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This is the incredibly charming and beautiful Italian café @pelliccicafe in Bethnal Green Road! Had I lived in London would I have gone there all the time to soak up the atmosphere, eat the food and of course draw it😍 The café has been there since 1900, its still run by the same family and the impressive wood carvings that decorate it are from 1946👏🏼🤩😍. #pelliccicafe #oldbusinesses #drawinginlondon #urbansketcherslondon #mysketchbook #mymoleskine #norskillustrasjonsfond #personalproject #urbansketchers #walktosee #observationalillustration #observationaldrawing #observationalpainting

5/14/2024, 10:34:24 AM

. Such a sunny day today at #newingtongreen . I hope I didn’t get sunburned. Thank you @alison.gardiner.art for getting us out there on this beautiful day.

5/11/2024, 8:00:28 PM

Small sketchbook view of houses and reflections seen from across the pond near the South End of Hampstead Heath. Drawn on Wednesday 8th May 2024, from 5.30- 6.38 pm, the first really warm afternoon for a long time. I had intended to focus on the reflections in the water (see last photo) but ended up without as much of the pond as I had wanted. As usual I started with the buildings and these took up most of the available space, even though I had cropped the tops of the houses this time. Next time I must prioritise the reflections. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #drawwhatyousee #walktosee #walkanddraw #drawfromlife #urbansketching #urbansketch #urbansketchers #drawingoutdoors #drawingoutdoors✍️ #observationaldrawing. #perceptualdrawing #landscapedrawing #landscapesdrawing #directobservationaldrawing #drawingfromobservation #londonlandscape #londonart #londonlandscapes #londondrawings #drawinginlondon #ldn #drawinginlondonparks #parliamenthilllondon #hampsteadheath #parksketch #hampsteadpond #hampsteadponds #highgateponds @hampsteadponds @parliamenthill @seizetheheath

5/10/2024, 2:06:13 PM

Couple of drawings from @londondrawing event at the RA last night. As always an enjoyable evening, beautiful sets linked to the Kaufman exhibition - great models, inspiring music from Tom and the professionalism and enthusiasm of Ann, Josie and their team. Both A3 pen and pencil artistsoninstagram #lifedrawing #performance #drawingtheatre #drawingmovement #performanceart #londondrawing #sketchingart #secretsketch #sketches #figuredrawing #drawinginlondon #costumedlifedrawing #pendrawing

5/4/2024, 5:45:41 PM

Sketchbook drawing of Wassily Kandinsky's, Munich- Before the City, 1908, oil on card on board, Lenbachhaus, Munich at Tate Modern. (With photos of earlier stages of the drawing). Drawn in Tate Modern from 2.10- 4.10 pm on Saturday 27th April 2024 while visiting the Expressionists: Kandinsky, MĂźnter and the Blue Rider exhibition. I chose this landscape to draw from amongst Kandinsky's early works in the exhibition, which I find interesting even though I am a bit ambivalent about him. I liked the early stages of this drawing with the limited range of blues on the cream coloured paper, a combination I have enjoyed using before. But I decided to push it further, with the garish results visible here. On reflection perhaps this excess of colour is an accurate reflection of Kandinsky's own palette, which in turn is a reason for my ambivalent attitude to him... #expressionistlandscape #landscapepainting #drawinginlondon #wassilykandinsky #twentienthcenturyart #wassilykandinskypaintings #derblauereiter #murnau #bavarianlandscapes #germanlandscape #lenbachhaus #lenbachhausmuseum #lenbachhausmĂźnchen #drawingingalleries #drawinginmuseumsandgalleries #drawinginmuseums #drawingfromthemasters #drawinginlondongalleriesandmuseums #drawinginlondon #drawingfromart #drawingintatemodern #londonlandscapes #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #drawwhatyousee @lenbachhaus #blueriderart #bluerider #expressionists #germanexpressionism

5/2/2024, 8:24:37 AM

"Now and Then". Holland Park, view from the "Dutch Garden" with the Belvedere of the Belvedere Restaurant, amongst trees. Drawn on Wednesday 24th April 2024 from 4.05 - 6.17 pm. The sky was overcast for most of the time, but the sun came out as I finished, illuminating this little architectural feature beautifully, although because this is a line drawing it didn't matter about the dullness of the afternoon. Perhaps it even helped. A nostalgic moment for me. So many times have I sat in this place, but never drawn here before. Reading the inscriptions on the benches reminds me of many others who have passed this way. The bench I sat on this time was inscribed "Given by the friends of Mrs G Brent (Trudi) 1909- 1982" . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #drawwhatyouseeas #drawfromlife #nottinghill #nottinghillgate #kensingtonhighstreet #highstreetkensington #drawingonlocation #observationaldrawing #drawingfromobservation #perceptualdrawing #landscapedrawing #directobservationaldrawing #londonlandscape #londonart #londonlandscapes #drawinginlondon #ldn #drawinginlondonparks #hollandparklondon #hollandpark #dalerrowney #parksketch #kensingtonandchelsea #kensington #directobservationaldrawing

