Beachcombing And Sketching - A Match Made In Heaven
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- If you can get to the seashore, it's a brilliant source of subjects for sketching. With any luck your finds will have been out long enough for all organic matter to have returned to nature and it will travel back to your studio or kitchen table without being too offensive! I love to pick up little crabs on the beach or rocky shore as they make terrific sketching subjects. I never tire of them. The only thing that can go wrong is that they are incredibly fragile and lose limbs easily.
I was honoured to be selected as a teacher for this year's Wild Wonder online nature journalling conference. I am all about getting out and sketching in nature. My SketchPocket is ideal for that, as it can be used anywhere you have space to hold a tiny sketchbook, even standing.
Wild Wonder is full of amazing, inspirational teachers who, like you and me, have a passion for nature. The class I will be teaching takes the sketcher through the drawing and painting of the crab you see at the end of the video, from that shore, start to finish, in ink and watercolour. If you've signed up, I will see you then! By the way I didn't find the pretty intact crab, it was my husband, but I was trying to give the illusion I was alone on the shore :)
There are many things I love about sketching nature.
You are out in a silence broken only by birdsong and twittering, and the hum of insects.
Being out there makes you conscious of the changing seasons, which I find grounding, and in this wild western Irish climate helps me accept that the cold, wet weather is on the way.
I also feel - and excuse me while I have a hippie moment - that we are made of the same stardust (or who knows what?) that everything around us in nature is made of, and that we have all existed since time began, in some way or another. That makes us part or the whole thing, and sketching it quietly feels very right, very natural.
Right now I can hear birds being very busy on the roof of my studio. I don't know what they're doing but I'm sure it's not good. I can hear starlings getting ready to fly south, as it's suddenly got cold. My house is full of bee-like creatures, which don't bother me in the slightest. There are huge spiders indoors, which do.
I love them all, except rats...then again I love the stoats that live along the path to my studio and it's probably the promise of rats that has them there.
So it's all connected, it's all beautiful (except for rats) and I am happy to sketch what I can.
I hope you enjoy this video - and if you would like to join us in Sketch With Roisin, we'd love to have you. You can head to roisincure.com and join us today. We have four live classes a month (Saturdays) with the odd unshceduled one too, and the community is extremely welcoming and friendly. All recordings are sent after class, so no need to worry about missing anything.
I look forward to meeting you!
Thank you, Roisin. Lovely.
A pleasure!
Fantastic! So relaxing….thx for sharing! 😍😍👏🏽👏🏽
I’m so glad you found it so!
I am overwhelmed by the sheer beauty of all of this...
It is so quiet and lovely down there and I love letting Reuben run around unfettered and unsupervised, as there is never anyone around. Never! Our part of the world is very underpopulated. And thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing your little Paradise with us sweet Roisin ! It is a joy to watch you paint ! Congratulations for being chosen for the Wild Wonder Conference. I follow John Muir Laws better known as Jack and he’s an inspiration for so many nature journalists ! I wish you and your family the best of health and happiness. Blessing to you all. Sincerely….Lorraine (Malta)🥰🎨😁
Thanks so much Lorraine. People like Jack are so vital in spreading the joy of being in nature! And thank you for your lovely wishes 😍
Oh wow, all so beautiful - the scenery, the music, your painting, your materials, your cute dog - stunning ❤
Thanks so much Julie! He’s a cutie!
Love the sketches of the crabs and what an office/studio!
Thanks so much! I really enjoyed painting these little guys.
Never thought of nature journaling the crabs where I live. TY for opening another door to see.
They’re adorable! You’ll have a lovely time doing that.
Hello from USA Roisin! Thanks for sharing your beautiful experiences and your lovely artwork.
You are very welcome! And thank you!
Roisin, your classes have made me love Ireland. I am visiting for the first time early November with my daughter. We can’t wait! So excited. I also really love the music you chose for this video
That’s so good to hear Kim. You have really made me very happy. I hope you have a wonderful time and if you’re in Galway you must get in touch!
Beautiful paintings and scenery. Thank you so much for sharing. Very peaceful video😊
You’re very welcome!
Roisin, I lived in Ireland for 10 years…my brother and his family have been over there in Kerry for near on 30 years ….Ireland has some beautiful rugged coastline….which I still miss…thank you for showing me some of it again…and I always enjoy hearing your lovely accent. 😊
Thank you Leigh! Ireland certainly has some beautiful places along the coast and even where it’s not spectacular, it’s always clean, natural and wild. Thank you for your kind words 😍
Such a beautiful video, Roisin, and fabulous sketches. The scenery is wonderful, thank you for sharing!
My pleasure 🥰🤩
Thank you for this beautiful serein moment by the sea.
You are most welcome!
Sheer poetry; thank you so much! How I wish I could sketch and paint as beautifully as you do!
The joy is in the journey…as I’m sure you’ll agree! And thank you!
What beautiful sketches and what a beautiful place to do it! 😍
Thanks Nicole! It’s fun alright!
So so beautiful ❤
@@simonespangler5638 thank you!
You look so happy in that setting! What a beautiful place. I was happy to see your little pal scampering among the beach stones. Thanks for sharing your color mixes, I've always enjoyed your colors.
Thank you! He adores the beach, but bites rocks too much 😂😂
Ah lovely! Thank you
My pleasure!
So lookiing forward to learning from you today in Wild Wonder Nature Journaling class. Beautiful and inspiring video, thank you!
I hope you really enjoyed it! And thank you most sincerely!
This video is extremely calming. Thank you very much for sharing. We just returned from a 3 week absence and I was pleasantly surprised to find the lovely gift you sent us in my mountain of mail!
I’m very happy you like them! 😍
You are a good promoter of not only urban sketching but of Ireland too! Your videos inspire me to see Ireland for myself some day (and sketch of course!).
I wish the Tourist Board agreed with you! And thanks so much for that! Come here, you’ll love it 🥰
Thank you for this peaceful moment , it made my lunch break verypleasant ! So Nice views of the sea and countryside and also a good lesson for sketching 🙏 And now, back to work 😅 Thank you Roisin
You’re welcome Nathalie 😍🥰😘
Hi, I noticed you don't have the "Jack" sock on your wrist. It's the top ribbed part of a crew sock and you just slip it on your wrist. Perfect for cleaning the color out of your water brush and will tuck easily into your beautiful sketch bag! Wasn't Wild Wonder fabulous!
Funny you should say that, I’m adding them to the items within 😍
Just finished your lesson in Wild Wonder'23. What a joyful, exciting class with a lot of great tips! I felt freedom to let loose in my watercolor. Thank you for this beautiful video of your beautiful part of the world and your country 🇮🇪 I asked the question of your ink in the Q&A, but just in case.... do you enjoy Frieda ink because you live near the sea or because of your love of paynes gray, or both? I live in Florida and might change my ink color also! Crabs are beautiful creatures!
Hello Kalina and thanks so much for your lovely comment. I didn’t except to fall so heartily for Frieda - it’s just “blue” - but as you say I’m totally in love with Payne’s Grey so perhaps that is where the love is coming from. You must get some! ❤️
@@roisincure I do have the brand, in Lilly, but will definitely get the Frieda, which I think will help with my NJ sketching my coast! Thanks again
I enjoyed the video immensely and I too love being on the shore and soaking up the sounds and smells. Could you tell me what the music is please Roisin?
Thanks very much Elaine! The music is from the library that comes with the editing software I use so I’m afraid I can’t tell you any details! If I use it again I’ll make a note.
Oh please do. Such lovely music a wonderful compliment to your beautiful video. I ❤ your videos thank you so much for sharing your talent and your Ireland. Love Ruben too!