I shared a few thoughts about the artist as voyeur a couple of blogs back and looking through my sketchbooks, I realise that I spend a lot of time spying on people and drawing them. One of my favourite places is a first floor cafe in Waterstone;s bookshop which has a large window overlooking theContinue reading “Sitting Scribbling Spying”
Category Archives: People watching
One Hand Can Dancing
I wandered round the Green Man festival near Crickhowell with my sketchbook a couple of years ago. It’s a great situation for drawing because most people are so engrossed in music or dancing that they don’t notice you and are perfectly natural. These two guys were dancing away for ages – a specific danceContinue reading “One Hand Can Dancing”
Spying Scribbling Cutting Printing
I often think of artists as voyeurs, spying on and recording what’s around us. We had a lovely sunny day in the middle of last week and I opened one of the big windows in my new studio and looked down at the pavement three floors below. Suddenly, someone walked past beneath me and IContinue reading “Spying Scribbling Cutting Printing”
Gig Scribbles
I like sketching in public. I think it’s good for people to see artists at work and it’s a good technical exercise to just get on with it wherever you are. It’s too easy to get precious about art and try too hard to get perfect studio conditions instead of just doing it. I likeContinue reading “Gig Scribbles”
Beefy Cobbler And Cat Sick Pie
Been babysitting a seven year old relative who has very definite ideas on what he will and won’t eat. I’m old school – he’ll eat a balanced meal and that’s that. I bought some very cheap braising steak and cooked it very slowly in a low oven with loads of onions and some goodContinue reading “Beefy Cobbler And Cat Sick Pie”
Another Drawing On Another Train
I love trains and I love drawing on them. People are usually very respectful and watch over your shoulder but don’t disturb you. It’s something to occupy yourself on the London tube because nobody ever talks to anyone else, unless they’re foreign – that is, from outside London. I don’t know why the LondonContinue reading “Another Drawing On Another Train”
Gone A Bit Grosz At The Hospital
I’m using some of the time I’m doing hospital and nursing home visits to catch up with some sketching. It’s been stressful seeing people I care about so frail and ill, but there’s usually an upside to every situation if you look for it. One good thing is that it gives me a chance toContinue reading “Gone A Bit Grosz At The Hospital”
Watching From Waterstone’s.
It’s been a funny old week, all the routines disrupted by the holiday and fitting in daily visits to elderly relatives in hospital and nursing home so today I fancied a bit of peace and quiet. My quiet place is Waterstone’s cafe in the bookshop in the old cinema in the city centre. IContinue reading “Watching From Waterstone’s.”
Xmas Day At The High Dependency Unit
An elderly relative went into hospital for heart surgery a few days ago and after a night in Intensive Care, he was transferred to the High Dependency Unit for intensive nursing. He’s doing well and will hopefully be transferred to a general ward in a couple of days but we’ve been back and fro visitingContinue reading “Xmas Day At The High Dependency Unit”
A Load Of Mangy Scribblings.
When I was in Art College, back in the days of the dinosaurs 😉 we were told to keep a sketchbook and to put something in it everyday. What fascinated me at the time was the diversity of sketchbook styles and approaches amongst my fellow students. Some put as much effort into their sketchbook asContinue reading “A Load Of Mangy Scribblings.”
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