Apr 10, 2016 | Architectural Drawing, Newcastle-under-Lyme History, Uncategorized
Hello! A warm welcome and thank you to recently subscribed drawing enthusiasts. I’ve been working on this drawing in my local class taught by David Brammeld. It was only when I began this drawing that I discovered that one of my classmates was a regular Maxims ...
May 14, 2014 | Newcastle-under-Lyme History, Pen and ink drawing, Sketch Book Skool, Uncategorized
No 7 Brunswick Street, The English Kitchen I’m back from a wonderful family gathering and one of the first jobs on my list was to MOT my car. I popped the car into the garage but this time, packed my pens and sketchbook as there is a building close by that I have...
Jan 27, 2014 | Newcastle-under-Lyme History
This post is dedicated to the lads at Miller Heritage – hats off to you gentlemen! REPAIR OF MELLARD WAREHOUSE, MARKET LANE, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME From the first floor of ‘Pockets’ you can see a narrow gap on the south side of the Ironmarket....
Nov 23, 2013 | Newcastle-under-Lyme History
If you have been one of the people to visit the Drawing the Street exhibition, my wholehearted thanks! I have been very moved by the continuous flow of positive comments. These drawings have entailed endless hours of work and to read how well they have been received...
Oct 27, 2013 | Newcastle-under-Lyme History
The forecast is stormy but I am very excited by my week ahead. Tomorrow I begin my three year Icon Diploma course in Moele Brace, and have just set up a new blog site for anyone interested in following what I will be learning from Aidan Hart, one of the UK’s leading...
Sep 14, 2013 | Newcastle-under-Lyme History, Uncategorized
This is a section from my ‘Ironmarket in Summer’ drawing. The geraniums in the planters and begonias in the hanging baskets all looked so vibrant that I decided to do a 60% reduced size summer version of my original 2.8m long winter drawing to submit to...
