Jun 20, 2017 | Sketch Book Skool, Sketching, Uncategorized, urban sketching
This week, Stoke Urban Sketchers celebrated international recognition as they were granted the status of ‘Regional Chapter’ within the global community of Urban Sketchers. The group met up for a sketch this Saturday in the New Vic and the group founders,...
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,...
Dec 9, 2014 | Architectural Drawing, Pen and ink drawing, Sketch Book Skool, Sketching
Over the summer, I spent some time down in London, with our son. I was in the middle of Sketch Book Skool drawing frenzy, making the most of every moment I could to draw – even on the top of a London bus! Once you start sketching, you can’t help but...
May 18, 2014 | Pen and ink drawing, Sketch Book Skool, Sketching
It is the big Douggie Mac Bike Ride today. It’s terrific to see all the cyclists out in their jazzy colours for such a great cause, all very chirpy and making an early start on their bid for LLangollen. I have been meaning to sketch some of the buildings close...
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...
Apr 12, 2014 | Pen and ink drawing, Sketch Book Skool, Sketching
Some years ago, I came across a book called “Everyday Matters” by Danny Gregory. It’s a moving and uplifting book, all sketches and handwritten notes, a jounal of the everyday moments of his life. I’ve since bought several other books of his,...
