Drawn from Kanonen Bar. The waitress said that I have to draw quickly, the sun will disappear at 2:30 pm. She also said leave out the crane, it’ll look better without it!

Am nächsten Freitag und Samstag ich bin beim Art-Durlach.

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Ich zeige Zeichnungen von Durlach in Karlsruhe und auch Tokio. Ich zeige meine Originale Skizzenbücher und die fertige Drucke.

The first snowfall of last week still lingers in certain parts of the Ottawa-Gatineau. While the streets and sidewalks have been snow-free for a while, lawns seem to have kept a thin crust of the white stuff to remind us that winter approaches. While waiting during my wife's appointment, I parked in downtown Ottawa and sketched MacDonald Gardens Park - a park with a pavilion on top of a hill. It was quiet. In a strange sort of way, the autumn cold kept most strollers away but the winter cold and deep snow had yet to arrive and attract the tobboganers on the hill!

Ink drawing in a Leuchtturm1917 sketchbook, 20 x 14 cm (8 x 5.5 inches).

Les premières neiges de la semaine dernière restent encore dans certains quartiers d'Ottawa-Gatineau. Si les rues et les trottoirs sont dégagés depuis un certain temps, les pelouses semblent conserver une fine couche de neige, comme pour nous rappeler que l'hiver approche. En attendant le rendez-vous de ma femme, je me suis stationé au centre-ville d'Ottawa et j'ai dessiné le parc MacDonald Gardens, un parc avec un pavillon au sommet d'une colline. Le calme y régnait. Étrangement, le froid automnal tenait la plupart des promeneurs à l'écart, mais le froid hivernal et la neige abondante n'étaient pas encore arrivés pour attirer les adeptes de la luge sur la colline!

Dessin à l'encre dans un carnet de croquis Leuchtturm1917, 20 x 14 cm (8 x 5,5 pouces).

Drawn to the sound of airliners and crunching footsteps of passing walkers.

Cimetière de Bateaux

Séance avec le groupe Urban Sketcher Lorient.

Aquarelle et encre sur Watercolourbook

I was overwhelmed what to draw in this amazing place. In which direction to look and what to leave out and emphasise. I also wanted to do as many sketches as possible to make the most of the trip, putting pressure on myself.

Drawn with Karlsruhe, Mannheim and Saarland Urban Sketchers.

Dr. Ph. Martin's ink and glass pen / Kanagawa, Japan

This was a comissioned drawing.

Everything is timber-framed in Quedlinburg, even the kiosks.

This commisioned sketch took a while to draw. The longer I sat there I noticed more and more details in the facade. Then I got too cold and had to finish. The next time I came it started raining. To be able to finish the sketch before the deadline, I asked a friend who lives in the same street if he could take some shots of the building and mail them. I hardly ever use photos for my sketches so I felt I was cheating.

The owner came out for a chat.

I had to draw the evening sun lighting up the globes but I was stoolless but managed to find a wall to sit on at almost the best position.

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

Aquarelle et Encre sur carnet Etchr

While I was drawing this, the snowplough drove past and the snow was gone.

Drawn with Karlsruhe Urban Sketchers.

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Inspired by Sylvain Cnudde!

This took a few attempts to finish between the snow showers. I’m not sure if these were tiled or slate roofs.

The waiter told us that a few months ago football hooligans systematically smashed all these Art Nouveau windows.

Avec le groupe Usk Lorient vendredi 14 avril 2023.

Aquarelle, encre sur carnet Moleskine

A collage of a photocopied page from Emily and Anne Brontes' diary, with a pen and ink sketch, drawn in a similar style to the Brontes ', of me journaling at my desk and out in nature.

Yet another drawing from yet another cafe in yet another tree filled square!