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Late yesterday the sun shone in
Beverley. As it had been wet, windy and grey for a long time I thought it was about time to go out, enjoy the weather and do a sketch. I ended up in
Fridaythorpe where I topped up my petrol before ambling round to the church. Often this is well hidden by vegetation. Also the most suitable point from which to work is usually covered in a matting of high, dense brambles. Today the vegetation was bare and the brambles cleared. So I set up the
concertina sketchbook. I wanted to try a new propelling pencil. It is a special pencil that uses 5.6mm lead. ( I have some lead which was used by
Owen Bowen, one of the
Staithes Group of artists). The pencil is chunky and reassuring to hold. I worked quickly. The unusual clock face is an amazing thing to see. It is dated 1903 and rather ornately decorated though on close inspection I could see some deterioration at on side, plus, when I arrived, the time was about a hour and a half in front. Actually it was probably stopped but I did not check when I left.The temperature up here was much lower than in balmy Beverley. It was about 4°C and dull with a suggestion of fine rain. As I worked a young woman passed heading left passing the church. She had a
black Labrador and another smaller dog, a
terrier. A short while later they returned, the Labrador holding a small tree!. Another woman passed and repeated the walk with her two dogs. Two more women, deep in conversation, appeared from the left, walking back towards the village centre. With the details all added the inclement weather forced an early finish. I headed home via a rendezvous at the
Pipe and Glass where I was treated to a warm soup. At home I tried a different approach to adding colour. I added dark shades with diluted black
Indian ink, let it dry then added colour. This may feature in my latest book about using a concertina sketchbook.
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