223 - MORPETH CASTLE IN 1777 - DAVE EDWARDS - INK & WASH - 2008

BLYTHART

223 - MORPETH CASTLE IN 1777 - DAVE EDWARDS - INK & WASH - 2008

The remains of this castle still stand today in Morpeth, a little Northumbrian town in North East England.

I used indian ink with dip pens and watercolours for this picture.

223 - MORPETH CASTLE IN 1777 - DAVE EDWARDS - INK & WASH - 2008 belongs to the following groups:

Castle Magic, Fine Arts, North East England, Safe Haven, United Kingdom and Water Media (Paintings by hand only) Available for sale as

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223 - MORPETH CASTLE IN 1777 - DAVE EDWARDS - INK & WASH - 2008 by BLYTHART
  • Colin Cartwright

    Colin Cartwright

    A fine drawing in ink, Dave. You’ve put a lot of time in here, with shading the stones and careful rough textures. And keeping the ground and sky free, to concentrate the viewer upon the castle
    Excellent.

  • Linda Ridpath

    Linda Ridpath

    very well done, beautiful work!!

  • dimarie

    dimarie

    Brilliantly done Dave!
    Looks wicked! :)

  • izzybeth

    izzybeth

    My oh my, this is such an inspiring drawing. I love the treatment of the foreground. And the wonky way the building is not quite square. SO NICE.

  • Woodie

    Woodie

    Another brilliant pen and ink drawing Dave!!

  • Ine Spee

    Ine Spee

    As always, you have done a really beautiful job on the inking of this drawing. The texture in it is really great and I quite like the composition of the drawing as well. =)

  • madvlad

    madvlad

    this is wonderful the building is alive,quite a pull off to make it breath well done

  • BLYTHART

    I have arranged for Brian to send you a bag of peppermint flavoured Bumswizzlers :)

  • Paul (Quixote) Alleyne

    Paul (Quixote)...

    Excellent work. I can see the dedicated effort here.

  • Brian Towers

    Brian Towers

    In reply to your Woodie comment Dave – not a nice subject to take about for a space artist who suffers from astroids.
    Do I see changes in your ‘styles’ Dave? I know you like to ‘move on’ and try new techniques. I like this painting. The shadows (my passion) and detail give it a solid 3D look. There are some lovely subtle colours. And, look, very few curvey lines – although as a red-blooded fella I don’t object to them.
    I’ve been in this ‘castle’ a couple of times. It had a very long history and was leased out to a family for many years – perhaps it still is someone’s home.

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks for your comments Brian. I am using ink and wash more than I used to, but it’s not a new development for me as I experimented with it many years ago. Mrs Towers did mention once that she’d had you fitted with blinkers to prevent too much admiration of passing curves. I think she was probably referring to those undulating northern hills past Morpeth. I guessed you might have been in this castle and was actually going to title this work “Morpeth Castle, as visited by Brian Towers in 1770, but I decided against giving away your age to all and sundry. And before I go, may I ask if Sundry is the day before Mundry?

  • David Parkin

    David Parkin

    In my opinion this is the best piece of work you have submitted to our North East England group, into my favourites it goes.

    Well done Dave.

  • BLYTHART replied

    What a lovely compliment … many thanks.

  • Steven Novak

    Steven Novak

    Love the colors Dave, very vibrant and lively.

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks Steven; much appreciated.

  • cheetaah

    cheetaah

    Your artwork is just getting better and better! Great work of art. xoxoxo

  • BLYTHART replied

    ... thanks … but my next piece of art will be totally different. Variety is the spice of life. I keep flitting from one style to another, which many people probably find very frustrating :)

  • Hidemi Tada

    Hidemi Tada

    wow, this is briliant work, Dave. Shining! wonderful details.

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

    fantastic,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

  • Lance Leopold

    Lance Leopold

    Fab,detailed work,as always,well done,Dave.

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton

    Divine Dave. Perfect composition, colours and linework.

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks Paul.

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake

    Ah, lovely!! I like the fine pen details.
    What’s a bumswizzler??

  • BLYTHART replied

    I’ve been asking Brian that for years and I’m not sure if he knows either. It’s just an all-purpose expression of astonishment or admiration we use, as in, “well I’ll be bumswizzled” ... If you really want to know, send Brian a Bubblemail … that’ll amuse him. Use your feminine charms :)

  • Patricia L. Ballard

    Patricia L. Ba...

    Wonderful work, Dave. The angle at which you’ve drawn the building is unique. Great composition. It has a sense of the surroundings as well as the ruins.

  • Brian Towers

    Brian Towers

    I’ve got to put the record straight – and myself – I’m sure Bumswizzling was an expression used by Worzel Gummage when on one of the best of children’s programmes on TV about a ‘live’ scarecrow. Just another word for being puzzled.

  • BLYTHART replied

    I put bumswizzle into Google and got this=

  • BLYTHART replied

    I was only bumswizzling guv … didn’t mean no harm ;)

    I bet Firedrake could invent a bumswizzling monster for her collection.

    your honour …

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake

    HAHA…that reminds me…I had a worzel gummage doll!! I haven’t thought about that for years. I think a bum swizzler sounds like something made of plastic that comes in a pack of 6.

  • BLYTHART replied

    I think you might be being rude, but i can’t prove it :))

  • GEORGE SANDERSON

    GEORGE SANDERSON

    A great Drawing, Dave I like Your Style !!!!

  • Brian Towers

    Brian Towers

    This is becomming an interesting chat-line Dave. How to get more comments for a picture, introduce a new word and get people coming back for answers. Wonder what Firedrake had in mind! I’m bumswizzled.

  • BLYTHART replied

    If Firedrake means what i thinks she means, I’ll explain to you when you are 21 ;)

  • pinkyjain

    pinkyjain

    Wonderful, such exquisite detail, fabulous colors and line work

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake

    I looked it up on google images but got nothing :)

  • BLYTHART replied

    The only reference I found on Gogle was this:

    “I’ve just been quaffing this 15 year old oak-aged port. It’s rather spiffing.

    Oh bumswizzle, I appear to have dropped a tiny droplet onto my left spat. How tiresome.

    /twizzles monocle”

  • BLYTHART replied

    Hey wait a minute … you looked it up on Google IMAGES? what, pray tell, did you expect to see? The mind boggles dear girl :)

  • Carlos Teófilo

    Carlos Teófilo

    Superb Dave.

  • Alexandra Jack

    Alexandra Jack

    I love the way that you have created the texture on the castle. I feel like I could reach out and touch the castle and feel the roughness of the stones.

  • Firedrake

    Firedrake

    Haha…you never know what you might find on google images.

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Another nice one Dave
    Congrats on the 20,000 views …

  • Tahnja

    Tahnja

    I really adore castles, well done

  • andrea verstegen

    andrea verstegen

    Sigh, that’s fabulous. Great draftsmanship. I like the rusticity you’ve achieved in the brickwork.

  • Sebastiaan Koenen

    Sebastiaan Koenen

    Peace of mind at last…

  • fullcirclemandalas

    fullcirclemand...

    wow thats wonderful!

  • DApixara

    DApixara

    stunningly different.What an imaginative art!

  • laurawhitaker

    laurawhitaker

    Very nice take on good old Morpeth castle!

  • Alexandra Felgate

    Alexandra Felgate

    Another stunning work Dave…..gee I do wish they could invent a way of transporting people into paintings, yours would be so much fun to visit!!!

  • AnitaInverarity

    AnitaInverarity 3 days ago

    Wonderful !! Tremendous detailing !! x

  • izzybeth

    izzybeth 3 days ago

    handsome.

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