DAILY SKETCH - WENT TO THE WINDMILL CAFE ON WIMBLEDON COMMON TO DRAW

My new sketches are done with the Derwent Inktense Blocks, they are so different from my usual medium which is pen, watercolour and crayon. Here are my first two drawings

Dogs at the Windmill Cafe, Wimbledon Common

Windmill Cafe at Wimbledon Common, popular with cyclists and dog walkers

SKETCHES WITH THE GROUPS 'URBAN SKETCHERS LONDON' AND 'DRAWING LONDON ON LOCATION'

THE YEAR 2014 IS WHEN I CONTINUED SKETCHING AND DRAWING IN LONDON

The sketching this year is a bit different because some of the time I am going out with two sketching groups.  One is linked to Flickr and is called 'Urban Sketchers London'.  The second is a 'Meet-up' group called 'Drawing London on Location'.  Here are some of my recent sketches

Bonfire party at Allotments, Merton - MAGA

Booking Hall Bar, St Pancras Hotel.

Booking Hall Bar, St Pancras Hotel

Regents Canal sketching, Camley Street Nature Reserve,Kings Cross, London,

Coffe time, John Lewis espresso bar, Kingston on Thames,

Flags in Horse Guards Road, Whitehall, London

Kings Cross, London, children playing,

Trinity Square Gardens, near The Tower of London, lunchtime,

Kings Cross, steps by Regents Canal, Granary Square, London,

Poppies, The Moat, Tower of London, Septenber 2014, World War 1 Memorial.

Granary Square, Kings Cross, London, lunchtime,

Kingston upon Thames, view from John Lewis espresso cafe.

Parliament Square, London, red bus and tourists by statues,

LONDON DUATHLON IN RICHMOND PARK

RICHMOND PARK, ONE OF THE ROYAL PARKS IN LONDON

TODAY, SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER, IS THE LONDON DUATHLON IN THE PARK

I went along and did this watercolour sketch of some of the competitors, cyclists and runners, as well as the cheerers-on wearing green, from the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty for Children, (NSPCC).  These young volunteers did a great job, cheering on the competitors, cyclists going in one direction and runners in another.  This spot is near Robin Hood Gate.  The park was closed to traffic all day today.

London Duathlon and NSPCC team supporters

Yesterday I went to Roehampton Gate cafe and did a sketch, and in the area nearby it was already covered in preparations for the Duathlon.

Richmond Park Roehampton Gate cafe

These sketches are part of my Urban Sketchers London art work.

http://londonduathlon.com/about/richmond-park

https://donate.nspcc.org.uk/

SKETCH AT THE TOWER OF LONDON, POPPIES IN THE MOAT

AUGUST 2014 - AT HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL PALACE AND FORTRESS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE TOWER OF LONDON, ONE OF THE HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES IN THE UK

I went along to see the ceramic Poppies in the moat, and did a sketch in watercolour and crayon.
The Poppies are placed in remembrance of the 888,246 British and Commonwealth Military dead during the First World War (and that of course does not include all the civilian dead).   This sketch is  in my Moleskin sketchbook, which holds all my recent drawings as part of my Urban Sketchers London journal.

Tower of London moat with poppies

After drawing the Poppies I walked into Trinity Square Gardens, a nice quite spot with another memorial, this time to the Mariners and Fishermen fatalities during both World Wars;  I did another sketch of the green space, with the pigeons and crows, and a few people enjoying the sunshine.

Trinity Square Gardens, sketch, City of London