Ferry ports

 

Dover and Calais

Calais

Calais

Odiham Castle

Odiham Castle (known locally as King John's Castle) is not actually in Odiham, although it isn't very far away, being nominally in North Wanborough. It isn't really in any village, though; it stands, peacefully, by itself next to the Basingstoke Canal, which - fittingly - does not actually go to Basingstoke.

I was fascinated by the poppies growing on the walls (above).

All sketches A6, executed in fountain pen. 
Top sketch also has Inktense pencil and then more fountain pen ink, both added after leaving the site.

Hills

Two views of our local hills, sketched while out walking with a group, during the group's coffee and lunch breaks; two different pens and two different styles.

Jan 12 - 14

Jan 12 - Pen

Jan 13 - Shops

Jan 14 - Me

These three were all done with the pen featured in January 12th's sketch. It's the same pen - the Sailor Fude de Mannen, a Japanese calligraphy pen - mentioned in my "Little Extras" post. The shops are our village café and grocery store. The self portrait on the 14th was, in part, an excuse to try out some new ink - Senegal Blue, made by Rohrer and Klingner.

January 4th

A quick ink sketch made in a A6 book while walking to the studio this morning. The downs rise above the village, creating a protective green wall of chalk, flint and grass.

Sketch 365

03 January, upon which day I discoverd the fragility of graphite sticks.
The 8B broke in twain in my pocket. Now I have two rather small ones.

I intend to sketch 2016. Every day. I may not post every day... I'm already behind, because I forgot to post these...

01 January. Drawing in the New Year... (A5)
Bryan Adams was on television after the London fireworks.

02 January. Traffic (A6)
I wasn't driving. We weren't going anywhere fast at this point, though.