Liz Steel

Architectural Research Tangent - Villa Rotunda and Flickr chats

November 12, 2009 | 2 Comments

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Architecture Sketching

Ten 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...

Europe 09: Day 09 - Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

November 11, 2009 | Leave your thoughts

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Travel Sketching

The 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...

Archive Sketches of Castle Howard

November 10, 2009 | 2 Comments

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Architecture Sketching

A 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...

Europe09: Day 08 - Wales to Newcastle including Castle Howard

November 9, 2009 | Leave your thoughts

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Travel Sketching

Ok – 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...

A Nice Saturday: T2 tearoom and the boy's cubby house

November 7, 2009 | Leave your thoughts

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Everyday Sketching Teacup Sketching

Making up for the weeks I missed while I was away…. oh! I love going to this place (T2 Tearoom Sydney) A lovely afternoon visiting my nephews – gave the older one (5 year old) a present that he loved, being Star Wars mad and we had fun building it. First serious lego project...

Europe09: The Bear in Wales

November 6, 2009 | 5 Comments

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Travel Sketching

While waiting for me to get around to doing some more scans… here are some photos of the Bear in Wales…. Our first afternoon tea break at Hay on Wye Doing the first .25 miles of the 25 mile Mary Jones walk BB supervising painting at Castel y bere At the top of Harlech...