Today I was looking at some of the sketches of structures in my copy of the book Barbara Rae Sketchbooks. I enjoy the looseness, colour and line of her sketches which are made outdoors.
They inspire me to paint my own sketches outdoors using line and water-based colour both on Orford Ness and at the Dunwich coast. I’ve used pencil before but want to capture colour too.
Barbara Rae’s sketches are reproduced in the book Cork, R & Wardell, G (eds.), (2011), Barbara Rae: Sketchbooks, London: Royal Academy Publications.
Barbara Rae’s sketches may also be seen at http://www.barbararae.com/
