Oct 15, 2019 | Architectural drawings, Eccleshall, Gallery at 12, Pen and ink drawing, Uncategorized
Sitting outside Cowling and Wilcox drawing Holloway Road, North London, summer 2016 The more streets that I drew, the clearer I became on what it was all about. It’s simple and selfish – I only draw the streets that are meaningful to me in some way. Half a...
Sep 28, 2019 | Architectural drawings
Church Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme – part of ‘Capturing the Past’ exhibition at the Brampton I sometimes get asked to draw buildings back into the street that have been demolished using old photos for reference. For instance, the much missed old...
Jan 29, 2017 | Architectural drawings, Sketching, Uncategorized
Been thinking ahead to drawing another stretch of the Great North Road later this year. I like to sketch from the street first to get a good look at some of the details so pitched my perch opposite the Fig and Olive on Upper Steet, Islington. I use a handy portable...
Mar 16, 2016 | Architectural drawings, Eccleshall
Whenever I draw a street scene, I like to include the people who are around at the time. This has become just as important as recording the buildings as it’s the people who bring the street to life. Although I already had a few photos of people, I put a call out...
Jul 21, 2015 | Architectural drawings
A few months ago, Coleen got in touch with some thoughts on living in Albermarle Mansions and kindly told me about the Islington and Finsbury website which maps all the local soldiers who went to war showing a poppy where they lived. A brief record of each soldier...
Apr 22, 2015 | Architectural drawings, Listed buildings, York
I have been drawn back to the Great North Road, this time up in York. The Roman road from London can be traced closely beneath the present day A64, entering York just a little north of Blossom Street and Micklegate and neatly illustrated on the British History Online...