5/1/2024, 8:17:45 AM

"Now and Then". Sketchbook drawing, done on Sunday 21st April 2024 from 12.33 - 2.10 pm. I have passed this statue (by Thomas Rudge 1871-1921), visible from Roseberry Avenue (opposite Sadlers Wells Theatre) on the way up to Islington many times over the years, and often admired it from a distance. Dating back to 1921, it commemorates local servicemen of both world wars, with several inscriptions on the base, including one referring to the "Naval Attack on Zeebrugge, St George's Day, Tuesday 23rd April 1918" and another to the "Finsbury Rifles Attacking Gaza, Tuesday 17th April 1917", which surprised me. I drew this in April, over one hundred years since this monument was dedicated, like the similar but slightly older one commemorating the Boer War which I drew at Highbury in March. (This one was also erected "by grateful fellow citizens" according to a long and hard to read inscription). These events seem so distant from the present. Although in some ways they cast an unnoticed shadow on current events, perhaps. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #drawwhatyousee #drawfromlife #finsbury #finsburyrifles #finsburywarmemorial #warmemorial #drawingonlocation #observationaldrawing #drawingfromobservation #drawingfromart #perceptualdrawing #landscapedrawing #directobservationaldrawing #londonlandscape #londonart #londonlandscapes #drawinginlondon #drawingfromthemasters #drawinginlondonparks #spagreen #roseberryavenue #dalerrowney #parksketch #angelislington @islingram @dalerrowney @islingtonlife #islington #directobservationaldrawing

4/30/2024, 8:12:12 AM

Sketchbook view of houses and reflections seen from across the pond near the South End of Hampstead Heath. Drawn on Tuesday 16th April 2024, from 12.18- 1.35 pm, as the rain just about held off, although occasional drops spattered my drawing, wrinkling the delicate paper and blurring a few lines, an effect I quite like. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #drawwhatyousee #walktosee #walkanddraw #drawfromlife #urbansketching #urbansketch #urbansketchers #drawingoutdoors #drawingoutdoors✍️ #observationaldrawing. #perceptualdrawing #landscapedrawing #landscapesdrawing #directobservationaldrawing #drawingfromobservation #londonlandscape #londonart #londonlandscapes #londondrawings #drawinginlondon #ldn #drawinginlondonparks #parliamenthilllondon #hampsteadheath #parksketch #hampsteadpond #hampsteadponds #highgateponds @hampsteadponds @parliamenthill @seizetheheath

4/29/2024, 8:13:54 AM

Visited the Pergola and Hill Gardens ( #hampsteadheath) and then managed almost 20min of drawing before the rain sent us away. We headed to @burghhouse1704 where we saw @urbansketcherslondon and stayed there enjoying great soup and cake, finished the sketches and even managed another indoor sketch, staying dry till the sun came out. #drawingfromobservation #observationaldrawing #fromlife
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4/28/2024, 9:38:39 PM

"Now and Then". Newington Green with wintery trees looking towards the Mildmay Club. Another drawing of Newington Green and surroundings, from a different angle. One of several done over the last few years. Drawn on Friday 5th April 2024 from 5.45- 7.01 pm, in a new small Moleskine Plain Notebook, a Christmas present from @s.daltry . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #drawwhatyousee #drawfromlife #maryonthegreen #drawingonlocation #observationaldrawing #drawingfromobservation #perceptualdrawing #landscapedrawing #directobservationaldrawing #londonlandscape #londonart #londonlandscapes #drawinginlondon #ldn #drawinginlondonparks #newingtongreen #parksketch @islingram @moleskine_arts @moleskine @islingtonlife @themildmayclub @derwentartofficial #islington #directobservationaldrawing #n1 #themildmayclub

4/6/2024, 12:51:55 PM

"Now and Then". View from the 11th floor of the Royal Free Hospital towards Parliament Hill and Highgate, looking East, watercolour and watercolour pencils. Painted on Monday 25th March 2024. Still quite wintery. I painted this view during a recent stay at the Royal Free Hospital. I was pleased to have the opportunity to paint it this time, after previously enjoying drawing it. Again, thank you to the Royal Free Hospital for excellent treatment. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #londonlandscape #londonart #londonlandscapes #nhs #drawinginlondon #royalfreehospital #parliamenthilllondondon #hampsteadheath #parksketch #parliamenthill @royalfreelondonnhs #watercolour #watercolourlandscape #watercolourlandscapes #watercolourlandscapepainting #observationalpainting #paintingfromobservation #perceptualpainting #landscapepainting #landscapespainting #directobservationalpainting #londonlandscape #londonart #londonlandscapes #parliamenthilllondon @theroyalparks @colhampsteadheath

4/2/2024, 9:38:18 AM

"Now and Then". Newington Green with wintery trees and pigeons, looking towards the Mildmay Club, with Maggi Hambling's sculpture commemorating pioneering feminist author Mary Wollstonecraft to the right. A quick sketch, drawn on Wednesday 27th March 2024 from 11.36 am- 12.24 pm, quite a cold day, before it rained. This statue appeared on Newington Green a few years ago, putting the area on the map and creating a talking point. Mary Wollstonecraft (1759- 1797) was a local, one of several eminent residents of this area. (Later photos show inscriptions on the base.) It is the first time I had drawn this sculpture, although I have seen it many times in the last four years, since it was installed. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #drawwhatyousee #drawfromlife #marywollstonecraft #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2024 #maggihambling #drawingonlocation #observationaldrawing #drawingfromobservation #perceptualdrawing #landscapedrawing #directobservationaldrawing #londonlandscape #vindicationoftherightsofwoman #londonlandscapes #drawinginlondon #maryonthegreen #drawinginlondonparks #penguinclassics #newingtongreen #dalerrowney #parksketch #avindicationoftherightsofwoman @islingram @dalerrowney @islingtonlife @maggihamblingartist @hambling_hambling @fabercastelluk @fabercastellglobal @penguinclassics @themildmayclub #islington #directobservationaldrawing #n1

