This was a commisioned drawing for Architekturschaufenster for their exhibition on all the building projects along Kriegsstraße. I had to social distance myself from the pedestrians while drawing this.

www.architekturschaufenster.de

Couleurs de l'automne : cynorrhodons d'un vieux rosier

Aquarelle et encre sur Watercolor Book Hahnemuhle - A4

Panel for "First Snow" volume 3 ...

Watercolor on Paper

I love drawing cables. There’re plenty in Albania. I haven’t exagerated the number! I really tried to draw each cable accurately!

Lots of characters in this traditional cafe. The waiter is way too tall by the way.

I had just visited Yuki Horikoshi so afterwards I was inspired to leave some negative space in this sketch.

Check out his work, I love it:

yukihorikoshi.tumblr.com/

Bit too much black; I should of divided the monument from the trees.

This was a commisioned drawing.It was one metre long. As I sat sketching on the busy bridge, blokes in passing cars would shout to me. When there was a jam, they’d be quiet! No idea what they shouted.

A man was sitting on the steps but he left after I started sketching him.

The owner of the palace is standing in the door after giving us an excellent tour of the building. Her marxist art commune didn’t work out as planned and the palace is up for sale.

Every spring, the water level of rivers and lakes rise once the snows have melted. It's always expected that there will be some amount of flooding but in recent years the flooding has been exceptional. During a short bike ride, I started this sketch of a park along the riverbank of the Ottawa River which is now under water. Many bike paths are now closed because they are also under water. Hopefully in a week or two this will all be gone.

Chaque printemps, le niveau d'eau des rivières et des lacs monte après la fonte des neiges. On s'attend toujours à ce qu'il y ait des inondations, mais ces dernières années, les inondations ont été exceptionnelles. Lors d'une courte balade à vélo, j'ai commencé ce croquis d'un parc le long de la rive de la rivière des Outaouais qui est maintenant sous l'eau. De nombreuses pistes cyclables sont maintenant fermées car elles sont également sous l'eau. Espérons que dans une semaine ou deux, tout cela aura disparu.

Recently, I had another opportunity to do some quick sketching in downtown Ottawa and parked on a part of Coburg Street that borders on the Lowertown neighbourhood. There's a lot of older houses here, some with a lot of character and some that need a little repair. I thought that this street corner would make a good subject for an ink drawing with the snow making everything look so clean. I sketched it in pencil, took some reference photos and finished it at home.

Ink drawing in a Leuchtturm1917 sketchbook using Sakura Micron and Gellyroll Moonlight pens, 20 x 14 cm (8 x 5.5 inches).

Récemment, j'ai eu l'occasion de faire un croquis rapide au centre-ville d'Ottawa et je me suis stationé sur un coin de la rue Coburg, qui borde le quartier de la Basse-Ville. On y trouve beaucoup de maisons anciennes, certaines pleines de charme, d'autres qui auraient besoin de quelques réparations. J'ai pensé que ce coin de rue ferait un bon sujet pour un dessin à l'encre, la neige rendant le paysage si propre. J'ai fait un croquis au crayon, pris quelques photos de référence et finalisé le dessin chez moi.

Dessin à l'encre dans un carnet Leuchtturm1917, avec des stylos Sakura Micron et Gellyroll Moonlight, 20 x 14 cm (8 x 5,5 pouces).

Séance du 17 mars 2023 avec le groupe Urban Sketcher Lorient.

Aquarelle et Encre sur carnet Etchr

Drawn to the smell of roasting coffee.