Something 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...
CONTINUE READINGThe ironic thing about this day is that it was an international sketchcrawl day and I did FAR less sketching today than any other on my trip (excepting Sundays of course which is my rest day). But it was just SO nice to catch up with my friends that I only did a few...
CONTINUE READINGA blast from the past – these are sketches that I did AFTER my return from my first trip to Castle Howard in 2000. Back then I would never believe that I would be able to sketch and paint on location. These drawings took me quite a while and were completed after I had done...
CONTINUE READINGOk – back to my big trip sketches…The start of Volume 2. Today was my big driving day 260 miles including all those crazy motorways around Liverpool and Manchester. A sketch for breakfast to relax and then a much needed coffee break and sketch a few hours in. There is nothing like a sketch...
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