Travelling before an Urban Sketchers Symposium is always a delicate balance. In 2016 I travelled for 6 weeks before the symposium in Manchester which included driving through Scotland and Northern England (changing accommodation every one or two nights) plus visiting lots of friends (such as staying with Lynne Chapman). As a result I was totally...
CONTINUE READINGThere are a number of day tours which you can do from Krakow. The two most popular are the Auschwitz Concentration/Extermination camps from WWII and some impressive Salt Mines. We did both on consecutive days. I wasn’t sure about going to Auschwitz as I’m fairly sensitive. I certainly didn’t want to do a guided tour...
CONTINUE READINGSt Mary’s Basilica for me, is the SOH of Krakow. SOH = Sydney Harbour Bridge = the iconic building in a place that I feel compelled to sketch over and over again. Not only does St Mary’s have some amazing towers, a trumpeter which plays every hour from the top of the taller tower in...
CONTINUE READINGWawel Castle (home of the kings of Poland and a cathedral) is located at the south of the old town and is a collection of grand buildings in all kind of styles. It’s impressive from any angle – this photo shows the entrance ramp. And just as impressive (but in a different way) was the...
CONTINUE READINGLast week, Esther Semmens (from Edinbrugh) and I had a week sketching in Krakow Poland. We wanted to find a sketchable location which we could easily fly to from Edinburgh and Krakow was the winner. I didn’t have any time to do much research, so it was a case of arrived and responding to the...
CONTINUE READINGAfter a nice nine-night stay in Stornoway, I had a shorter visit to Edinburgh. I arrived around 4pm on Saturday afternoon and left after lunch on Monday. I spent Sunday at church etc with Esther Semmens and family so that meant I had two half days for sketching. Esther met me at my Airbnb apartment...
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