But on the basis that the weather can add an extra dimension, the four of us who turned up for a bit of a sketch did make a go of it.......then we repaired to the cafe where we continued to sketch the sea view.
By the time we made a start, a rainstorm was already approaching. The colour looking over the Forth was fantastic, and a couple of us tried to capture this - I tried it in pastel. Here's my effort.
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| Sketch of Inchkeith from Portobello copyright Aileen Grant |
I was trying to capture that strange luminous dark turquoise of the sea - the stormy colour - it's not quite as bright as this - but down came the deluge. And it was mighty cold - a high wind chill factor. So I packed up to find shelter. Then I tried bits of sketches - how difficult it is to sketch in the rain! The charcoal was blobbing, the paper was blowing about, etc etc.
In short...I gave up trying to brave the elements, went back to the cafe, and there were the pals, sketching in comfort! So I attempted another sea view, in pencil this time as I was out of the wet.
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| Sketch of Largo Law with Table + Chairs copyright Aileen Grant |
I'm afraid that my efforts were definitely the worst of the bunch, but I don't have the evidence to show this. Maybe we'll start a sketching blog. Anyway, despite the awful weather it was a good attempt and we all managed to do something! It was also great to catch up - we went on to Art'sComplex after this to eat our sandwiches and have a chat - and arrange the next sketching session. In January!
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