tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41536728891501848282024-03-05T07:36:34.216-08:00SPORTS PORTRAIT ARTISTSketches I make, mostly in London. I use watercolour, pen and crayon.
I post my work on the Flickr pages of Urban Sketchers London.
Also news about the best exhibitions, and the artists that I meet. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.comBlogger151125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-38254724994865733962017-04-04T07:58:00.001-07:002017-04-04T07:58:11.537-07:00SPRING TIME IN LONDON - SKETCHING<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">WEATHER IS BETTER NOW, SO SKETCHING OUTDOORS IS LESS OF A PROBLEM</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are some recent drawings from my various size sketchbooks. Usually I either draw in crayon or pencil. Most sketches are also watercolour. All done on the spot.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Local hardware and car parts shop in South London. due to close down later this year.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Moorgate Station, City of London, drawn while attending the meet-up of Urban Sketchers London Group in the Barbican</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">March sunshine in Kingston-upon-Thames, drawn from All Saints Churchyard near the market place. Daffodils are almost dead in the area near the wall. Children's merry-go-round in the background.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kingston-upon-Thames, same day but in the pedestrian walk, where some buskers performed. Group was called Red Jackson.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the Ideal Home exhibition, Olympia, London. The craft beer van and other foody and drinky outlets</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunday in April. Annual Boat Race at Putney in South West London, the river just before the races start. In case you didn't know, the main event is the annual men's race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities.</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-44217778188738731612017-02-22T09:41:00.003-08:002017-02-22T09:41:37.403-08:00LOCAL SHOPS IN SOUTH LONDON UNDER THREAT OF CLOSURE<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">IN SOUTH LONDON SMALL SHOPS ARE CLOSING DOWN, SO I SKETCH THEM BEFORE THEY GO</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some long established businesses are going this year, or next year. Some have been trading for 50 years or more. Most are run by a single trader or a family. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sadly some have already closed down, before I could sketch them. Here are my latest sketches<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Panetteria Italiano, Merton Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A W Cycles, South Wimbledon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Copperfields Second Hand Bookshop, Wimbledon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cunningham's Builders Merchants, Raynes Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Broadway Bargains, Worcester Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I & S Locksmiths, Wimbledon</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-18864687215961528472017-02-21T08:29:00.002-08:002017-02-22T09:42:40.411-08:00SKETCHED IN SUMMER 2016 <span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">SOME SUMMER TIME SKETCHES, LONDON AND COSTA DEL SOL, SPAIN - 2016</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Putney embankment, London</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Santus Circus, Raynes Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Colonel's Review, The Mall, London</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wimbledon Village fete, Wimbledon Common</td></tr>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-10047688663333024352017-02-21T08:12:00.003-08:002017-02-21T08:12:59.170-08:00SOME BLACK AND WHITE PEN AND PENCIL URBAN SKETCHES, 2016<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">BLACK AND WHITE SKETCHES IN 2016</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half Moon at Putney</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Half Moon at Putney</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">London City Airport departure lounge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prince George Club, Raynes Park</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prince George Club bar at Raynes Park</td></tr>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-89842674640646106662017-02-21T07:59:00.004-08:002017-02-21T07:59:56.787-08:00SPRING 2016 URBAN SKETCHES IN LONDON<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SPRING TIME IN LONDON, URBAN SKETCHES 2016</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kew Green at Kew, cricket match end</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bart's Hospital, fountain court, Smithfield London</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canal near Little Venice, London</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boat on the Regent's panel near Paddington</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue bridge at Little Venice</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Book barge, near Granary Square,Kings Cross</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second hand book stalls, South Bank London</td></tr>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-74431629303689290682017-02-21T07:29:00.000-08:002017-02-21T07:34:12.336-08:00URBAN SKETCHES IN SPRING 2016<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">MORE URBAN SKETCHES DONE IN 2016, A4 SKETCHBOOKS IN LONDON</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A few more sketches, different sketchbooks, different media. Mostly pen, crayon and watercolour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is an update of some of my winter sketches, done in A4 sketchbooks, during 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of the drawing events were with the Urban Sketchers (London) Group, and some on my own.