Camping Trip / Midge bites

Documentation of a solo camping trip with the purpose of being alone to peacefully draw, interrupted by the incessant itching of a thousand midge bites.

Front cover of a sketchbook the words are smeared and painted on. it reads 030924 Midge Botes Lavender Soap Sudocrem Edale there is a red smiley face in the bottom left corner
a vibrant illustration in gel pen of avocado salmon egg and a bagel from newfold farm cafe. text over it reads believ it or not this was my breakfast on the 3rd of september.
gel pen illustration of a train zooming across the moors. it reads next stop edale station
moor heather.jpg
misty int it.jpg
graphite pencil documentative illustration of a sheep on the edale moors
lithography crayon documentative illustration of two farm yard sheep
colourful sheep.jpg
vibrant gel pen documentative illustration of a crabapple tree half fallen
observational or reportage drawings in gel pen and graphite pencil of cafe goers at the newfold farm cafe in edale.
Baked beans illustration with faces.
lithography crayon illustration of birds pecking at seeds
simplistic illustration in gel pen of a hand covered in dirt.
gel pen illustration of a dancing naked man against a bright blue sky
lithography reportage illustration of shoes
A blue and red camping cannister of propane for a gas stove sits in a Green tent with green shrubbery in the background through a triangular plastic window pane. illustration in gel pen.
lithography crayon illustration of a pot noodle and cans
Yellow cirlce against blue background. text at the bottom reads minimalistic pot noodle from above.
socked foot.jpg
self portrait
general doorman.jpg
man dressed in primary colours strikes a pose as he throws a bright red bowling ball
man in bed in primary colours. gel pen illustrtaion.
two men dressed in primary colours sat at a table eating roast chicken and drinking wine against a yellow background. illustration in gel pen.
trumpet against a bright blue sky and green grass. text reads underground music scene. Illustration in gel pen.
illustration of a dress and a glass of wine. text reads drink and dress.
bitten hand.jpg
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man scratches arm covered in midge bites. goes to counter to ask for ibuprofen. Illustrated in graphite pencil.
man fro the side witth an amputated arm.
man with small features and large ears stares from the abyss. illsutration lithography crayon and pencil.
portrait of a man with a simplistic smiling face drawn in lithography crayon over the top.
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kettle.jpg
mischeavous looking sheep. text reads chicken run but with sheep. Black crayon illustration
black crayon illustration reads good lord look at that mouse. squeak.
black crayon illustration of two stones. text reads jet. hag stone.
Thumbs up with a dunce cap on the thumb. Illustration in black crayon.
scary illustration of a doll on black and red background.
back of a sketchbook with an upside down red frowning face at the bottom.