3/29/2024, 2:24:09 PM

Sketchbook drawing of John Constable's Cenotaph to the Memory of Sir Joshua Reynolds, erected in the grounds of Coleorton Hall, Leicestershire by the late Sir George Beaumont, Bt., 1833-6, National Gallery. Drawn in the National Gallery from 4.10- 5.44 pm on Wednesday 20th March and 1.32 -3.12 pm on Thursday 21st March 2024. Photos of me drawing courtesy of @h.daltry I was reminded of this picture, which I remembered from school but hadn't looked at since, after drawing the Lord Holland statue in Holland Park the previous day, so I went to the National Gallery to seek it out. It took me two goes to draw the complexity of the trees in this one as I had arrived too late to complete it on the Wednesday so I had to come back the next day. I found it almost more difficult to copy the trees from this picture than to draw the trees in real life. #britishlandscape #landscapepainting #johnconstable #constable #coleortonhall #constablelandscape #thenationalgallery #landscape #19thcenturypainting #nineteenthcenturyart #michelangelo #raphael #joshuareynolds #sirgeorgebeaumont #drawingingalleries #drawinginmuseumsandgalleries #drawinginmuseums #drawingfromthemasters #drawinginlondongalleriesandmuseums #drawinginlondon #drawingfromart #drawinginthenationalgallery #londonlandscapes #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #drawwhatyousee

3/25/2024, 7:48:56 AM

"Now and Then". Holland Park, the statue of Lord Holland amongst wintery trees. Drawn on Tuesday 19th March 2024 from 2.25 - 3.48 pm, I must have seen this statue many times from my childhood years onwards but never thought to draw it until now. So full of memories, I haven't been back here for years. Seeing it in winter, with the bare branches of the trees behind emphasises the melancholy, timeless aspect of such monuments. I was surprised to read that it was designed by G. F. Watts, but given this artist's life story this is really not so surprising even though I had never seen this mentioned before. (Information from Margaret Baker's Discovering London's Statues and Monuments, p.80, also mentioned in V. F. Gould's G. F. Watts.The Last Great Victorian, p.94.) I drew this familiar view after recently drawing winter trees in Highbury Fields and Hampstead Heath. All of these locations are nostalgic for me. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #drawwhatyousee #drawfromlife #gfwatts #watts #hollandparkcircle #lordholland #drawingonlocation #observationaldrawing #drawingfromobservation #perceptualdrawing #landscapedrawing #directobservationaldrawing #londonlandscape #londonart #londonlandscapes #drawinginlondon #ldn #drawinginlondonparks #hollandparklondon #hollandpark #dalerrowney #parksketch #kensingtonandchelsea @dalerrowney #kensington #directobservationaldrawing #w11

3/24/2024, 8:56:17 AM

"Now and Then". Highbury Corner, looking towards Highbury Fields. A memorial statue amongst wintery trees. A one hour sketch, drawn on Friday 15th March 2024 from 3.49 - 4.50 pm, as children were walking home from school across Highbury Fields at the end of the week. I must have passed this statue 45 years ago when I first arrived in Islington, to be more specific in Highbury, in 1979. It is familiar to me but I didn't know what it represented and I had never read the inscription before: "How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their country's wishes bless'd." In honour of ninety-eight Islingtonians who died for their country in the South African War 1899- 1903. Erected by their fellow townsmen. July 1905. I drew this familiar view after recently drawing the avenue of trees leading from the Overground station towards Hampstead Heath. Both locations are nostalgic for me, and I imagine for many others also. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #drawwhatyousee #drawfromlife #boerwar #boerwarmemorial #warmemorial #drawingonlocation #observationaldrawing #drawingfromobservation #perceptualdrawing #landscapedrawing #directobservationaldrawing #londonlandscape #londonart #londonlandscapes #drawinginlondon #ldn #drawinginlondonparks #highburyfields #highburycorner #dalerrowney #parksketch #highburyandislington @islingram @dalerrowney @islingtonlife #islington #directobservationaldrawing #n1 #fabercastelluk

3/22/2024, 11:05:40 AM

Felt good to be back drawing in London today, although a bit more sunshine would have been perfect! #drawinginlondon #londonsketchbook #towerbridge #towerbridgeview #londonart #thamesdrawing #riverthames #toweroflondon #charcoaldrawing #drawingforpainting #cityoflondon #changingskyline

3/18/2024, 5:23:36 PM

Spent a lovely day drawing with @urbansketcherslondon in Elephant and Castle, @littlelouie.london and @mercatometropolitano I'd been aiming to join them for a sketch walk for a few years and finally made it along today! #elephantandcastle @urbansketchers #sketching #sketchbook #drawing #drawinginpublic #drawinginlondon

3/17/2024, 7:01:26 PM

"Now and Then". Hampstead Heath. A quick sketch, drawn on Monday 11th March 2024 from 1.45- 2.58 pm. Walking back from the Royal Free Hospital towards the Overground Station, a magnificent avenue of trees announces the approach to Hampstead Heath. I drew this familiar view of the entrance to the wooded hills of Hampstead Heath instead of climbing the path between the trees. It reminded me of the beginning of Dante's Inferno which I am currently reading, the famous opening words, "At one point midway on our path in life, I came around and found myself now searching through a dark wood, the right way blurred and lost." (In the translation of Robert Fitzgerald.) Even today, I sometimes find myself lost on Hampstead Heath. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #drawwhatyousee #drawfromlife #robertfitzgerald #divinecomedy #dantesinferno #drawingonlocation #observationaldrawing #drawingfromobservation #perceptualdrawing #landscapedrawing #directobservationaldrawing #londonlandscape #londonart #londonlandscapes #drawinginlondon #ldn #drawinginlondonparks #parliamenthilllondondon #hampsteadheath #parksketch #thankyounhs #parliamenthill #thankyounhsstaff @parliament_hill_lido @ladies_pond_hampstead_heath @theroyalparks @colhampsteadheath @royalfreelondonnhs #royalfree #theroyalfreehospital #royalfreehospital

3/16/2024, 10:09:19 AM

Posted @withregram • @mi_sketches_ Hoping to get drawing again. Starting with a beautiful day in #angelislington with @crouchendsketchers, enjoyed loose sketching with no expectations, fitting people and trees and buildings, all mixed in together with quite a bit of artistic freedom. 