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">London Docks from Canary Wharf</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View inside Canary Wharf Mall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Winter garden, South London</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-16755205908630839502016-04-04T08:36:00.000-07:002016-04-04T08:36:44.736-07:00A SUNNY WEEK IN MALAGA, COSTA DEL SOL, SPAIN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: red;">S<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">KETCHING IN SPAIN, SOMETHING I HAVE NOT DONE FOR A GOOD FEW YEARS.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In early March it was surprisingly fine and sunny, blue skies every day. Very cold first thing in the morning though. We flew from London City Airport, where we had to wait an extra hour for the flight with BA as it was delayed.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Malaga, Calle Don Juan de Malaga</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marbella Plaza de la Victoria</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alcazaba Moorish fort, one of the plazas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Malaga, Stands ready for Semana Santa (Easter)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Delayed at London City Airport</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Malaga, the port from the beach front</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marbella Plaza de Neranjas</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-53268232204115132272016-04-04T08:21:00.000-07:002016-04-04T08:21:12.865-07:00FEBRUARY SKETCHES 2016WE WENT TO THE DESTINATIONS SHOW AT OLYMPIA, FEBRUARY 2016<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Olympia, Kensington, London Destinations Show</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-41384106978226876512016-04-04T08:20:00.000-07:002016-04-04T08:37:49.200-07:00LONDON URBAN SKETCHES IN WINTER 2016<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">URBAN SKETCHING CONTINUES, BASED IN LONDON AND THE SOUTH WEST</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am trying out a variety of drawing media, including Derwent Inktense sticks and Inktense water soluble pencils. I usually add watercolour and sometimes a little white gouache.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-33480164899578349662016-03-01T02:03:00.000-08:002016-03-01T02:03:31.726-08:00FINDING CUPIDS IN CHARING CROSS ROAD<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">CUPIDS ARE FLYING BY THE LAMP POST IN WC2</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you go down Charing Cross Road, London towards Trafalgar Square, look out for these cute cupids. You can see them in this image, which is a print. I have not seen any cupids lately, so maybe they are waiting for the weather to warm up at bit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-90709844837570692762016-02-22T07:08:00.001-08:002016-02-22T07:08:38.962-08:00FEBRUARY IN LONDON, SKETCHING AND COFFEE IN 2016<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PLACES TO SKETCH ARE SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO FIND</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like to sit down to draw, and if possible to use watercolours in my sketching. The paints I use are Windsor and Newton Artists Watercolours, and I have two fairly big boxes, a tiny box and an even bigger box that used to belong to my father. His one is heavy and I don't take it sketching. He did though. He retired to Dorset and loved sketching the landscapes around Sherborne and Yetminster. My preferences are more urban and if possible I include people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">DESTINATIONS SHOW AT OLYMPIA LONDON 2016, A VIEW FROM A COFFEE STALL</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">DOORS TO THE RESTAURANT IN THE CENTRE OF THE WALLACE COLLECTION, MANCHESTER SQUARE, MAYFAIR</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A FINAL CUP OF COFFEE AT PRET A MANGER IN ORCHARD STREET, MAYFAIR</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-19455035446398725432016-02-06T05:09:00.000-08:002016-02-06T05:09:18.703-08:00GARDEN IN THE WINTER - LONDON SUBURBS - AND THE BUSES OUTSIDE THE LIBRARY<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">WINTER GARDEN FROM THE WINDOW, EARLY JANUARY SKETCHES, CRAYON AND WATERCOLOUR</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This garden is in the suburbs so has a mild-ish micro-climate. Nevertheless, lots of plants die right back in the cold frosty weather. I have quite a few hardy sub-shrubs like tree heathers, lavenders and santolina. