Thought I would share a few pics of the couple of days spent sketching another stretch of the Holloway Road. This time I brought along a length of cartridge paper which I had prepared at home with a wash of gum arabic and French and English Ochre pigments, to give the paper a bit of warmth.
Note the colourful tote bag by the French American artist Gwenn Seemel – I admire her outlook on copyright as well as her colourful artwork.
Adding a wash of ochres and gum arabic to cartridge paper Sketching out the buildings opposite Cowling and Wilcox
I’d packed half a dozen clothes pegs to clip the paper to a folder which seemed to work quite well. Even though it’s non-stop busy along this road, several people stopped to pass the time of day with me and thanks to Sean for taking this photo and sending it to me.
Photo thanks to @seanazzillustrationPegs and toes keeping the paper curl held downHave to be quick to sketch between the traffic.Back home and on to the formal drawing.preparing for the letteringAdding the letteringSection of the final drawing – Denmark Place build 1863, the same year that work on the London underground began.
The drawing is now complete, scanned and can be seen in full on my website. Limited edition prints are now available to buy.
October was a bit premature to share what was on my drawing board at the time – snowy scenes of some of Audlem’s delightful shops.
Now that we are into Advent and the temperature has fallen, it feels much more timely to share the images which are now on sale as Christmas cards at Williams of Audlem.
Derek at the Doorway of Williams of Audlem
Pop in to Williams and say hello to Derek!
Audlem Cycle Sport and Dry Cleaners
The Old Priest House Cafe, AudlemThe Old Post Office, Audlem
Following on fromm my last blog post, here’s the finished tea towel – a great Christmas gift and easy to post! On sale at Williams of Audlem, Cheshire.
Drawing the Street 