It is going to take me a long time to read this book if this is the rate I go at – but some of the concepts are just so interesting that I want to record them in my journal. I wish I could develop a quicker way to take visual notes when reading a...
CONTINUE READINGOk… Back to my travel journal. This day I made a detour and added to my driving hours in order to visit a Top 50 tearoom – not any tearoom.. This one is in the home of THE Earl Grey – the man behind the tea that I am obsessive about. I also finally...
CONTINUE READINGThe irony of my last post was that I actually drew the handbag just after reading a really heavy going architectural theory book. Look how the spread ended up. Don’t you just love the groovy lining to the bag!! (Did the building sketch today- Monday) Hey, Maarten, made my day today by writing a limerick...
CONTINUE READINGSomething light and ‘trivial’ after all the heavy Baroque architecture… Having to take my sketchbook and paints with me everywhere means that the days of small handbags are well and truly gone!
CONTINUE READINGContinuing on from Maarten’s comments on flickr…. here Here is a comparison between Brunelleschi and Michelangelo – not quite the one that Maarten mentioned (maybe I should do a sketch of the Hospital vs Library too) These are pages from a detailed photo album that I did created a week in Italy in 2004. I...
CONTINUE READINGTen years ago I started reading history of architecture books (starting with Renaissance) in order to develop an appreciation of classical architecture which was certainly not encouraged during my architectural education (history really started with Le Corb and FLW). The goal, which I set myself, was to be able to distinguish the different styles of...
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