the greatest illustrator of birds ever. However, this is not quite accurate. Gould’s speciality was in the drawings and sketches he produced. He was an observer of … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Lithographs | Tagged beaks, birds, caterpillar, feathers, Hirundo Rustica, swallows, wings | Leave a comment

John Albert Cooper artist

Posted on 09/08/2026 by ronald972

I thought we would visit an artist who built a reputation as a landscape painter who worked the gap between realism and Impressionism. #JohnAlbertCooper (1894-1943) was born in Leeds, first training at the Leeds School of Art and then following … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, pastel | Tagged church, house, shed, traps, trees, wheels, yard | Leave a comment

Art of Pastel

Posted on 16/04/2026 by ronald972

I recently added a pastel drawing to my collection. it was described as after Italian artist Antonio Rotta (1828-1903) and titled Charity to a Family of Beggars. This would mean that it is a 19th-century artwork. As with all pastel … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, pastel | Tagged alms, basket, beard, beggar, child, family, flowers, hat, walking stick, window | Leave a comment

Robert Jacob Hamerton and Charles Dickens

Posted on 27/03/2026 by ronald972

Today, we will look at a sketch that has been in my collection a while, and I have now researched it at more depth. It is by artist #RobertJacobHamerton (1810-1904). Hamerton was an artist/illustrator who worked alongside illustrators like #HablotKnightBrowne … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches | Tagged ascot, Dickens, jacket, letter, waistcoat | Leave a comment

Francois Boucher a French Master

Posted on 20/03/2026 by ronald972

Recently, I purchased a piece from an auction house. It was purportedly a print according to the sale catalogue. I was not completely convinced of this, but the image shown was not good enough to say otherwise. It was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches | Tagged Amymone, beard, cherubs, horses, mane, Neptune, satyr, trident, waves | Leave a comment

Harold Workman artist

Posted on 13/03/2026 by ronald972

In my collection is a watercolour by #HaroldWorkman (1897-1975). He is mostly known as a painter of landscapes and townscapes in oils and watercolours. Workman was born in Oldham. He studied at the Oldham School of Art and Manchester School … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings | Tagged boaters, bridge, Knaresborough, paddlers, river, town, viaduct, waders | Leave a comment

An Expression of Sorrow

Posted on 13/03/2026 by ronald972

We consider, today, two empty chairs. The first is seen in an ink drawing by #HEWalker (no information found regarding this artist). Here, we see a young lady overwhelmed with grief, standing beside an empty chair – husband, father, brother … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Etching | Tagged books, chair, desk, gown, hound, inkwell, lady, quill, sorrow, window | Leave a comment

Hubert John Williams artist

Posted on 03/03/2026 by ronald972

We are hitting the road this week to travel south to a village called #Poynings and back in time to 1940, Eastertime also. Which would have been late March then. Poynings lies within the South Downs National Park. Here, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings and Sketches, Watercolour paintings | Tagged chimneys, church, hills, Poynings, rooftops, South Downs, tower, trees, village | Leave a comment