I thought the rain had ceased and ventured out to do a drawing of the Landgate at Portchester castle from an angle reproduced on an old etching . However, five minutes after commencing, the rain came down and added to the picture which kind of works; however, I thought fine-liners were waterproof!

Portchester Castle: through the Landgate

watercolour wash and ink; the original drawing was done on site:

 

it's quite a large site, plenty of space for dog walkers, and Mums taking small children to play group; it's also popular for school trips; suddenly out of all the space available they sat 6 feet away! Still, it afforded an opportunity for quick sketch: note small boy on right---there's always one!



By the way, eavesdropping the lesson I was surprised to learn that Anne Boleyn was a visitor there! How did the teacher come by that information?

I'm fortunate to live near a historic castle and church: as well as the north end of Portsmouth harbour: much inspirational material here!

Portsmouth Harbour

Often I use views across the harbour for sketches and drawings: open space, sky, water, light and shapes of ships and buildings;
recently I did a pencil drawing on a cloudy day as the sun was gradually breaking through:

somewhat disappointed with it (you can see why), I set off home; suddenly small yachts appeared:

quick pen sketches

later I tried paintings:

acrylic, but I'm not too sure about this, so attempted a watercolour:

 

 

still not sure, so I attempted another view using acrylic: still not sure.There's always tomorrow!