Jan 10, 2021 | Pen and ink drawing, Sketching, Uncategorized
The ground is hard, the air is cold and the year is brand new but I like to think of January as a time to be sowing seeds – seeds of ideas for the year ahead. I may be one of a minority who loves January here in the Northern hemisphere but apart from the cold,...
Feb 22, 2020 | Lanark Heritage, Pen and ink drawing
Wide Close or ‘Bull’s Close’ In Yorkshire, they’re called ‘ginnels’ or ‘snickelways’. Here in Lanark, they are called a ‘close’. Lanark High Street has 14 of these narrow openings that weave in and out of the...
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...
Oct 4, 2019 | Architectural Drawing, Newcastle-under-Lyme History, Pen and ink drawing
Drawing the Street turned six this summer. My thanks to all who have accompanied me from the beginning and to those who have followed along the way as something has caught their interest. Ironmarket drawing on its way to Newcastle Library -framed by Terry Hunt at...
Sep 12, 2019 | Architectural Drawing, Newcastle-under-Lyme History, Pen and ink drawing
The Brampton Museum and Art Gallery, Newcastle-under-Lyme I have a big trip quietly planned for Friday 13th September. A lot of time in the car, train and taxi to spend a couple of hours at the Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme, but I’m thrilled that my work...
Oct 15, 2017 | Eccleshall Architecture, Pen and ink drawing
I’ve just completed my ninth Eccleshall street drawing. There are more streets to draw (Gaol Butts, Castle Street and Small Lane) but I’m happy that I’ve drawn enough to share on the walls of Eccleshall Library and Gallery at 12 in my forthcoming twin...
