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Alan Gray

@dailysketch.bsky.social

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I Draw every day. Portraits. Prefer 1 hour initial sketch of sitter. For accuracy and their certain look. Can then work from photos for a drawing or painting. landscapes. Anything.Painting with traditional fine art methods. www.youtube.com/@Alan-soonisnow

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Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 3h

Westy's Major. (Quick sketch for a possible painting)
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"Westy's Major." Old Forson Major tractor.
(Quick sketch for a possible painting)
#Sketch #Drawing #Illustration #FigurativePainting #ClassicArt #PortraitPainting #Art #Commissions #FordsonMajor

Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 3d

Very quick sketches of Bertie the Border Terrier. He was asleep but likely to move at any minute.
#Sketch #Drawing #Illustration #FigurativePainting #ClassicArt #PortraitPainting #Art #Commissions #BorderTerrier

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Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 7d

#PortfolioDay
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Hawtrey Bailey Satie Thaw/Morse

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Charles Hawtrey

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Erik Satie

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Bill Bailey

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John Thaw Inspector Morse

Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 7d

Nice cup of tea? . . .
#Sketch #Drawing #Illustration #FigurativePainting #ClassicArt #PortraitPainting #Art #Commisions #CupOfTea #Tea

Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 8d

There is a lot of evidence that the pyramids were originaly built for irrigation, though primarily as a source of energy from the atmosphere. The Tesla tower in early 1900s USA worked in the same way.

Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 8d

While Trump was president and in charge of the FBI ? Wow !

Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 9d

Eilean Donan Castle Scotland.
Low tide. With Tourists.
Very quick sketch from the car park.
All my posts are drawings on paper with no digital manipulation.
#Sketch #Drawing #Illustration #FigurativePainting #ClassicArt #PortraitPainting #Art #HW #EileanDonan #Castle

#Sketch #Drawing #Illustration #FigurativePainting #ClassicArt #PortraitPainting #Art #HW #EileanDonan #Castle
Eilean Donan Castle Scotland.
Low tide. With Tourists.
Very quick sketch from the car park.
All my posts are drawings on paper with no digital manipulation.

Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 11d

It's not Speaker Johnson messing about is it?

Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 11d

H.W.Tilman. The sailor who never "swallowed the anchor."
I've read his 8 Sailing and Mountain Exploration books several times.
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Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks for re posting. A

Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 12d

Yes. I could send you some (how?) but you could look it up on an image search I expect. Cant remember name of the man who got the water up into the hill top town in around year 1200 using pressure chambers I imagine but it looks like the water flowed uphill. mean to research myself.

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Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 12d

Was in Perugia recently. They have an ancient water conduit system which involved getting water UP into the hilltop town. Some coduit remains as a footpath and a pleasant walk.

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Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 12d

BMW Boxer. Probably R60 or 80. Mine was an R100cs
Pencil sketch.

#Sketch #Drawing #Illustration #FigurativePainting #ClassicArt #PortraitPainting #Art #BmwBoxer

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Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 13d

P.G..Wodehouse. Today's pencil sketchs.
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P.G.Wodehouse

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P.G.Wodehouse Pencil sketch

Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 13d

Very funny.

Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 14d

Today’ sketch. Boats. . .Mon. Scottish harbour sketch.
I am going to be very busy in October. Will still draw every day but might not post many. I will resume painting again at the end of the month.
#Sketch #Drawing #Illustration #FigurativePainting #ClassicArt #PortraitPainting #Art

Today’ sketch. Boats. . .Mon. Scottish harbour sketch. I am going to be very busy in October. Will still draw every day but might not post many. Then I will resume painting again at the end of the month.
#Sketch #Drawing #Illustration #FigurativePainting #ClassicArt #PortraitPainting #Art

Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 14d

After the Trump whitehouse insurrection I posted the following question on Facebook. "Is Trump the most dangerous politician in a western democracy since the second world war? Facebook suspended my account for one month. I never went back and have boycotted all Meta products ever since.

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Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 16d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnHD...
The latest disgrace to come to light for the Trump Epstein cover up clan. Everyone should see this.

WHOA! Trump PANICS as PRESSER RESURFACES on his DARK PAST

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 16d

" Hair today. . . " Today’ sketch.
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Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 17d

Hi LL thanks for following, I'm new on Blue Sky. Not sure how a lot of the features work and I've got 5 messages from people that I can't access due to their age check that does not work. will follow you back. A

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Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 18d

Very funny😁

Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 18d

There are 5 chat messages that I cannot see because the UK have age verification and the Blue sky facial recognition does not work. [email protected] if you want to email instead.

Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 19d

David Niven. A handy sketch as a practice exercise. Pencil.
#Sketch #Drawing #Illustration #FigurativePainting #ClassicArt #PortraitPainting #DavidNiven

David Niven #Sketch #Drawing #Illustration #FigurativePainting #ClassicArt #PortraitPainting #DavidNiven
A handy sketch as a practice exercise.

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Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 23d

Gordon Jackson (Hudson phase) Another practice exercise.

#Sketch #Drawing #Illustration #FigurativePainting #ClassicArt #PortraitPainting #GordonJackson

Gordon Jackson #Sketch #Drawing #Illustration #FigurativePainting #ClassicArt #PortraitPainting #GordonJackson

Alan Gray @dailysketch.bsky.social · 25d

Not like that... Like that #Sketch #Drawing #Illustration #FigurativePainting #ClassicArt #PortraitPainting #TommyCooper

Tommy Cooper #Sketch #Drawing #Illustration #FigurativePainting #ClassicArt #PortraitPainting #TommyCooper

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