TIPS
• Always take out more than one pen. I have lost count of how many sketches I have started then my pen has run out.
• Although I generally just use one thickness of pen, a 0.5 from which I can achieve most of what I’m after, there are plenty of different thicknesses with which to experiment.
In this article I want to look at my passion for documenting the humble Derbyshire Dale barn as well as other decaying structures in the Dales. I set out last year to sketch 50 barns, barn interiors and other structures with the intention to paint the most interestinginto disrepair and decay. I enjoy doing my quick pen sketches to create the representation of decay, sometimes using scribbles to represent the textures and sometimes using cross-hatching to achieve the effect.
