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Illustrator | Els Christensen
This watercolour travel illustration by Els Christensen is the view from the window of a bus journey from Torre Del Lago Puccini to Viareggio, Italy. Views of countryside, Tuscan villas and mountain tops in the distance. Fluffy clouds and blue sky above. Painted in a Moleskine Watercolour Notebook. Painted using Winsor and Newton Professional watercolour paints and ProArte Miniature paintbrushes Composition, Paintings, Tuscany, Miniature, Travel Sketchbook, Watercolour, Watercolor
Tuscany, Watercolour Travel Sketchbook
This watercolour travel illustration is based on a photo I took on a bus journey from Torre Del Lago Puccini to Viareggio, Italy in 2015. It was a beautiful journey through the gorgeous Italian countryside on one of the smallest buses I’ve ever been on! I used a Derwent Graphic HB pencil to sketch out the composition in my Moleskine Watercolour Notebook Sketchbook (pocket size) before painting. Painted using Winsor and Newton Professional watercolour paints and ProArte Miniature paintbrushes.
Watercolour travel illustration in a Moleskine Watercolour Notebook. The painting is of the Italian countryside, overlooking Tuscan villas, fields and mountain tops in the distance. Above the sketchbook is a tin of Winsor and Newton Professional Watercolour paints, below is a ProArte Miniature paintbrush. Painted by Els Christensen. Doodles, Sketchbooks, Trips, Watercolour Techniques, Watercolor Architecture
Tuscany, Watercolour Travel Sketchbook
This watercolour travel illustration is based on a photo I took on a bus journey from Torre Del Lago Puccini to Viareggio, Italy in 2015. It was a beautiful journey through the gorgeous Italian countryside on one of the smallest buses I’ve ever been on!I used a Derwent Graphic HB pencil to sketch out the composition in my Moleskine Watercolour Notebook Sketchbook (pocket size) before painting. Painted using Winsor and Newton Professional watercolour paints and ProArte Miniature paintbrushes.
Painting Dover Castle, process video. Els Christensen.
Work in progress watercolour painting of Dover Castle, Kent, UK. Painted with Sennelier Aquarelle watercolours and ProArte Miniature paintbrushes.
Watercolour travel illustration of a house by the beach in Mallorca, Spain. Created by Els Christensen. Based on a 35mm film photo I took on a walk along the beach while on holiday a few years ago. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolours on Cass Art cold pressed watercolour paper. Majorca, Films, Beach
Els Christensen. House by the beach, Majorca / Mallorca, Spain. Watercolour travel illustration
Watercolour travel illustration of a house by the beach in Mallorca, Spain. Created by Els Christensen. Based on a 35mm film photo I took on a walk along the beach while on holiday a few years ago. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolours on Cass Art cold pressed watercolour paper.
Watercolour painting in my Moleskine watercolour sketchbook of a street in Sineu, Mallorca. Based on a photo I took on holiday while exploring Sineu a few years ago. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolours in a pocket sized Moleskine sketchbook. Watercolour Art, Watercolor Sketchbook, Watercolor Art
Sineu, Majorca / Mallorca. Moleskine watercolour sketchbook illustration by Els Christensen
Watercolour painting in my Moleskine watercolour sketchbook of a street in Sineu, Mallorca. Based on a photo I took on holiday while exploring Sineu a few years ago. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolours in a pocket sized Moleskine sketchbook.
Watercolour illustration of sheep in a field in Hereford, Herefordshire, by Els Christensen. Based on a photo I took in 2013 aged 15. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolours. Hereford, Herefordshire, Watercolor Landscape, Newton, Field, Landscape Illustration
Els Christensen. Sheep, Hereford, Herefordshire. Watercolour landscape illustration
Watercolour illustration of sheep in a field in Hereford, Herefordshire, by Els Christensen. Based on a photo I took in 2013 aged 15. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolours.
Watercolour illustration of the Common Loaf Bake Shop for the #drawjcsbakery challenge. This is a beautiful bakery in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada. I used Winsor and Newton professional watercolours and Pro Arte miniature paint brushes in a Pink Pig sketchbook. Canada, Portrait, Pink, British, Watercolour Illustration
Watercolour shopfront sketchbook illustration by Els Christensen
Watercolour illustration of the Common Loaf Bake Shop for the #drawjcsbakery challenge. This is a beautiful bakery in Tofino, British Columbia, Canada. I used Winsor and Newton professional watercolours and Pro Arte miniature paint brushes in a Pink Pig sketchbook.
