Day 198, of my 2016 sketch a day challenge

North Warren sketch

A hot summers day and a good opportunity to walk the 3 mile circular walk around RSPB North Warren in Thorpeness, Suffolk. It is a great walk through both woodland and into reed beds and at the half way point is a nice little viewing platform overlooking water and reeds. Plently of dragon and damsel flies and bees feeding on the Purple Loosestrife, Meadowsweet and the Balsam. Across the reeds a Marsh Harrier was quartering hunting for it’s prey.

I settled early on in this sketch a day challenge with using chinagraph pencils which have been great until today when I found that in the sun they were getting very soft and starting to melt, I guess there will be some more difficult days ahead.

Northwarren sketch 198