my urban art journey & more …
Found some time recently to take my sketchbook & trusty ink pen to a location close to home. Again, for a complete rookie who has never sketched on location before, I'm reasonably happy with my quick sketch. For the eagle eyed amongst you, what I was playing on my smartphone whilst sketching can be seen!… Continue reading sketching from a public bench & collecting beach treasure …
Okay, I know there are many better media clips of the SR-71 out there, but this near vintage clip puts a big smile on my face. Apart from the fantastic music track (Oxygene IV by Jean-Michel Jarre), the Mach 3+ Blackbird when it banks at 35 seconds into the clip, still looks so futuristic even… Continue reading the lockheed sr-71 blackbird: designed using a pencil & slide-rule to look beautiful …
Because of work commitments have not had much time in recent weeks to get the sketch book & pencils or ink pen out. But, I had a look through my various pads & did come across some pieces to share here. The cat & bird is a copy of a picture I found online (Picasso?)… Continue reading people, penguins & a pussy cat …
As my sketch on the left reveals, with my 'like this' comment added, I have been practicing with sketching cars & people for a little while with somewhat mixed results! These little sketches were again inspired by looking through books & websites published by established urban sketchers. But, as both my confidence & sketching skills… Continue reading sketching cars & people …
As a complete rookie with a pencil, paintbrush & all the other mark making materials that I harvested from my local art & craft supplier, my initial sketches were a personal disappointment. But, as many authors of various; 'How to draw, sketch etc.' books that I both purchased & borrowed from the library advised, I… Continue reading beginning my urban sketching journey …
When I've been out walking in my local community, many urban landscape photo opportunities will often present themselves. Now derelict properties, being pulled down for ambitious redevelopment plans, perfectly illustrate how a once familiar urban landscape will change over time. As I put my camera down, I paused before walking away, & gave a thought… Continue reading what memories did these extinguished properties hold?
L.S. Lowry (1887-1976) gained widespread public recognition for his paintings of everyday life in the industrial districts around Salford in Manchester. Working full-time as a rent collector, his day job allowed him to witness the ‘everyday lives' of people living in the city. Although living very south of Salford, Lowry’s painting: 'Going to the Match' (1953)… Continue reading going to the match (1953) L.S. Lowry painting.
city scribbles. 