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3/11/2024, 7:32:31 PM

Hoping to get drawing again. Starting with a beautiful day in #angelislington with @crouchendsketchers, enjoyed loose sketching with no expectations, fitting people and trees and buildings, all mixed in together with quite a bit of artistic freedom. 


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3/11/2024, 12:18:49 PM

Moleskine sketchbook drawing of Francesca da Rimini by Ary Scheffer, 1835 in the Wallace Collection. (There are several paintings by this artist in the Wallace Collection, but this magnificently framed and strikingly composed large picture attracts the attention of every visitor to the room it is displayed in. In the same room hang the small landscapes of Decamps, which I drew a little while ago.) According to the 1968 catalogue, sixteenth edition, Scheffer acknowledged the influence of Flaxman on the design of this picture, which I can understand, but it is still quite surprising to me, not being an expert in this period. I started reading Dante's Inferno in a very good translation by Robin Kirkpatrick, with parallel Italian and English texts in order to understand more of this bizarre and seductive scene. It helped a bit, but I credit the artist for creating this compelling image, which I realised I had to draw. I feel that I am beginning to get to know the fascinating paintings and decorative arts on my very enjoyable recent visits to the Wallace Collection, which I started a year ago. Drawn in the Wallace Collection on Tuesday 5th March 2024, from 1.57- 4.55 pm. #divinecomedy #drawinginthewallacecollection #aryscheffer #scheffer #wallacecollection #dantesinferno #divinacommedia #robinkirkpatrick #penguinbooks #francescadarimini #paoloandfrancesca #paoloefrancesca @wallacemuseum #wallacecollectionlondon #inferno #dantealighieri #frenchpainting #drawingingalleries #drawinginmuseumsandgalleries #drawinginmuseums #drawingfromthemasters #drawinginlondongalleriesandmuseums #drawinginlondon #drawingfromart #thewallacecollection #dantesdivinecomedy #globalsketch #divinecomedy #walktosee #walkanddraw #drawwhatyousee

3/11/2024, 9:06:25 AM

Moleskine sketchbook drawing of Apollo and Daphne (cropped). Workshop of AndrĂŠ-Charles Boulle (1642-1732), Armoire (Wardrobe), c. 1700 with gilt-bronze scenes of Ovid's Metamorphoses- Apollo and Daphne. I recently visited the Wallace Collection hoping to draw Francesca da Rimini by Ary Scheffer, but found the room it was in was closed temporarily for cleaning and conservation. Fortunately I had a back-up plan to draw from the furniture of Boulle, which there is plenty of in the Wallace Collection. However, because I had arrived late I was only able to start my drawing on Thursday, so I returned the next day to complete it. Hence the two versions of this drawing in my photos. I quite liked the earlier version, but I'm glad I did finish this drawing properly. (I did come back the next week to draw the Ary Scheffer picture also.) Drawn in the Wallace Collection on Thursday 29th February from 3.53- 5.00 pm and on Friday 1st March 2024, from 1.30- 4.42 pm. . #ovidsmetamorphoses #apolloanddaphne #wallacecollection #andrecharlesboulle #boulle @wallacemuseum #wallacecollectionlondon #thewallacecollection #frenchfurniture #18thcentury #eighteenthcenturyfrenchinteriors #inspiredbythewallacecollection #wallacecollection #andrecharlesboulle #andrĂŠcharlesboulle #andrĂŠcharlesboullefurniture #wip @wallacemuseum #drawingingalleries #drawinginmuseumsandgalleries #drawinginmuseums #drawingfromthemasters #drawinginlondongalleriesandmuseums #drawinginlondon #drawingfromart #thewallacecollection #londonlandscapes #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #drawwhatyousee #drawinginthewallacecollection

3/9/2024, 8:14:44 AM

Life drawing with @londondrawinggroup on Sunday taking inspiration from Rodin’s dancers. Such a good class. Water soluble graphite and watercolour on paper. @fruitinessa @lilyholder . . . . . . . . #lifedrawing #figurativedrawings #drawingclasses #timedsketches #timeddrawing #learntodraw #drawdrawdrawdraw #watercoloursketching #watersolublegraphite #drawinginlondon #drawingeveryday #quicksketches #drawingdance #drawingdancers #londondrawinggroup

3/5/2024, 4:20:08 PM

Here we are a taster .. a beautiful space @therocketvancoffeeshop @rocketvanstudio Drawing with Luke Hannam Join us…there’s still spaces 6,13,20th March ÂŁ140 for all three To BOOK, link in bio / DM / [email protected] #drawing #warehouse #studio #selondon #cafe #bar #practiseroom #practise #dailydrawing #poetic #lyrical #scibbles #4bpencil #liveclasses #art #drawingsketch #lukehammampaintings #lukehannamsketchbooks #lukehannamdrawingclasses #theboxshopbar #drawingsession #drawinginlondon #se17 #walworth #elephantandcastle

