Crystal Palace Park

Studio visit with Jodi Jones

 The table at today's workshop organised by SE20 Art member Jodi Jones at her studio.

We worked on a drawing exercise, firstly doing a still life...

...then folding up the paper and choosing a section to draw again larger on an A4 sheet.

This is my result. 

coffee stop

In the 'Tipsy Garden'

A sunny corner of the 'Tipsy Garden' at the Grape and Grain pub in Crystal Palace, London.  The garden is part of a 'Patchwork Farm' set up by the local Transition Town team.  

Find out more about their projects at http://www.crystalpalacetransition.org.uk/

trees in Westow Park

little house opposite the bus stop

Ground Breaking

The people behind ‘The Edible Bus Stop’ project and the ‘Crystal Palace Transition Town’ group embarked on a new urban garden today in a plot adjacent to the Crystal Palace Bus Station in South London. The design, based on a triangular pattern, was marked out and a team of locals got to work with the hard work of digging.  

Manure from the farm in the nearby park was loaded up in wheelbarrows ready to add to enrich the soil.  The plan is to cover the area in membrane over the winter months ready for planting in the spring.  Fruit trees and bushes, hardy herbs and vegetables will fill the area by the summer.  

You can find out more about the project at http://www.crystalpalacetransition.org.uk/ and information on the Edible Bus Stop is at http://www.theediblebusstop.org/

bench

Gypsy Hill Tavern

The Gypsy Hill Tavern will be holding a Traditional Irish Folk Music evening as one of the many events in this year’s Crystal Palace Overground Festival on Thursday 27^th June. 

The festival runs from 27^th – 30^th June and you can see a full list of events on their website  at http://crystalpalacefestival.org/

Other events include ‘Comedy at the Café’ at the Brown and Green Café at Crystal Palace Station and a big music event in Westow Park.

The scene last year in Westow Park. 

Crystal Palace goes upmarket!

Despite the overcast weather, there was a lovely atmosphere at the Crystal Palace Food Market today.  Billed as ‘locally sourced, locally sold’ there were a variety of stalls selling fruit & vegetables, meat, cheese, cakes and a host of takeaway tasties.

Crystal Palace Food Market is on every Saturday 10am - 3pm at Haynes Lane, London, SE19 3AP and you can find out more at  http://www.crystalpalacefoodmarket.co.uk/

From little acorns...

In a large pot, amongst the strawberry plants, something else is growing.  An acorn found on a walk, is now starting to sprout into an oak tree.  

cafe chairs

another platform drawing

on the platform

 urban sketch

colour added

Tea at the Palace

As part of the redevelopment of the booking hall at Crystal Palace Station, a new café has opened.

Brown and Green

Crystal Palace Station Road

London

SE19 2AZ

Rio de Penge

I was inspired to produce these images by the news that the Brazilian athletes are to do their last minute training for the Olympics at the National Sports Centre in Crystal Palace Park.

      It’ll be great to have them here, although I hope they won’t mind the weather!

                                     

   

       The original drawings were made in coloured pencil, scanned and adjusted in Photoshop.

Crystal Palace Overground Festival 2012

almost Paris...

urban sketch

added colour

idea for the Serco 'Secret London' poster competition

buses at Crystal Palace parade