Monday 25 January 2016

Leadenhall

The Lloyds building and the Leadenhall building in the city of London

Sunday 24 January 2016

South Bank

The Shard, The Globe Theatre and the Tate Modern Art Gallery seen from the Millenium Bridge

Sunday 17 January 2016

Baltic Street, Leith


Our heroine

What started out as portrait sketch from a photograph of a young Pakistani girl, has ended up as a sort of Manga style cartoon.  If I was a story teller maybe I would create a back story for her and a whole adventure for her to embark upon.  I'm not though, so I'll leave that bit up to your own imagination...


Tuesday 12 January 2016

The calligraphy contest


Happy New Year!  We're back for 2016!


I've done very little sketching of late, put off somewhat by the uninspiring winter darkness.  Keen to get back in the game and having a few minutes to spare at lunch time, I drew a little sketch from a lovely photograph in The Guardian's photo of the day section.  This is a little girl taking part in a calligraphy contest in Japan. She is drawing in earnest on a large scroll with her big Japanese special calligraphy brush.