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another day I travelled to Waterloo station in London, one of the huge terminals which has been modernised over the last few years. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One warm and sunny morning at the Wisley Gardens, run by the Royal Horticultural Society, it was nice enough to sit outside, drink a coffee, and draw the groups of people also enjoying the sun. I used water-soluble crayon on damp paper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A large group of sketchers met up one Saturday in January, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">excellently </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">organised by Katherine Tyrrell who explained the layout of Canary Wharf, with its confusing centres of shopping and the viewpoints, such as the garden right on the top, called Crossrail Place Roof garden.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We two chose to sketch outside overlooking the massive excavation work going on for a new block. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In this area of the old docks, you can see three of the original cranes, which are now preserved as part of our industrial heritage. Poor things looked a bit lost in the wide open desolation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The second sketch is indoors, we had to thaw out a bit! It is a sketch of the Jubilee Shopping complex, not as busy as usual. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On a Saturday the workers are mostly absent.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Link to information on <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=canary+wharf+jubilee+place&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1324&bih=899&tbm=isch&imgil=n5Q2gwlM5dJEiM%253A%253BUKBLO-gF5I4WEM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.schneebeli.co.uk%25252Findex.php%25252Fcity&source=iu&pf=m&fir=n5Q2gwlM5dJEiM%253A%252CUKBLO-gF5I4WEM%252C_&usg=__O5xYAsgNMPn3o2LyJDT7RsTJHGA%3D&ved=0ahUKEwjrrtD4ht7KAhVItxQKHUcQDPwQyjcIUA&ei=kzyzVquZKMjuUsegsOAP#tbm=isch&q=canary+wharf+jubilee+place+shops" target="_blank">Jubilee Place shops at Canary Wharf</a></span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-27898985231221230192016-01-22T02:34:00.002-08:002016-01-22T06:24:03.922-08:00WINTER SKETCHES IN LONDON WITH URBAN SKETCHERS<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">SKETCHING IN WINTER IS A BIT NIPPY, YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT QUICK!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Urban Sketchers London Group met near the National Gallery to sketch, just before Christmas 2015. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There is always a large Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square, given by Norway to the British people as a thank you. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The plaque ate the bottom of the tree reads: This tree is given by the city of Oslo as a token of Norwegian gratitude to the people of London for their assistance during the years 1940-1945</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is my first sketch done in Trafalgar Square. I used watercolour and pen. The second one is done from the cafe inside the National Gallery. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-7094317501239164782015-11-01T12:01:00.000-08:002015-11-01T12:01:44.147-08:00URBAN SKETCHERS LONDON - 2015 EXHIBITION AT TIMBERYARD<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">URBAN SKETCHERS LONDON - 4th ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF MEMBERS' SKETCHES AT TIMBERYARD, 4 NOEL STREET, SOHO, LONDON W1 -- 2015</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the new Timberyard Coffee bar in Soho, London, the Urban Sketchers London have their sketch work on display.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The exhibition opens from Monday 2 November 2015 and will be on display for six months. The new Timberyard is in Noel Street, which is a continuation of Great Marlborough Street and the nearest tube station is Oxford Circus.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have one of my sketches on display, it is of the Hawker Hurricane Mark II fighter plane, which was on display earlier this year. I sketched it on VE Day in St James Park, not far from Trafalgar Square.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So if you are in this part of London, please come along to see the exhibition of drawings.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Timberyard is open, as far as I know, from 8 am to 8 pm. <a href="https://tyuk.com/locations/ty-soho/" target="_blank">Timberyard, Soho</a></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sketch, Hawker Hurricane Mark II, St James Park, London</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The hotel was overlooking the beautiful yacht harbour of Palma, with fine views of the yachts, the sunset and the distant cathedral..I took my sketch book and some watercolours, plus my crayons and an ink pen. Here are some of my sketches.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sketch of Palma cathedral, early evening, with yachts</td></tr>