2/27/2024, 2:34:18 PM

A drawing of Chelsea Harbour, adjacent to Imperial Wharf Overground Station, seen from Heatherleys, through the tall window on the staircase. Drawn on Tuesday 13th February 2024 from 3.35- 4.38 pm, before the private view of Minna Stevens' exhibition, which I enjoyed very much. Minna's show is on for another week or so, and is well worth a visit. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #drawwhatyousee #walktosee #walkanddraw #urbansketching #urbansketch #urbansketchers #drawingoutdoors #drawingoutdoors✍️ #observationaldrawing. #perceptualdrawing #landscapedrawing #landscapesdrawing #directobservationaldrawing #drawingfromobservation #londonlandscape #londonlandscapes #londondrawings #drawinginlondon #imperialwharf #ldn #minnastevens #londonart #dalerrowney #dalerrowney1783 #heatherleysschooloffineart @heatherley_school_of_art @imperialwharf @imperialwharfchelsea @chelseaharbourhotel #chelseaharbourdesigncentre #chelseaharbour @designcentrechelseaharbour @transportforlondon

2/22/2024, 9:02:28 AM

"Now and Then". Parliament Hill, looking East, evening light, watercolour. Painted on Monday 12th February 2024 from 1.52- 3.52 pm. I previously painted a watercolour of this view a year ago. This time I used a nice new small @moleskine watercolour sketchbook. It is very convenient. The bench I sat on has a rather worn and unintelligible inscription, so unfortunately I couldn't write it down. I like looking at this view, which displays rich light effects towards sunset. Very hard to capture. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #paintingoutdoors #watercolour #watercolourlandscape #watercolourlandscapes #watercolourlandscapepainting #paintingoutside #paintingonlocation #observationalpainting #paintingfromobservation #perceptualpainting #landscapepainting #landscapespainting #directobservationalpainting #londonlandscape #londonart #londonlandscapes #drawinginlondon #ldn #drawinginlondonparks #parliamenthilllondon #hampsteadheath #parksketch #parliamenthill @parliament_hill_lido @ladies_pond_hampstead_heath @theroyalparks @colhampsteadheath @moleskine_arts @moleskine

2/21/2024, 9:06:10 AM

"Now and Then". Parliament Hill, looking East. A quicker sketch, drawn on Monday 5th February 2024 from 4.12- 5.12 pm. I drew this view, already familiar to me, from nearer to Highgate, from inside the park itself. Looking back over my shoulder I could just about see the top of the hospital through the bare trees. The bench I sat on has a rather worn and unintelligible inscription, so unfortunately I couldn't write it down, especially in the gathering gloom by the time I had finished. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #drawwhatyousee #drawfromlife #drawingonlocation #observationaldrawing #drawingfromobservation #perceptualdrawing #landscapedrawing #directobservationaldrawing #londonlandscape #londonart #londonlandscapes #drawinginlondon #ldn #drawinginlondonparks #parliamenthilllondondon #hampsteadheath #parksketch #thankyounhs #parliamenthill #thankyounhsstaff @parliament_hill_lido @ladies_pond_hampstead_heath @theroyalparks @colhampsteadheath @royalfreelondonnhs #royalfree #theroyalfreehospital #royalfreehospital

2/19/2024, 8:50:40 AM

"Now and Then". View from the 11th floor of the Royal Free Hospital towards Parliament Hill, looking East towards Highgate. Drawn on Friday 26th January 2024 from 8.30- 8.50 and 9.20- 10.20 am. I drew this view after an overnight stay at the Royal Free Hospital. I was pleased to have a second opportunity to draw it from this high viewpoint. I have enjoyed getting to know this attractive area a little over the last year or so, during my appointments here. Again, my immense gratitude to the team of NHS experts who are treating me. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #drawwhatyousee #drawfromlife #drawingonlocation #observationaldrawing #drawingfromobservation #perceptualdrawing #landscapedrawing #directobservationaldrawing #londonlandscape #londonart #londonlandscapes #nhs #drawinginlondon #ldn #royalfreehospital #thankyounhs #parliamenthilllondondon #hampsteadheath #parksketch #thankyounhsstaff #parliamenthill @parliament_hill_lido @ladies_pond_hampstead_heath @theroyalparks @colhampsteadheath @royalfreelondonnhs

2/18/2024, 10:04:03 AM

"Now and Then". View from the 11th floor of the Royal Free Hospital, across Parliament Hill, looking East. Drawn on Thursday 25th January 2024 from 10.12- 10.23 and 1.00- 3.00 pm. I drew this familiar view during my recent stay while being very well cared for at the Royal Free Hospital. Again, my immense gratitude to the team of NHS experts who are treating me. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #drawwhatyousee #drawfromlife #drawingonlocation #observationaldrawing #drawingfromobservation #perceptualdrawing #landscapedrawing #directobservationaldrawing #londonlandscape #londonart #londonlandscapes #nhs #drawinginlondon #ldn #royalfreehospital #thankyounhs #parliamenthilllondondon #hampsteadheath #parksketch #thankyounhsstaff #parliamenthill @parliament_hill_lido @ladies_pond_hampstead_heath @theroyalparks @colhampsteadheath @seizetheheath

2/17/2024, 9:28:46 AM

Posted @withregram • @crouchendsketchers Posted @withregram • @caroline.greene.art Swipe right for double-page spread. The mizzle didn’t put @crouchendsketchers off yesterday at Kenwood House, a beautiful country house on Hampstead Heath probably first built in the early 1600’s. A cold, overcast and mizzly day. but I was under cover and sitting on a bench to paint my watercolour sketch, so all was well in the universe. The lightweight folding board has imbedded magnets to hold my watercolour palette. I love this tripod setup for sketching because my hands are free and don’t get tired holding stuff. I included my friend @vaughan.allan drawing to add to the flavour of the day, and he made part of a nice lead-in to the focal point of the Dairy nestled in the bare winter trees. . . . . . #kenwood_house #englishheritage #hampsteadheath #robertadam #crouchendsketchers #urbansketcherslondon #urbansketching #hampstead #nw3 #watercoloursketchbook #inkandwatercolor #inkandwash #drawyourday #dailydrawing #watercolorsketch #acuarela #croquis #sketchbook #mizzle #northlondon #kenwood #kenwooddairy #heath_hands #kenwoodhouse #barbarahepworth #drawfromobservation #dessindujour #drawinginlondon #friendsofkenwood @friendsofkenwood @kenwood_house_english_heritage @kenwood_house_hampstead_heath

