Kits Coty

Sometimes I surprise myself.

We took a run down to Rochester in Kent today. The Dickens festival was in full swing and the town center was packed, so for a bit of peace and quiet afterwards (Mikki bought me a watercolour board as part of my birthday present), we swung down to take a look at Kits Coty. I've not been there for a while, but despite the proximity of the roads, it's always so quiet there.

I took along my sketchbook and pencil for a first 'on the spot' go at sketching in the field. All my other efforts have been from photos in the comfort of home. The grass was quite damp, so sitting was out of the question.

I'd parked up by the A229 and walking down, drawing a sketch, taking some photos and returning to the car took a total of just over half an hour. By my reckoning, the sketch below therefore took me less than 5 minutes. I know it's not perfect, and the scan quality doesn't help, but I think I'm improving slowly...