England, Sheffield, Childrens' Hospital
England, SHEFFIELD, St Marie's Cathedral
I can't sketch any faster than this!
England, SHEFFIELD, St Marie's Cathedral
Another from inside the Cathedral Church of St Marie's on a cold Saturday afternoon in dear old Sheffield
England, SHEFFIELD, St Marie's Cathedral
The Cathedral Church of St Marie, SHEFFIELD. This is where I retreated to out of the cold yesterday afternoon. It was designed by Matthew Ellison Hadfield - the founder of the firm of architects I worked for from 1984 to my retirement 144 days ago - Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson. According to Wikipedia it was built from 1846 - 1850. They don't build them like that nowadays!
ENGLAND, Sheffield, Surrey Place
That's me on the Sheffield sketchcrawl. I'm sporting my (3) fingerless gloves knitted by my daughter in Colorado Springs. I've been colder - but I had to sketch inside in the afternoon (images to follow). I lowered my hood for the photo - the only bits of me exposed when I was drawing were my nose and 3 fingers. The best thing about sketchcrawling is that it does make you get up and draw no matter what the temperature is outside.ENGLAND - London, St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral Interior - my first "church" interior drawn on site.
England, Sheffield Cathedral Interior
My Sheffield Cathedral Triptych. Drawn on site, painted at home after I was (gently) throw out at 4 o'clock one Saturday afternoon. My second "church" interior.
Marion's Life Class 003
Marion's Life Class 002
Marion's Life Class 001
The main theme was the drapery!
England, Whitby, North Yorkshire
My "Larkin Toad" (google it!) version of scenes of Whitby - requested by our very bestest friends who have just bought a house in the town. This is left-hand side showing the Abbey.
England, Bath, Pultney Bridge
My friend Alan tells me I'm not blogging enough! This is Pultney Bridge in Bath - don't know anywhere else in th UK where shops are built on a bridge. This one was drawn on our visit to Bath last November - it was so cold but before the snow arrived - seems a long time ago already.
South Wales - Vale of Neath
Sgwd Isaf Clungwyn - my favourite waterfall - this time pen and watercolour on canvas. Practising a new technique!
England - Bath Abbey
Our 3 day trip to Bath - courtesy of our friends.
London - Old Bailey
London - Old Bailey
Was walking down the Strand and Fleet Street to St Paul's and spotted a secluded corner formed by a pile of barriers ready to put out for the Lord Mayor's Parade the following day on 13 November. The news cameras were ready for some relieved customers!
Final sketches
The final sketches of our Colorado Trip. One at 30 seconds, one at 10 seconds. Lights out! Goodbye America, hello Britain.
Philadelphia Airport
10 minute sketch before the call to board
Northern Plains USA
There were only 4 types of scenery in the 3 hour flight over Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois and Indiana before we hit clouds at Fort Wayne (which I identified from my photo and a satellite image on Google maps). In an hour we were at Philly Airport.
Denver Airport
Sad farewells and on the way back to the UK
