Dear Listener,

Welcome to another episode of Explore and Draw.

In each episode I’ll take you with me on a walk, observing and commenting on the landscape around me. I’ll find a place to draw and then share the finished sketch with you below.

Join me today for a morning sketch down at Housel Bay at Lizard Point. The weather was dry, but had a certain mugginess about it. I could see the sea mist gathering on the horizon and the sky was a long stretch of light grey. The view was dramatic with Bumble Rock, the Lion’s Den and the ancient rocky shoreline extended below the Lizard lighthouse which was my focus for today’s sketch.

Listen on to find out the best mint to make mint sauce, how the Lizard peninsula was formed (here’s a great video by the lady I met, explaining the geology of the rocks), and whether or not I’m sketching the proper way! All things I discovered from the time spent sketching today.

Find out more about Open Studios Cornwall and the workshops I’m running here.

Hope you enjoyed joining me on today’s explore and draw podcast. Do you think there is a proper way to sketch? Let me know in the comments!

If you’d like to learn more about sketching on location I have created a course all about sketching outdoors and observing the landscape around you. You’ll find it here.

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