aubergine

on reflection...

Instagram of building reflection in Croydon.

Museum of Childhood

As this weekend sees the 3rd Birthday of my blog, it seemed fitting that I spent today helping out at the launch of The Big Draw at the Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green.  Lots of children (and grown-ups) took part in a whole host of drawing inspired activities.  The Big Draw continues for the whole of October and you can find out more information here http://www.thebigdraw.org/

Paint the town!

I'm taking part in a Big Draw event next weekend at Croydon Museum which got me thinking about what colours you associate with particular places, hence my Croydon paintbox.

new volume

(Picture by Gabi Campanario)

It is very exciting to be one of the sketchers featured in Gabi Campanarios's new book, 'The Urban Sketching Handbook : Architecture and Cityscapes : Tips and Techniques for Drawing on Location'. 

It is out on October 15th and you can get a sneak peak here http://www.amazon.com/Urban-Sketching-Handbook-Architecture-Cityscapes/dp/1592539610/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1411763436&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Urban+Sketching+Handbook%3A+Architecture+and+Cityscapes%3A+Tips+and+Techniques+for+Drawing+on+Location

A day at the races (almost)

The Pavilion entrance at Ascot Racecourse, from across the street.

The Big Draw 2014

The Big Draw 2014 launches this weekend!

For full details of all the events, go to http://www.thebigdraw.org/

homeward bound

sunflower

100 percent

Instagram images from the 100% Design show which ran in London this week as part of the London Design Festival.

windows at Holy Trinity

Open House London

I'm displaying this 'Buildings' compilation print at the Stanley Halls in South Norwood this weekend, where there are tours of the building as part of Open House London.

Details here http://events.londonopenhouse.org/building/18007

first cut is the deepest

staggering

books and bikes

brass

steps

Out and about

Two instagram photos from the sketchcrawl in Wimbledon today, part of a series of Autumn Arts events in the Town Centre.

All Bar One

cherry tomato

pillars

Instagram shot from St.Pancras.

in the limelight

Autumn Arts

I'm taking part in the Autumn Arts events in Wimbledon next week with a 'sketchcrawl' around the town centre, 2-4pm Saturday 13th September.

Lakeside

The last one of my archive Welsh drawings.

Blowing my own trumpet

Some of my sketchbook drawings have been featured on a new website.  

Take a look at http://justcroydon.com/

pink

Detail of work in progress.

stationary

Another archive piece from north Wales.

Welsh memories

A very old piece made on location in the beautiful Welsh countryside.

just the ticket

One of my sketches accompanies an article about the Edible Bus Stop project in the current issue of the 'Resurgence & Ecologist' magazine.

Time after time

Racks of vintage clothing at 'Claire's Closet', one of the traders at the Croydon Pop-up Emporium in Church Street, Croydon.  

Find out more here https://twitter.com/ClairesClosetCR