Sketches

Thursday 14 August 2014

St. Pierre at Huppain


A holiday sketch from Normandy. We were staying in a little house in a park at Port le Bessin, in a hamlet called Huppain, just between Omaha and Gold beaches. There was a little church around the corner, St. Pierre, from the 11th or 12th century. One evening I went over for this on-location drawing, trying out my new watercolourpencils with a little water. I tried making subtle tones.
The only thing I forgot, which would have made this perfect drawing evening even better, was a small bottle of wine....

3 comments:

Michael Lukyniuk said...

It looks like you've had a very productive vacation in Normady. Your watercolour pencils seem to work well. We can see its utility on the roof you've sketched and in some of the brickwork. Nice composition.

RobCarey said...

Ah, lovely.

Rene Fijten said...

Thanks Rob and Michael. I am getting fond of the pencils. It's just that I have a limited set, I miss a few colours. I could buy extra, but they don't come cheap (Faber Castell) and I hate carrying too much stuff with me.