Beehive Pub & York Cello

This cello was hanging on the wall  in the Concerto Cafe, York.

The Beehive is a Cheltenham pub with a great bar.

Various today

A drawing from our trip.

Back at life drawing.
Just trying a different look.

York

York is an urban sketchers dream

London Chimney Pots

England & Scotland trip

Stayed here in London, near Victoria station.

Crocs

Coffee shop people

A little urban sketching

Starbucks blonde

harbour tug

Watercolor and Ink

More painting than drawing.

January 24, 2009

Granville Island, Vancouver
Cactus Club Cafe,  Coquitlam

Broadway Medical Building, Vancouver

Sometimes urban sketching ain't easy!

Homers Car

Street Jazz

Saw this street musician at the market in St. Remy, France.

All these trust to their hands

All these trust to their hands

This is George Pratt, a Vancouver sculptor, the words from "Ecclesiasticus" are engraved on a stone in front of his 715 Alexander Street studio. I am sure they are appropriate for artists as well. I will try and add a photo of the engraved stone. His website is http://www.granitecarver.com

(Click on the picture to enlarge and read the words)

Pen and ink.

Pen, ink, colored pencil.

Fall trees, watercolor. color pencil.

Pen, ink, watercolor, from a photo taken in Arles, France

Colourful dude

Bev's sewing machine

Some "Urban Sketches"

From our spring 2008 trip to France

My intentions are to post regularly and to learn more about blogger so this will all look/be better. I think there is a road to somewhere that is paved with good intentions.

The village is Bormes les Mimosas, a little gem in Provence.