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The beach we liked best was at Illetas, a bus ride away. We caught the No. 3 bus which takes you right to the beach area, where you can choose one of about three beaches.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The straw beach umbrellas at Illetas beach, Mallorca</td></tr>
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We loved the market in Palma, and went along there twice, once for a meal and once for tapas.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tapas bar in the market in Palma</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sushi bar in the market, in Palma</td></tr>
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By the cathedral steps in Palma one hot afternoon, I sketched the people admiring the view over the bay<br />
And here is my final sketch of the beach people on Los Illetas beach<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-35631053493707813572015-11-01T11:22:00.000-08:002015-11-01T11:25:26.472-08:00URBAN SKETCHES IN LONDON - SUMMER 2015<span style="color: red;">AN UPDATE TO MY SKETCHBOOK IMAGES - MOSTLY WATERCOLOUR WITH CRAYON AND INK ON WHITE CARTRIDGE PAPER</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">London parks, people and something else beginning with a P? Can't think of anything, anyway, here are the sketches. Hope to add some more, done in autumn 2015 in London.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the middle of Wimbledon Town, not far from the famous Wimbledon LawnTennis Club, the local people could this year watch the play on a big screen, erected in the centre of town, outside Morrisons and the Odeon cinema. A few deckchairs were provided.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Annual Flower and Produce show at my allotment association, known as MAGA, this year attracted a lot of entries, the vegetables in particular were excellent. My vase of garden flowers did not win anything this year, neither did the tomatoes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went on another 'Sketch Crawl' with the group 'Drawing London on Location'. This time we met near Baker Street Station and walked to Regent's Park where we split up and drew different parts of the lovely Royal Park. Here is my sketch of the children's boating lake, with yellow pedaloes and geese. The second sketch is of the ornate gates with gilding. Roses are here too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The third sketch is of the cafe by the bigger lake has a pretty little clock tower on the roof, ornamented with pigeons.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside Cafe Nero, Piccadilly, view of The Ritz entrance</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-17155352207406837662015-08-26T09:17:00.001-07:002015-08-26T09:26:03.954-07:00LONDON SKETCHES - SUMMER 2015<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MORE FROM MY SKETCHBOOK - VJ DAY IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE AND ST JAMES'S PARK AND WHITEHALL</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These sketches were made during VJ Day, in August 2015, 70 years after the end of war in the Far East. There was a fine turnout of veterans again. The ceremony started off, in London, with a service in St Martin's in the Fields church in Trafalgar Square, attended by the Royal Family and the Prime Minister.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St Martin's in the Fields, outside waiting to see HRH Queen Elizabeth</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In St James's Park, quiet while the crowds watched in Whitehall</td></tr>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-17331111034751830642015-08-26T09:05:00.002-07:002015-08-26T09:26:23.140-07:00URBAN SKETCHES - LONDON <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">VE DAY COMMEMORATION IN LONDON - SUMMER 2015</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a moving event, for although we did not see the parade along Whitehall, we had the chance to see the veterans walking, and riding in wheel chairs, through St James's Park to the marquee, where they met HRH The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, for a meal and later, dancing to a swing band. The veterans proudly wore their medals and waved gaily to the crowd.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also in St James's Park was this fine Hawker Hurricane, and further away, a crowd examined this tank in The Mall, where the Union flag adorned the lamp posts</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-65151201048587288542015-06-28T07:14:00.001-07:002015-06-28T07:16:41.892-07:00WIMBLEDON COMMON IN SOUTH LONDON HAS A FAIR EVERY JUNE<span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">THE ANNUAL WIMBLEDON GUILD VILLAGE FAIR ON SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2015</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Wimbledon weather was great and the Fair was crowded. There was a funfair too, across the Rushmere pond, and a Punch and Judy performance, which was given by the same presenter as that which I sketched at the Merton Park Church Fair - see my previous post. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4153672889150184828#editor/target=post;postID=5014334098219508576;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=2;src=postname" target="_blank">Merton Park Church Fair, Punch and Judy sketch</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was lucky to find a spot to sit and draw the Savills booth. Savills is a successful and wide ranging estate agents in the UK with offices in Wimbledon. It was very refreshing to be offered a glass of cool prosecco too. The sketch shows a cross section of the many people, including children, plus dogs, which came and went, enjoying the hospitality.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were in the Silver Ring. Going by train, from Waterloo to Ascot station in the morning, ladies wore their little frilly 'fascinators' and bigger cartwheel hats, while many of the gents were wearing formal suits and top hats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ascot brings out the spirit of pure hedonism in a lot of us. In the Silver Ring, which is the cheapest enclosure apart from the Heath, there is plenty of grassy space for a picnic. Wine was consumed - to put it mildly. The bookies did a roaring trade and as usual, my one and only bet came nowhere at all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Later, after the races, those who liked a 'singsong' could go to the Bandstand. The band was from the Guards, Union Jack flags and songbooks were provided and the enthusiastic and slightly inebriated joined in with British and American songs such as Delilah, My Way and culminated with Rule Britannia, Land of Hope and Glory and the National Anthem. Flags were waved vigorously.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-50143340982195085762015-06-16T05:11:00.002-07:002015-06-16T05:13:05.209-07:00SUMMER PUNCH AND JUDY <span style="color: red; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">THE SMALL CHURCH OF ST MARY HOLDS A SUMMER FAIR EACH YEAR</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Until the local brass band arrived, we were able to sit under a gazebo and I did this sketch, hoping that the Punch and Judy would keep the small children still for a little while. Unfortunately the performance of Mr Punch was brief.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For their parents, the beer stall was doing a roaring trade, even though it was not sunny. The Pimms was not so popular perhaps because of the grey sky.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This Summer Fair is held in a meadow behind the old church, where Nelson and Lady Hamilton were worshipers, and where an overgrown churchyard has a little path leading</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> past the tomb of John Innes, who lived nearby.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As usual I made too many purchases of old books, bric a brac and pottery. </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.merton.gov.uk/leisure/history-heritage/architecture/stmaryschurch-mertonpark.htm" target="_blank">Merton Park history</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187781190046277408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4153672889150184828.post-47635482358141190422015-06-11T08:00:00.001-07:002015-06-11T08:00:08.455-07:00SKETCHING BEATING RETREAT AT HORSE GUARDS PARADE - LONDON<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">I JOINED THE CROWD TO ENJOY BEATING RETREAT - ON THE EVENING OF 10 JUNE 2015</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beating Retreat -apparently one of the earliest reference to it was in 1554 in 'Rules and Ordyances for the Warre'. So its a British Tradition and spectacular from start to finish, with fireworks as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My first sketch shows the Concert Band of the German Armed Forces (Musikkorps der Bundeswehr) marching on to the Parade Ground on the lovely sunny evening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My second sketch is a group of small, quick impressions of the troops and horses, with fireworks as a background </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The battle of Waterloo is commemorated this year, it took place in June, 1815. The British and Allied army was under the famous General Wellington, and the tide of the battle turned when the Prussian reinforcements arrived, under General Blucher. Thus the involvement of the German Concert Band. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year's Beating Retreat took place in the presence of His Excellency Dr Peter Ammon, The German Ambassador to the Court of St James's. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the end of the proceedings the national anthems of Germany and Great Britain were played. I have never stood before to "Deutschlandied" also known as "Deutschland uber alles"! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally we watched a re-enactment of events which occurred during the battle of Waterloo. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The British troops in the re-enactment were wearing the cloth caps they would have worn at the time, they did not wear the bearskin which we know and love today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cannons were fired, again and again - how loud! We all jumped in our seats. Smoke billowed across the scene. The fireworks were spectacular, as they usually are. Everybody followed the track of the stars shooting up into the summer sky and for once the sounds of the London traffic was drowned.</span><br />
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