More canal-side sketching in Ghent, Belgium – an update

April 7, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

This was my view from the ‘Korenlei Twee’ – a well known cafe-restaurant and tourist viewpoint in central Ghent. … and here is my sketch in-situ. Later I went back to add to my sketch – and maybe have another hot chocolate. Below is a scan of my sketch after a little bit of re-working. […]

Cafe society no.2, Ghent

March 31, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

I was recently on holiday in Ghent, Belgium – on a short holiday via Eurostar – and of course I took my sketchbook. Here is a view sketching from one of the many canal-side cafes in the centre of this historic town. Cafe sketching has many advantages: you can seat in comfort, have a drink […]

Cafe sketching in Ghent, Belgium

March 24, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

I’ve just got back from a short holiday to Ghent in Belgium – and of course took my sketchbook to do some drawing along the way. For an urban sketcher one of the easiest ways to sketch is to find a suitable cafe to draw from. That way you can do two things at once: […]

Four quick sketches – Marlborough, East Hendred & West Hagbourne

March 17, 2023.Reading time 1 minute.

My sketches usually take a while but in a change to my usual style I tried some quick thumbnail type sketches. These took a couple of minutes each – and I think they turned out o.k.! Below are my four sketches… … and the views they are based on. That is about it for this […]

Sketching the Randolph Hotel -part 2

March 14, 2023.Reading time 2 minutes.

A couple of weeks ago I was sketching the Randolph Hotel’s skyline from the rooftop restaurant at the Ashmolean Museum. This is in a previous post ‘Sketching the Randolph’s skyline – pt. 1’. Since then the weather has not been too good – with snow, rain and wind. However yesterday the temperatures rose a little […]

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