My Favourite Sketches | Plein Air Sketchbooks

Welcome to some of my favourite plein air sketches that I've done over the years. I use lots of different sketchbooks and lots of different media in my sketches, such as, watercolours, graphite, charcoal and casein paints.
Hope you enjoy the video - let me know which is your favourite sketch and sketchbook in the comments below.
Bye for now - Andrew
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[@susanbaker3078]

What a lovely pile of sketchbooks, Andrew! Thanks for sharing your amazing work recording so many outdoor experiences. I love the different mediums, your confident playfulness, persistence and dedication. Fantastic records of days, places, weather, and life conditions!!! Also, I love how you make good use of a range of papers and how you cut that one book in half!! Bravo!!

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Glad you enjoyed it Susan. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts 😃

[@psterud]

A funny thing about being an artist is that people's opinion on what is good or nice is going to inevitably disagree with what the artist thinks is good. Always something to contend with.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

I know exactly what you mean.

[@j.watson9060]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this Andrew,. Thanks for letting us share your artwork

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

My pleasure 😃

[@frankiecarboni]

I could look at these sketchbooks all day long , such fabulous variety! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

You are so welcome Frankie

[@reeseosbornestudios]

This was a really lovely sketchbook tour!!! ❤🙏⚘️🖌🎨

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@DonnaEmerald8]

Really nice work. Thanks for going through them with us, and also for telling us all the sizes and paper weights, materials etc. Very informative as well as entertaining.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you very much - glad you liked it Donna

[@bettebelanger9490]

You are an Artists artist. Thanks for sharing. Love the vids.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

You’re welcome and thank you so much

[@FloatingOurBoat]

Really enjoyed that Andrew. Thanks.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

You’re very welcome ☺️

[@mjjames2442]

So many would be wonderful to see famed

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

That would be great but I don't want to separate the sketchbooks

[@markjones1542]

Thank you for the video. It’s very pleasing to experiment with lots of different media. Some failures can be turned around by reinvention and experimenting.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@liz-anna2365]

Wonderful inspiration! Thank you.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

You are so welcome 🙏🏻

[@janeibar8774]

What a treat to see these. Inspiring!! Thank you for sharing and all the best for some nice weather again soon.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Glad you enjoyed it and fingers crossed for some decent weather in Spring

[@margaretsmilligan9393]

What an interesting video, very entertaining too. Thank you so much

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Glad you enjoyed it Margaret

[@suzannemarshall7458]

you make any scene look lovely. Enjoy seeing Basil always!

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@Unfinished_Business8]

Thank you for a quick glimpse into your sketch books, that would make a wonderful afternoon browsing through your studies. 😮 you use so many mediums, inspiring x

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

You are so welcome - thank you for watching

[@keithallen8096]

Great video as always, thanks Andrew

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

My pleasure Keith 😃

[@Countrysidewonderer]

It's always worth keeping pictures

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Some great memories

[@ThreeRivers2014]

Wonderful video. I have learned so much from your channel. Blessings. Susan in US.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much Susan ☺️

[@vivianedezitter7795]

Une belle promenade a travers vos carnets de croquis, tres beaux. Merci Andrew.Viviane (France)

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Merci beaucoup Viviane

[@susank9987]

thank you so much for sharing. I love seeing sketchbooks and yours in particular. Your work is so amazing, I love all the mark making!

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much Susan

[@Giza_77]

sei una continua ispirazione, grazie. Il tuo lavoro è straordinario 🙂

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

That’s so kind of you. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@andreapiedmonte1954]

Wonderful..so much information!.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Awesome - thank you very much

[@Carol-ny2pp]

Loved looking through your sketchbooks, thank you

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

You are so welcome Carol

[@user-ek5tz7sx1v]

What an interesting video. Fascinating to see how your style has developed. I like all your work; it's really earthy and in touch with the elements. I wish I had the freedom of your approach. Keep them coming. Cheers.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you very much indeed

[@user-cn4il4ov9u]

Such an enjoyable video. Thank you for sharing so much about your sketchbooks. Inspiring!

