Headed off for an afternoon sketching recently on the banks of a small estuary, here in West Cork, only a few miles from where I live. After sketching an old boat moored at the tiny stone jetty the cold started to creep in. I put down my pen and watercolour box and as I did I noticed an empty crab shell on the ground beside me.
It was the last little sketch I did that day before the chill evening air caused me to lose touch with my fingers.
I used two pastel pencils from a small set I had purchased in Tuscany over the summer. Ahhhh Tuscany, the heat, inexpensive delicious wine and food and great company.