Dry up the Blues!

Narrow Boar in Audlem
Narrow Boat, Audlem

I have been having some fun with blue and red ink lately.  Judy of Williams of Audlem has been doing a fine job of retailing the limited edition prints of the Audlem street scene so when asked about a tea towel design, I took it as an opportunity to play!

pen and ink drawing Audlem
Audlem Butter Market

I like tea towels to have fresh cheery colours, so picked up my inks and sketched some of the local landmarks and features. Audlem has a strong identity linked to the Shropshire Union Canal flowing alongside the village and there is plenty of subject material – enough perhaps for a second tea towel next year!

Here are the images which appear on the tea towel, now on sale through Williams of Audlem. They make a practical gift as well as being easy to post overseas.

More Audlem drawings in my next post – Christmas cards!

pen and ink wash williams of audlem
Derek (Judy’s Dad) in the doorway – Williams of Audlem
pen and ink teapot
Painted tea pot
painted jugs pen and ink
Painted flower jugs seen on narrow boats
pen and ink drawing Oxtail and Trotter
Oxtail and Trotter
Pen and ink drawing of the window
Window from St James Church, Audlem
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Audlem Memorial
Shroppie fly pub
The Shroppie Fly, Audlem

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