2/13/2024, 10:45:16 AM

Looking back at some drawing from my trip to Vienna and Budapest last summer and this little sheep statue we spotted in London before our eurostar train!! I’ll have copies of my sketchbook zine at @plymouthcomicandzinefair on 2nd and 3rd of March if you’d like a closer look :)

2/13/2024, 9:57:48 AM

Posted @withregram • @caroline.greene.art Swipe right for double-page spread. The mizzle didn’t put @crouchendsketchers off yesterday at Kenwood House, a beautiful country house on Hampstead Heath probably first built in the early 1600’s. A cold, overcast and mizzly day. but I was under cover and sitting on a bench to paint my watercolour sketch, so all was well in the universe. The lightweight folding board has imbedded magnets to hold my watercolour palette. I love this tripod setup for sketching because my hands are free and don’t get tired holding stuff. I included my friend @vaughan.allan drawing to add to the flavour of the day, and he made part of a nice lead-in to the focal point of the Dairy nestled in the bare winter trees. . . . . . #kenwood_house #englishheritage #hampsteadheath #robertadam #crouchendsketchers #urbansketcherslondon #urbansketching #hampstead #nw3 #watercoloursketchbook #inkandwatercolor #inkandwash #drawyourday #dailydrawing #watercolorsketch #acuarela #croquis #sketchbook #mizzle #northlondon #kenwood #kenwooddairy #heath_hands #kenwoodhouse #barbarahepworth #drawfromobservation #dessindujour #drawinginlondon #friendsofkenwood @friendsofkenwood @kenwood_house_english_heritage @kenwood_house_hampstead_heath

2/11/2024, 8:35:20 PM

Posted @withregram • @mi_sketches_ February 10 Near Kenwood House - this time a super last minute quick sketch of the Henry Moore overlooking the little lake with the fake bridge. 
It wasn’t THAT gloomy. Too much ink blobbed off the ink-brush and so I worked with it. 
 
 #drawingfromobservation #observationaldrawing #fromlife
 #markmaking #drawingonpaper #paintingonpaper  #dailysketch #dailypainting
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 #usklondon #urbansketcherslondon #crouchendsketchers With @crouchendsketchers at #hampsteadheath #kenwoodhouse
@kenwood_house_hampstead_heath @heath_hands @kenwood_house_english_heritage 
 #englishheritagesites @friendsofkenwood
 #HampsteadHeathArt #kenwood #henrymoore

2/11/2024, 8:29:22 PM

February 10 Near Kenwood House - this time a super last minute quick sketch of the Henry Moore overlooking the little lake with the fake bridge. 
It wasn’t THAT gloomy. Too much ink blobbed off the ink-brush and so I worked with it. 
 
 #drawingfromobservation #observationaldrawing #fromlife
 #markmaking #drawingonpaper #paintingonpaper  #dailysketch #dailypainting
 #sketching #quicksketch #quicksketches
 #drawingoftheday #dailydrawing #dessindujour #drawinginlondon #drawinginlondon #urbansketching #greenspaces #urbandrawing #sketchonlocation #urbansketchers #usk 
 #usklondon #urbansketcherslondon #crouchendsketchers With @crouchendsketchers at #hampsteadheath #kenwoodhouse
@kenwood_house_hampstead_heath @heath_hands @kenwood_house_english_heritage 
 #englishheritagesites @friendsofkenwood
 #HampsteadHeathArt #kenwood #henrymoore

2/11/2024, 3:42:48 PM

Posted @withregram • @mi_sketches_ February 10 Outside Kenwood House Sketching today- attempting landscape in gouache and finding BobRoss kind of taking over 🫣 as I overworked it. 
Either that or a dark fairytale scene, because I allowed some artistic freedom to include both the Barbara Hepworth ‘Monolith-Empyrean’ sculpture and the Kenwood-Dairy together into the drawing, making everything seem distorted and closer. 
 Talented @crouchendsketchers artists made absolutely beautiful drawings, all of them amazing and different.
 #drawingfromobservation #observationaldrawing #fromlife
 #markmaking #drawingonpaper #paintingonpaper  #dailysketch #dailypainting
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 #usklondon #urbansketcherslondon #crouchendsketchers @kenwood_house_hampstead_heath @heath_hands @kenwood_house_english_heritage @barbarahepworth_
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 #hampsteadheath #HampsteadHeathArt #kenwoodhouse

2/10/2024, 7:57:19 PM

"Now and Then". A second (and last, at least for now) new drawing of Hermes Psychopompos (leader of souls into the underworld) with a draped woman, part of a relief on a column drum from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, 325-300 B.C. I recently drew these beautiful figures in the British Museum, having previously drawn them some years ago in c.1982-3. Drawn in the British Museum on Wednesday 24th January 2024 from 3.48- 4.40 pm. I became interested in the fading daylight playing over these figures, which at this time of year has an unintended atmospheric aspect, almost bringing them alive. (As if Death could come alive.) . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #urbansketching #urbansketch #hermes #mercury #hermespsychopomp #hermespsychopompos #drawingfromobservation #drawinginmuseumsandgalleries #drawinginmuseums #museumsketch #drawingfromthemasters #drawwhatyousee #drawingfromart #drawinginlondon #drawinginlondongalleriesandmuseums #londondrawings #greeksculpture #ancientgreeksculpture #greeksculptures #ephesus #templeofartemis #templeofartemisatephesus #ephesos #britishmuseum @Britishmusem #inspiredbythebritishmuseum #hellenisticsculpture

