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.

PENCIL DRAWINGS - SKETCHED IN LONDON, SUMMER 2015

PENCIL SKETCHES FROM MY SKETCHBOOK - NO COLOUR THIS TIME

The first one is done at the Krispy Kreme doughnut car park, monthly vintage car rally

Vintage car rally, New Malden

Field Marshall Slim statue, Whitehall

Outside Cafe Nero, Piccadilly, view of The Ritz entrance

LONDON SKETCHES - SUMMER 2015

MORE FROM MY SKETCHBOOK - VJ DAY IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE AND ST JAMES'S PARK AND WHITEHALL

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.

Watercolour, pen, crayon, gouache

St Martin's in the Fields, outside waiting to see HRH Queen Elizabeth

In St James's Park, quiet while the crowds watched in Whitehall

Whitehall, waiting for the parade of veterans and the bands. Near the statue of Field Marshall Slim

URBAN SKETCHES - LONDON

VE DAY COMMEMORATION IN LONDON - SUMMER 2015

I went along to the commemoration of VE Day in Westminster, London.  Here are my sketches.
  
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.
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

Hawker Hurricane aircraft in St James's Park

In The Mall, London, this military model of a tank, c.1940-1945

WIMBLEDON COMMON IN SOUTH LONDON HAS A FAIR EVERY JUNE

THE ANNUAL WIMBLEDON GUILD VILLAGE FAIR ON SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 2015

A sketch of Savills booth, Wimbledon Guild Fair on Wimbledon Common

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.  Merton Park Church Fair, Punch and Judy sketch

More about the ponds on Wimbledon Common

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.

Link to Savills Estate Agency in Wimbledon