View from my stand at Wunder.

The lovely owner first thought that I was sketching into one of their antique books. The wife of the man up the ladder was pleased that I drew him slimmer!

Drawn with the Karlsruhe Urban Sketchers.

My exhibition in the main cemetery info center gallery finishes on Saturday.

They were friesians but I left out the spots.

I couldn’t believe it when I drew it, but I had to confirm what I saw afterwards, online. In 1971 a main road was built through the castle buildings.

As I sat down to sketch the building, a cat and a flock of chickens walked out of the door. I prefer not to draw animals as it can look a bit twee, but they were there so I had to. At one point I was surrounded by pecking chickens. I only managed to sketch two of them, they’re too quick for me.

This is the typical view of the town. It’s tricky not to fall into tourist trap views in such a historic town.

J54 du confinement - 9 mai 2020

Suite "Rien ne se perd, rien ne se crée, tout se transforme"

Croquis à l'encre sur une aquarelle paysage de neige 36cmx42cm

Following "Nothing is lost, nothing is created, everything is transformed"

Sketch in ink on a watercolor snow landscape 36cmx42cm

Title: Marge, Call the Plumber!

Today I learned octopuses will punch fish for no reason.

Kind of a dick move.

Drawn with Karlsruhe Urban Sketchers.

I walked a while to get a good view, sat on my stool and noticed I’d left my sketchbook in the car.

Rue de la Pointe.

Séance du 11/02/2022 avec le groupe Usk Lorient.

Collage d'un extrait d'aquarelle sur papier Aquarelle, dessin à l'encre et aquarelle.

I squeezed into a narrow lane full of tourists.

Ink on paper, 2003

They smoked quicker than I could draw.

I should of added more windows.

Difficult drawing all these curves in perspective and standing up. No cameras or mobiles were allowed in the museum but sketchbooks are ok.

Apparently, it was still in use.

I started drawing the IKEA wall pattern accurately, but gave up after 5 minutes.

www.lametta-ka.de/

I’ve been meaning to draw this typical German feature for years.

I hope these walls and sculptures will be saved when the rest of the building gets demolished. There’re barriers around these walls because bits of the sculpture are dropping off.

I was sat between parked cars in the dark. I got some double-takes from passing people.

I’ll be selling my work at Wunder - Design- und Kunstmarkt at Die Stadtmitte in Karlsruhe on 25th November, come round for a chat.

die-stadtmitte.de/programm.php

While waiting in my car today for an appointment that my wife had, I decided to use my time by sketching what was around me. I was in the downtown Hull section of Gatineau, Quebec, and didn't have much to choose from. It was either the facade of what seemed to be a church or this street scene. What really inspired me to make this small sketch was the glorious November sun with the long and dark shadows it cast. It was a nice challenge for a black and white sketch. While I didn't complete it in my car, I got all of the pencil sketching done and had begun inking it. I then took a photo reference and completed it quickly at home. This reinforced the idea for me that you don't need lots of time or a jaw-dropping vista to create something interesting.

En attendant dans ma voiture aujourd'hui pour un rendez-vous que ma femme avait, j'ai décidé d'utiliser mon temps pour dessiner ce qui m'entourait. J'étais dans le quartier du centre-ville de Hull à Gatineau, au Québec, et je n'avais pas beaucoup de choix. C'était soit la façade de ce qui semblait être une église, ou soit cette scène de rue. Ce qui m'a vraiment inspiré pour faire ce petit croquis, c'est le glorieux soleil de novembre avec les ombres longues et sombres qu'il projetait. C'était un beau défi pour un croquis en noir et blanc. Bien que je ne l'aie pas terminé dans ma voiture, j'avais fait tous les croquis au crayon et j'avais commencé à l'encrer. J'ai ensuite pris une photo de référence et je l'ai terminé rapidement à la maison. Cela a renforcé pour moi l’idée qu’il n’est pas nécessaire de disposer de beaucoup de temps ni d’une vue à couper le souffle pour créer quelque chose d’intéressant.

2022

The paper maker offered to pose but I managed ok. A passing artist said he has also drawn the papermaker.

www.tworiverspaper.com/

One young lad came up and said the sketch needed a fat belly! So I let him draw one, but in the back of my sketchbook.

This series of images began when I was captivated by some of the "Illustrative" techniques used by Richard Gregory. Richard kindly gave me some tips and here are some experimental images based on the Bruges Canal shot which I posted yesterday. Thanks, Richard. None of them look like yours but I did get one quite close for a while. Then I became interested in getting an engraving type effect, mono and tinted. These are the three results.Thanks again, RichardGregory48.