2/3/2024, 7:59:31 AM

"Now and Then". Hermes Psychopompos (leader of souls into the underworld) with a draped woman, plus (to the left, see last picture) Thanatos (Death), relief on a column drum from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, 325-300 B.C. I recently drew these beautiful figures in the British Museum, having previously drawn them some 40 years ago in c.1982-3. A great treasure amongst so many others, freely available for everyone to appreciate. Photographed in the British Museum on Monday 8th and Wednesday 24th January 2024, in different light conditions. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #urbansketch #hermes #mercury #thanatos #hermespsychopomp #hermespsychopompos #drawingfromobservation #drawinginmuseumsandgalleries #drawinginmuseums #museumsketch #drawingfromthemasters #drawwhatyousee #drawingfromart #drawinginlondon #drawinginlondongalleriesandmuseums #londondrawings #greeksculpture #ancientgreeksculpture #greeksculptures #ephesus #templeofartemis #templeofartemisatephesus #ephesos #britishmuseum @Britishmusem #inspiredbythebritishmuseum #hellenisticsculpture

2/2/2024, 8:22:16 AM

"Now and Then". Hermes Psychopompos (leader of souls into the underworld) from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, 325-300 B.C. I recently drew these beautiful figures in the British Museum, having previously drawn them some 40 years ago in c.1982-3. Drawn in the British Museum on Wednesday 17th January 2024 from 3.35- 4.37 pm. It became rather dark in the gallery towards the end, which increased the moody atmosphere between the figures and as the light changed I felt that my drawing became more animated and subjective. Also I couldn't really see what I was doing, which can be helpful, I find. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #urbansketching #urbansketch #hermes #mercury #hermespsychopomp #hermespsychopompos #drawingfromobservation #drawinginmuseumsandgalleries #drawinginmuseums #museumsketch #drawingfromthemasters #drawwhatyousee #drawingfromart #drawinginlondon #drawinginlondongalleriesandmuseums #londondrawings #greeksculpture #ancientgreeksculpture #greeksculptures #ephesus #templeofartemis #templeofartemisatephesus #ephesos #britishmuseum @Britishmusem #inspiredbythebritishmuseum #hellenisticsculpture

2/1/2024, 8:33:11 AM

Out sketching in the centre of Crouch End.
with friends @crouchendsketchers.
Added the tree later #indiaink , and some white #gouache.

1/31/2024, 8:13:26 PM

Eight x 15-min portraits 
of volunteers who sat today for @opendrawing.ldn 
at #southbank #royalfestivalhall I didn’t have the time to pose, but very happy that we came and managed the sketches we did. 
Thank you everyone for a great evening. January Day 28 #stradaeasel @strada.easel 
 #drawingfromobservation #observationaldrawing #fromlife
 #markmaking #drawingonpaper #sketching
 #quicksketch #quicksketches #portraitdrawing #drawingexpression #drawingfaces
 #drawingoftheday #dailydrawing #dailysketch
 #dessindujour #drawingsketch
 #drawinginlondon #londonsketchbook #sketchbook #sketchbookdrawing #sketchbookdrawings #khadipaper #khadisketchbook

1/28/2024, 9:31:07 PM

What a great afternoon - the welcome return of costume life drawing from @LondonDrawing. Four hours in the atmospheric @crypt_gallery drawing models @robinactormodel @modbodadrian @estherbunting as characters from the recent Frans Hals exhibition. It has been 4 years since the last one - I hope that it won’t be long until our next. And so good to meet up with old friends and share in the fun. I took my time as I’m v out of practice, so only 4 images… 1 is Robin as a Cavalier (not laughing here) A2 charcoal - about 50 minutes 2 is Esther as Hille Bobbe (aka the witch of Harlem) - she cackled and growled whilst we drew… A2 pen - about an hour? 3 and 4 are Adrian as a lute playing jester. First one is biro only second has chalk added - each is A4 and took around 90 minutes in total… maybe. #drawingtheatre #artistsoninstagram #lifedrawing #performance #performanceart #londondrawing #sketchingart #sketches #figuredrawing #drawinginlondon #costumedlifedrawing #pendrawing

1/28/2024, 12:13:41 PM

"Now and Then". Thanatos (Death) from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, 325-300 B.C. I drew this figure in the British Museum in c.1982-3, more than 40 years ago. Recently I returned to draw it again. Drawn in the British Museum on Wednesday 10th January 2024 from 3.24- 4.42 pm. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #urbansketching #urbansketch #thanatos #drawingfromobservation #drawinginmuseumsandgalleries #drawinginmuseums #museumsketch #drawingfromthemasters #drawwhatyousee #drawingfromart #drawinginlondon #drawinginlondongalleriesandmuseums #londondrawings #greeksculpture #ancientgreeksculpture #greeksculptures #ephesus #templeofartemis #templeofartemisatephesus #ephesos #britishmuseum @Britishmusem #inspiredbythebritishmuseum #hellenisticsculpture

1/28/2024, 9:08:14 AM

"Now and Then". Thanatos (Death) and a draped woman from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, 325-300 B.C. I recently drew these figures in the British Museum, repeating some drawings I did there in c.1982-3, more than 40 years ago. Drawn on Monday 8th January 2024 from 3.16- 4.36 pm. . #globalsketchers #globalsketch #walktosee #walkanddraw #urbansketching #urbansketch #thanatos #drawingfromobservation #drawinginmuseumsandgalleries #drawinginmuseums #museumsketch #drawingfromthemasters #drawwhatyousee #drawingfromart #drawinginlondon #drawinginlondongalleriesandmuseums #londondrawings #greeksculpture #ancientgreeksculpture #greeksculptures #ephesus #templeofartemis #templeofartemisatephesus #ephesos #britishmuseum @Britishmusem #inspiredbythebritishmuseum #hellenisticsculpture

1/26/2024, 8:41:02 AM

Having more fun with fountain pens and ink, and then a bit of watercolour. Most important though is not to annoy this guy too much by sketching him. At least not when he’s chopping up greens with some serious chilli .

