URBAN SKETCHERS LONDON - 2015 EXHIBITION AT TIMBERYARD

URBAN SKETCHERS LONDON - 4th ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF MEMBERS' SKETCHES AT TIMBERYARD, 4 NOEL STREET, SOHO, LONDON W1 -- 2015

At the new Timberyard Coffee bar in Soho, London, the Urban Sketchers London have  their sketch work on display.

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.

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.

So if you are in this part of London, please come along to see the exhibition of drawings.
Timberyard is open, as far as I know, from 8 am to 8 pm. Timberyard, Soho

Sketch, Hawker Hurricane Mark II, St James Park, London

HOLIDAY IN THE ISLAND OF MALLORCA IN OCTOBER 2015 - SKETCHES

WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GO FOR A FEW DAYS TO MALLORCA IN THE BALEARICS

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.

The sketch of Palma cathedral, early evening, with yachts

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.

The straw beach umbrellas at Illetas beach, Mallorca

We loved the market in Palma, and went along there twice, once for a meal and once for tapas.

Tapas bar in the market in Palma

The sushi bar in the market, in Palma

Outside the cathedral in Palma, overlooking the bay

By the cathedral steps in Palma one hot afternoon, I sketched the people admiring the view over the bay
And here is my final sketch of the beach people on Los Illetas beach

Los Illetas beach, sunbathers

URBAN SKETCHES IN LONDON - SUMMER 2015

AN UPDATE TO MY SKETCHBOOK IMAGES - MOSTLY WATERCOLOUR WITH CRAYON AND INK ON WHITE CARTRIDGE PAPER

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.

Wimbledon Tennis, Men's Singles watched on the big screen

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.

The Merton Allotments and Gardens Society annual flower show,  on the allotment site in August

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.

Regents Park, childrens pond with pedaloes and geese.

Regents Park, gates with GR and royal coat of arms

Lakeside cafe, Regents Park, with pigeons

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.
The third sketch is of the cafe by the bigger lake has a pretty little clock tower on the roof, ornamented with pigeons.