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As promised, here are some preliminary sketches made in the New Forest last year. They were all made outdoors in the forest, often quite quickly. Then I returned to the studio in the afternoons and worked up some small oil sketches. I think this collage gives a flavour of my activity. Thank you for your feedback.

As promised, here are some preliminary sketches made in the New Forest last year. They were all made outdoors in the forest, often quite quickly. Then I returned to the studio in the afternoons and worked up some small oil sketches.
I think this collage gives a flavour of my activity.
Thank you for your feedback.

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June 20, 2026

2 Comments

  1. Julian Lovegrove

    Thank you Louise for your advice. I have never liked using charcoal or pastels, what I call ‘messy media’ but I realise it is helpfull when trying to work intuitively.

  2. Louise Balaam

    These are great Julian, thanks for sharing them. It’s always good to have loads of sketches & drawings in different media, & the whole time you’re doing them you’re absorbing all the different aspects of the place. I particularly like the energy in the charcoal drawings

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