1/23/2024, 11:05:10 PM

I could work on this more, fix bits and make StPaul’s more obvious but it’s already a mess. From the top of the stairs at #barbicancentre January Day 20  #stradaeasel @strada.easel #drawingfromobservation #observationaldrawing #fromlife
 #markmaking #drawingonpaper #dailysketch
 #sketching #quicksketch #quicksketches
 #drawingoftheday #dailydrawing #dessindujour #drawinginlondon #londonsketchbook #urbansketching #barbican #stpaul #urbandrawing #sketchonlocation #urbansketchers #usk 
 #usklondon #urbansketcherslondon

1/20/2024, 6:14:49 PM

Sketchbook drawing of a landscape etching by Giorgio Morandi, plus the etching by Morandi, photographed at the Estorick Collection. Drawn at the Estorick Collection on Sunday 14th January 2024 from 2.28- 4.20 pm. Savena Landscape, 1929, etching. I enjoyed drawing this familiar composition by Morandi on my first visit to the Estorick Collection this year, in good company after a nice lunch in the @caffeestorick The sketchbook format doesn't quite correspond to the original. I like the very dense darkness of Morandi's tones. (This is one of two similarly dark and atmospheric prints in the collection. ) I used grey pens, but probably should have used black, which I have avoided for some time. Before I added the tone this drawing looked fresher and more volumetric perhaps. Still, I am glad to have recorded this print- I can imagine having the original hanging on a wall at home. That would be nice, but fortunately I live quite close to the Estorick Collection, so I can visit it when I want to with my membership card. I recommend having one. #giorgiomorandi #morandi #inspiredbymorandi #20thcenturyitalianart #magnanirocca #magnaniroccafoundation #estorickcollection #estorickcollectionofmodernitalianart #estorick #novocento #Italianlandscapes #paesaggioitaliano #morandilandscape #20thcenturyitalianpainting #modernitalianart @robertacremoncini #landscapeetching #landscapeetchings #londonmuseums #drawinginlondon #drawinginmuseums #drawinginmuseumsandgalleries #drawingfromart #drawingfromthemasters #drawingfromobservation #landscapedrawing #landscapesdrawing #drawinginlindonmuseums #londonmuseums @estorickcollection @magnanirocca

1/15/2024, 1:28:48 PM

Posted @withregram • @mi_sketches_ Woodberry Wetlands Beautiful place, possibly even more so now in the winter, although I’ve never been here before. Froze myself completely so added the trees and reed once we got home. With @crouchendsketchers January Day 13 #stradaeasel @strada.easel #ForThoseWhoLoveToPaint @jacksons_art #drawingfromobservation #observationaldrawing #fromlife
 #markmaking #drawingonpaper #paintingonpaper  #paintinggsketch #sketching
 #drawingoftheday #dailydrawing #dailypainting
 #dessindujour
 #watercolorsketching
 #winsorandnewton #winsornewtonwatercolors #drawinginlondon #urbansketching #greenspaces #urbandrawing #sketchonlocation #urbansketchers #usk 
 #usklondon #urbansketcherslondon #crouchendsketchers

1/14/2024, 11:19:50 PM

Posted @withregram • @mi_sketches_ Coal House Cafe 
 #woodberrywetlands 
Had some comforting and warming excellent pea soup to de-freeze my fingers and toes here at @coalhousecafe with @crouchendsketchers. Cat added her touch as always when I was trying to add colour and take a photo. January Day 14  #stradaeasel @strada.easel #ForThoseWhoLoveToPaint @jacksons_art #drawingfromobservation #observationaldrawing #fromlife
 #markmaking #drawingonpaper #paintingonpaper  #paintinggsketch #sketching
 #drawingoftheday #dailydrawing #dailypainting
 #dessindujour
 #watercolorsketching
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 #usklondon #urbansketcherslondon #crouchendsketchers
@wildwoodberry @londonwildlifetrust #whitecat #sillycat

1/14/2024, 11:13:24 PM

Coal House Cafe 
 #woodberrywetlands 
Had some comforting and warming excellent pea soup to de-freeze my fingers and toes here at @coalhousecafe with @crouchendsketchers. Cat added her touch as always when I was trying to add colour and take a photo. January Day 14  #stradaeasel @strada.easel #ForThoseWhoLoveToPaint @jacksons_art #drawingfromobservation #observationaldrawing #fromlife
 #markmaking #drawingonpaper #paintingonpaper  #paintinggsketch #sketching
 #drawingoftheday #dailydrawing #dailypainting
 #dessindujour
 #watercolorsketching
 #winsorandnewton #winsornewtonwatercolors #drawinginlondon #urbansketching  #greenspaces #urbandrawing #sketchonlocation  #urbansketchers  #usk 
 #usklondon #urbansketcherslondon #crouchendsketchers
@wildwoodberry @londonwildlifetrust #whitecat #sillycat

1/14/2024, 9:17:07 PM