Aug 23, 2017 | London buildings, Sketching
Any urban sketcher knows that it’s almost impossible to walk past an art shop without looking inside and buying at least a new pencil. So, when I walked past Cowling and Wilcox, on Holloway Road a few years ago, I gave in to a new Daler Rowney sketch book, about...
Jun 7, 2016 | Crohns and colitis UK, London buildings, Pen and ink drawing, Sketching
Last weekend we joined up with Crohns & Colitis UK fo their annual walk around London. It’s a great way to see our capital and better still, it gets the word out about the support that’s available for anyone who has Crohn’s or Colitis. We set off...
Dec 15, 2015 | Architectural Drawing, London buildings, London streets, Pen and ink drawing
Back on the Holloway Road – a short post to share the last drawing of 2015. Drawing shown in full on www.drawingthestreet.co.uk Thanks for reading, Ronnie
Jun 20, 2015 | Architecture, Building conservation, London buildings, London streets, Sketching
I have returned to drawing Holloway Road, the Great North Road – and paused to draw Dorset House in more detail. It caught my eye as it is quite small compared with its neighbours yet with a few faded classical details, it quietly holds its own. Here it is in...
Mar 13, 2015 | Architectural Drawing, Atom Gallery N4 Exhibition, London buildings
Thanks to my Holloway twitter buddies, @RuthRobinsonLon, @TheHornseyRoad, @HollowayLife and in particular Mark Perronet @AtomGalleryN4, prints of some of my Holloway Road drawings are now up on display in the Atom Gallery, Stroud Green Road, London N4. It’s a...
Jan 6, 2015 | Architectural Drawing, London buildings, Pen and ink drawing
Over the past year, I have been regularly posting sketches and work-in-progress photos on social media. It has been a bit of a slog understanding how it all works but it has gradually paid off as I get a real buzz when people who live or work in the buildings respond...
