I sent some hand-drawn postcards from Crete.
An experimental view from a restaurant:
Another view from a restaurant:
The Roman water cisterns at Aptera:
The beautiful monastery of Agias Triados
I’ve sketched here in previous years, here is a 2017 sketch:
Paint dries really quickly here!
Crete blog posts:
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Sketching in Crete, May 2023
There was a bit of a delay at Gatwick. When we arrived in Crete, there were thunderstorms. As the storm clouds cleared, we saw the red streaks where soft earth had been washed into the sea. I sketched the headlands. Eventually the sun came out. Up the hill is the Roman city of Ancient Aptera.…
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Postcards from Crete
I sent some hand-drawn postcards from Crete. An experimental view from a restaurant: Another view from a restaurant: The Roman water cisterns at Aptera: The beautiful monastery of Agias Triados I’ve sketched here in previous years, here is a 2017 sketch: Paint dries really quickly here! Crete blog posts:
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Insects Collage
I made a postcard for friends in Basel. It shows the insect life in Crete. Here are some details, and the work under construction. The idea was that the flies would jump out of the window when it was opened. The postcard is painted using pigments made from the earth. Update 28th May:…
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Sketching in Crete 2019
The air in Crete was warm and damp. This affected the paper. See how the ink has spread in this pen and ink sketch at the airport: This is De Atramentis Black document ink on high quality watercolour paper, Saunders Waterford, in a small book 6″ by 4″ from the Vintage Paper Company. After that,…
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Sketches in Crete – Sept 2018
I was experimental. I had a large sketchbook with rough pages, given to me for my birthday. I turned over the pages and tried things. As we drove back from Aptera one evening, the sun was setting and fired up the mist between the hills. Back at the kitchen table, I had a go: It…
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Sketching in Crete: May 2018
Aptera was a city in Greek and Roman times. The people went to the Theatre. From the small slab in the centre, the acoustics are perfect. John gave a rendition of the speech of Richard III “Now is the winter of our discontent….”. I heard it perfectly, at this distance. The place where we stayed…
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The Guardian of the Vines
Another collage postcard. I posted this one in London 18th May. It looks a bit crinkled because the cardboard was damp with PVA glue, and then dried. The white shape on the bottom right is a flake of white paint I found on the ground. It must have been polyurethane paint, because it was flexible…
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The journey to the chapel of St Antonis
Here is a collage made for friends in Switzerland. I posted it at the Post Office in Kalami on 8th May. The official there did not seem to be concentrating very hard. He looked dubiously at the word “Switzerland” on the address. I think I need to find out what “Switzerland” is in Greek. The…
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At the airport
At the gate at Chania airport, we eat cheese pies, and I do sketches of the other people.
Jane Sketching 
Very beautiful drawings, i like them a lot! Best wishes, Lyrix 🙂
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Thankyou so much! They were fun to do.
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Many, many lovely and detailed sketches. Makes me want to go away and definitely take watercolours!
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Yes! Always take watercolours! Even locally. I do. You never know when you might be stuck in a queue, or on a train, or waiting for someone. A tiny sketchbook, a box of colour – instant entertainment, and an enhancement to everyday experience.
Thank you for your lovely comments. Always appreciated.
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