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

You are so welcome 🙏🏻

[@hayleymccormack2027]

Love seeing glimpses of places I recognise when you are flicking through ❤

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

That’s great 😃 Glad you enjoyed the video Hayley

[@lisakunish936]

What a wonderful collection of memories you have ! Enjoyed seeing these; thanks for sharing !

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Glad you enjoyed it Lisa 😃

[@roberthoward3723]

Really love your sketchbooks fully of character must get going myself

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you Robert

[@stevelovett9208]

Great sketchbooks Andrew, thanks for sharing...

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you Steve

[@simonnemason2162]

Thank you. That was really lovely. I agree it's great to have sketchbook memories, even if the weather was awful😅

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you Simonne - I love sketchbooks

[@anitajones7804]

Really enjoyed looking at your sketches Andrew thanks for sharing them.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Glad you enjoyed it Anita

[@birgitblume4980]

Super interesting video and wonderful sketches!!! Thank you !

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Glad you like them Birgit - thanks for watching and commenting

[@jancusters2450]

Thanks Andrew. Lovely to see this video. Great sketchwork all these years. Yes, wonderfull memories, also when look in to my sketchbooks. Thanks again for sharing!

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

You're welcome Jan - sketchbook memories are beautiful

[@juliadixon-smith5416]

Thank you for sharing your sketchbooks in various media, most enjoyable to watch and really interesting too see the lovely landscapes. Looking forward to seeing more of your outdoor adventures.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

My pleasure Julia 😊

[@heather153]

Always love seeing your sketches Andrew! Beautiful, loose and inspiring artwork in those pages.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much 😀

[@JohnnyB-art]

Hello buddy, great to see your sketchbook work, some lovely sketches going on in them. 😊👍

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much Johnny 😀 All the best

[@cindyfromsydney7693]

This was wonderful ❤ I love your use of different materials as I never know what you will use next. It was great to see both sketches I’ve seen you create and your older work too. Very enjoyable ❤

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much Cindy

[@ianbrowne8871]

Another very useful guide to any one who is starting to paint or draw and even better for those of us who have been at it for years and missed a trick or two! Given the range of products available it is sometimes hard to know where to start and you have given us a Thomas Cook's Tour with 30 years of experience! i will pass on the link to others. I find the A5 Seawhite HB or ring books very useful for a poacher's pocket in my ancient Barbour. I am pleased i am not the only one to use a panoramic format - both for books and canvas/panels. Lowland landscapes have a horizontal orientation and be it a beach scene in Cornwall or looking along a river valley a double square format is ideal. It saves a lot of paper which tends to betaken up by skies where little may be happening. It would be interesting to hear you speak about the qualities of the different media as you have done with papers. You open eyes to liquid charcoal, oil sticks, and more unusual things like casein paints and ArtGraf 'shapes'. I have used casein paints before on an icon course where one needed to paint over gold leaf - I think it is milk based. I see you have tubes of it, and it is much easier when painting int eh open air than oil and I assume quick drying.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much for your awesome reply to my video. I really appreciate your taking the time to share your thoughts. I love the idea of doing some in depth videos about specific sketching materials and techniques. Best wishes Andrew

[@MsVanorak]

thank you. a good selection of what is available in the uk and what it can be used for. i think my skill level now maybe merits something more than crawford and black (although i have used just about everything in them) or things out of the middle aisle in aldi. i have been wondering what to progress to! 😊

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Nothing wrong with Aldi materials for sketching. I often use a muddy puddle when I forget my water

[@MsVanorak]

@@AndrewBarrowmanArt certainly - but i have got to the point where i just might produce something worth displaying so i need to consider fade resistance and acid free.

[@triggerfish999]

Focussing on the technical (paper and medium) is really useful. Thanks. Your approach (mixed media plein air on landscape sketch books) has influenced me a lot (like your sketching club). I get out there with my sketch book whenever. Most portable medium is waterproof o.5mm pen, water soluble pencil and water pen.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Awesome, thank you for sharing your materials. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@tonyrayner9266]

HI Andrew great sketches how many are uesed in paintings or are just like me wonderfull memories 🎨🖼

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Many thanks Tony. Most are just great memories of a time and place. Occasionally I will use 1 for a painting.

[@kvz9863]

❤❤❤❤❤красиво, всегда.

[@AndrewBarrowmanArt]

Thank you so much ☺️