Chris Osborne Art 
Church of St Oswald
The Story Behind the Urban Sketching
The Church of St Oswald, Filey, is a parish church in the North Yorkshire town of Filey, England. The church dates from the 12th and 13th centuries, with some embattlements added in the 15th century.
When I was a young child at infants school I remember only being able to seeing the turrets of this church. I always thought we had a castle somewhere in Filey that I could never find, how my bubble was burst one day when I worked it out, probably years later as I’m thick as two short planks.
My Sketching and Painting Process
Initial Pencil sketch.
Adding waterproof Ink over the pencil so this will not bleed during the watercolour stage.
Pencil marks erased.
This was a little different from my normal step as I put in almost all of the detail rather than after the watercolour stage.
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to draw in all the tree branches or just a few then do my normal splash of paint to represent all the leaves.
So I left the sketch overnight and with fresh eyes in the morning decided I just wanted the skeleton of the tree, more fitting for a graveyard don’t you think.
Watercolour added loosely just for some basic colour.
Most of the detail was already added so I only added a little bit of colour to the sky.
Watercolour Paint, Ink & Paper
I use Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour on Arches France Watercolour Paper, 300g Hot Pressed or Fabriano Artistico Watercolour Paper 300g Hot Pressed..
Tombo Brush Pens N15, N45, N55, N60, N65, N95 and Faber Castell Fine-liners 0.05, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7
My painting come from my own experiences that I have photographed while traveling. By reading this blog, you as a viewer can now hear The Story Behind the Painting. Where, when, what was happening while I was photographing the wildlife.
Enjoy, Chris Osborne
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