May 22, 2016 | Architectural Drawing, Audlem, Pen and ink drawing, Williams of Audlem
The ink has just dried on The Square, the third drawing in the Audlem series. The Square is in fact more of a triangle which is formed around the T junction between the Nantwich Road (A529) and the A525 (Stafford and Shropshire St). This is the oldest part of the...
May 12, 2016 | Architectural Drawing, Building conservation, Pen and ink drawing
This is a flashback to a drawing I did last year following a wintery visit to the walled gardens at Keele. I was slowed down at the time by a few fractures but wanted to record the bothies as soon as I first saw them. This is just a drawing post today – so hope...
Apr 24, 2016 | Architectural Drawing, Eccleshall Architecture, Gallery at 12, Pen and ink drawing
So here we have the finished drawing of 32 to 56 High Street, Eccleshall, complete with guest appearances by local residents. This has been great fun to include you all and I hope you can still recognise yourselves… Greetings cards are now in stock at Gallery...
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
Jul 9, 2015 | Architecture, Pen and ink drawing, Sketching
Only a few days after sketching my broken down car on the hardshoulder of the M6, I was sketching on the grass verge of Rosemarkie beach. Once again, I began to sketch a vehicle but this time it was Maureen’s ice cream van which caught my eye. I was lost in...
Jul 9, 2015 | Pen and ink drawing, Sketch Book Skool, Sketching
A couple of weeks ago, my car broke down in the midst of a tailback after a pile-up on the M6 northbound. It’s an alarming experience to be stranded in the central lane as the rest of the traffic began to surge ahead around me. As I rang the emergency services,...