Watercolour sketch of the duck house in the pond at St Ann’s Well Gardens in Hove, East Sussex, UK. Created with a Payne’s Grey Caran d’Ache Neocolor II water soluble was crayon. Water, Watercolor Sketch, Pond, Crayon, Hove
Els Christensen. Caran d’Ache Neocolor II watercolour crayon sketch
Watercolour sketch of the duck house in the pond at St Ann’s Well Gardens in Hove, East Sussex, UK. Created with a Payne’s Grey Caran d’Ache Neocolor II water soluble was crayon.
Miniature watercolour portrait of a pretty pastel blue house. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolours on Legion Paper Stonehenge Aqua Hotpress watercolour paper. Drawn as part of a draw this in your style challenge, see my linked Instagram post for more details. Aqua, Pastel, Instagram, Stonehenge, Watercolor Portraits
Els Christensen. Watercolour miniature house portrait
Miniature watercolour portrait of a pretty pastel blue house. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolours on Legion Paper Stonehenge Aqua Hotpress watercolour paper. Drawn as part of a draw this in your style challenge, see my linked Instagram post for more details.
Watercolour travel illustration of the duckpond in Rottingdean, Brighton, East Sussex. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolour paints on Jackson’s Arts 300gsm cold pressed 3 x 4“ watercolour block. Draw, Brighton, Watercolour Paintings, Painting & Drawing, Watercolor Paintings
Els Christensen. Rottingdean duck pond, watercolour travel illustration
Watercolour travel illustration of the duckpond in Rottingdean, Brighton, East Sussex. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolour paints on Jackson’s Arts 300gsm cold pressed 3 x 4“ watercolour block.
Watercolour travel illustration of the duck pond in Rottingdean, Brighton, East Sussex. Based on a photo I took a few years ago on a rainy day in Rottingdean. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolours on Jackson’s Art watercolour block (300gsm cold pressed, 3” x 4”) Nature
Els Christensen. Rottingdean duck pond. Watercolour travel illustration.
Watercolour travel illustration of the duck pond in Rottingdean, Brighton, East Sussex. Based on a photo I took a few years ago on a rainy day in Rottingdean. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolours on Jackson’s Art watercolour block (300gsm cold pressed, 3” x 4”)
Watercolour illustration by Els Christensen based on week 44 of the Still Here Still Life challenge on Instagram. Painted usign Winsor and Newton Professional Watercolours, ProArte miniature paintbrushes on Pentel Watercolour block. 2021. Watercolor Illustration
Els Christensen. Still Here Still Life Watercolour painting
Watercolour illustration by Els Christensen based on week 44 of the Still Here Still Life challenge on Instagram. Painted usign Winsor and Newton Professional Watercolours, ProArte miniature paintbrushes on Pentel Watercolour block. 2021.
Open sketchbook page on a wooden desktop, with a blue monochrome watercolour painting of rooftops in the snow with falling snowflakes. Next to the sketchbook is a white ProArte paintbrush. Painted by Els Christensen. Architecture, Sketchbook Pages
Els Christensen, Rooftops in the snow, Watercolour sketchbook page.
This piece was inspired by the snowy views on the day of my graduation and the rooftops views from the university Illustration studios. It is an amalgamation of some of my favourite roofs and architecture. Watercolour painting by Els Christensen.
Open sketchbook on a blue background, the drawing is of a Parisian double decker train. The words ‘Région Ile de France’ are on the left hand side of the train carriage. Drawn using a black brush pen in a square sketchbook. Below the sketch and sketchbook is a black pen which says ‘Zig Clean Color real brush’ on it. Paris, Train Sketch
🌷Els Finlay-Christensen🌷 (@elschristensen) January 2021. Parisian double decker train sketchbook double page spread. This illustration was based on a photo I took on a school trip to Paris in 2014. Drawn using a Zig Kuretake brush pen in my Talens sketchbook.
