I drew this with a fountain pen filled with non-waterproof ink. Adding just water to it created the half-tone wash, which although not very controllable gives a certain life to the sketch! It was so windy and to me this comes out in the drawing.

Retreat into the Library Cafe to warm up, and do a sketch in soft pencil and soluble pencil for half-tone.

With the sun out I found a corner to tuck into, out of the howling gale, and enjoyed doing this pen and watercolour drawing, almost a cartoon, of the Theatre entrance.

And finally on the way home at Malvern Link I stopped to draw a view that I’ve been meaning to do for a long time. It’s only a quick watercolour impression, simplifying as much as possible what seems like a very complicated scene. The atmostphere I was after? Blustery.

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So I did this painting in the studio having been out there the previous day looking at the view. I may have overdone the blue tints as it looks rather severe but that’s what it really was like, and surprisingly green despite the season. The deep shadows were from the afternoon light and some cloud shadow.

I’m looking forward to revisiting the same view in the early summer!

It is looking from Perseverance Hill across the Wyche cutting with Summer Hill just in front of the Worcestershire Beacon, the town of Malvern down to the right.

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