London Summer Sketch with Spit!

I must say, it was extremely hot in London today!

I discovered a nice spot of shade under a tree where I chilled did all the sketching

It made me have feelings of being in Nigeria again!!!

Picture of the scene I decided to sketch and paint, I was drawn to this scene because of the tree.

The morning was so warm, I couldn’t resist sketching outside!!! So I did a double trip-Since I’m trying to knock a few pounds off my tummy and also keep my summer sketching flowing, I jogged and took along some sketching materials….but I never knew I forgot water for the watercolours!

Black and White sketch of the scene.

Everywhere looked so green around the neighbourhood where I live, everything seemed to be shouting, “sketch and  paint me”. But as I jogged I came across this lovely tree, it was completely divided into light and shade, which made it very interesting to sketch and paint! So I chose this scene just for my love for trees, I simply love trees, the movement, the organic shapes, the mysterious darks, just make it a pleasure to work on!

Colour Rough of the scene

After I finished my black and white sketch I went on to do a colour rough with watercolours and Ball Point pens. I opened up my kit only to find out that there was no water in my bottle!!!!! Grrrh!

The sketch and colour rough and the scene

So I didn’t want to give up sketching in colour, I had to improvise! I decided to use spit! It worked for a while until I had no more saliva left in my throat.

My spit mixed palette, not a great sight!

Location Sketched-Yarnton Way, Thamesmead. near the Business Academy.

Materials used for Black and White Sketch–  (Green and Stone) Sea White of Brighton 8″ x 8″ Hard Bound Sketchbook, Black Bic Ball Point Pen, H and 2H Graphite Pencils, a Soft Oil Base Pencil, Black and Grey Coloured Pencils and white Gouache.

Material Used for Colour Rough– (Green and Stone) Sea White of Brighton 8″ x 8″ Hard Bound Sketcbook, Papermate Brown Ball point pen, Bic Black Ball point Pen, White Gouache, Blue coloured Pencil.