🌷Els Finlay-Christensen🌷 (@elschristensen) • Instagram photos and videos • National Theatre Sketch Videos, Theatre, National Theatre, Male Sketch, Photos
🌷Els Finlay-Christensen🌷 (@elschristensen) • Instagram photos and videos • National Theatre Sketch
Sketchbook painting of the facade of a bookshop. Painted using Winsor and Newton gouache - the tubes of this paint are placed next to the sketchbook in this photo. The illustration is of The Hastings Bookshop, an independent local business in Hastings, East Sussex. Gouache
The Hastings Bookshop Gouache Painting
Gouache illustration by Els Christensen. One of my favourite illustrations I made in 2020 for the #drawyourbookshop challenge by SelfMadeHero on Instagram, of my local independent bookshop The Hastings Bookshop. I loved painting this beautiful shop front. #gouache #gouachepainting #shoplocal #independentbookshop #bookshoppainting #illustration #sketchbook #sketchbookpage #sketchbookpainting #shopfront #shopfacade
Sketch of a street in Dieppe, France, based on a photo I took on holiday with my dad when I was 14. Drawn with Unipin fineliner pens in my Royal Talens 12x12cm square sketchbook. I’m loving drawing my travel memories. Croquis, Square Sketchbook
Els Christensen, Travel Illustration Sketchbook
Sketch of a street in Dieppe, France, based on a photo I took on holiday with my dad when I was 14. Drawn with Unipin fineliner pens in my Royal Talens 12x12cm square sketchbook. I’m loving drawing my travel memories.
Els Christensen sketchbook page. I really enjoyed this weeks @thegoodshipillustration art club challenge. This week was drawing with your non dominant hand. Art Club
Els Christensen sketchbook page. I really enjoyed this weeks @thegoodshipillustration art club challenge. This week was drawing with your non dominant hand.
Photograph of a pencil landscape sketch in an open Moleskine sketchbook. The sketchbook drawing is of a Welsh rural coastal path. Below the sketchbook is a black Derwent Graphic 2B pencil. Wales, Sketchbook Drawing, Sketching
Els Christensen sketchbook pencil illustration. I started sketching this in February, 2020, when I was in Wales in my Moleskine sketchbook, drawn with Derwent Graphic pencils. I finished the sketch several months later and added watercolour.
Sketchbook illustration of a cassette tape of Phillip Pullmans The Subtle Knife. On the left hand page is the actual cassette tape, on the right hand page is an observational drawing of the cassette tape. Audiobooks, Audio Books, Tapes, Philip
Brush pen sketch of one of the His Dark Material Audio book tapes by Philip Pullman. Drawn by Els Christensen. Sketched with an Ecoline brush pen and a Sakura Pigma brush pen in a Talens Sketchbook. This was for one of The Good Ship Illustrations weekly art clubs and drawing challenges and was drawn with my non-dominant hand!
🌷Els Finlay-Christensen🌷 (@elschristensen) • Instagram photos and videos
🌷Els Finlay-Christensen🌷 (@elschristensen) • Instagram photos and videos
I based this travel illustration on a photo I took on a bus journey through the Italian countryside in Tuscany, Italy. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolours in my Pinkpig Sketchbook and sketched with Unpin fineliner pens.
Els Christensen, Houses in Tuscany, Watercolour sketchbook page
I based this travel illustration on a photo I took on a bus journey through the Italian countryside in Tuscany, Italy. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolours in my Pinkpig Sketchbook and sketched with Unpin fineliner pens.
Watercolour illustration on paper of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, with a train and bridge in the foreground. A tree is painted on the right hand side. Next to the paper is an open tin of Watercolour paints in a sunbeam on a wooden desk. Tours, Eiffel Tower
Els Christensen, Eiffel Tower, Paris, watercolour travel illustration
Watercolour travel illustration based on a photo I took in Paris of The Eiffel Tower in 2014 on a river tour along the Seine. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolours on Cass Art cold pressed watercolour paper.
Watercolour travel illustration of a Parisian train passing by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. The watercolour painting is a close up from a larger painting.
Els Christensen. Eiffel Tower, Paris. Watercolour illustration, close up
Close up photo of my Paris watercolour illustration, based on a photo I took in Paris of The Eiffel Tower in 2014 from a river tour boat on the Seine. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolours on Cass Art cold press paper.
open Moleskine sketchbook on a wooden desk. On the page is a double page spread watercolour painting of sheep in a field at Sunset. In the foreground of the piece there are sheep eating grass, in the distance the sun is setting above Friston Forest in East Sussex. Art Sketchbook
Els Christensen. Watercolour sketchbook page. Sheep at Sunset, 2021
Travel Illustration based on a photo I took on holiday in Friston, East Sussex, UK a few years ago. Painted with Winsor and Newton professional watercolours in a Moleskine Art Sketchbook.