Tag: Half-timbered

Sketching Lord Lycester’s Hospital, Warwick

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On a rainy, drizzly day I drove up to Warwick and to Leamington Spa. Firstly searching for a vegetarian breakfast and around the charity shops in Leamington. Failing a breakfast I settled for a pastie and tea in Jephson Gardens before heading over to Warwick. My aim here was to do a drawing of the […]

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Painting Hastings Old Town

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This is my painting of a street-view in the old town of Hastings, down on the south-east coast. My original drawing was done from a photograph found on the Wikimedia Commons, showing narrow streets, half-timbered buildings and Parish Church of St. Clements. My thanks to Wikimedia and to Stefan Noble for putting the photo up […]

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Drawing Hastings Old Town

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Today I’ve been drawing from a photograph – this from a view of Hastings Old Town found on Wikimedia Commons. With the winter solstice close, the days getting darker and the weather dull and rainy, it is sometimes nice to gain a little inspiration from the web. Personally I find the elements of narrow streets, […]

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