I love sitting on a bench or at a street corner and take my sketchbook out for a bit of urban sketching. Here are a few of my drawings! For more examples of my work, check my portrait illustrations, landscape sketches or illustrated recipes.
I really enjoyed sketching this cafe counter.
New Hobbit – commission painting in pen and watercolour
‘The Lodge’ Savile Park Moor Halifax – This is a local landmark. I just pulled up outside and sketched it from the car.
Market Street Halifax – Mixing watercolour, pencils and pen to capture a complicated street scene/
Sketching on a steam train journey.
Uppermill Church in pen and Watercolour – Freezing weather was a challenge. I finished painting this sketch home
Full sketchbook spread – Sam at work in the garage watercolour and watercolour pencil drawings.
Urban Sketch Of Sketching Crossley Heath School Halifax in Pen and Watercolour
A busy lakeside beach – using a watercolour wash and adding people and details in pencil on top allowed me to draw a complicated scene quickly.
Drawing in Village Coffee shop.
Drawing outside my house on a Summer’s evening
Sketching the kids while waiting for a pub meal. Filled the blacks in with a brush pen later
A quick bit of Urban sketching while waiting for my daughter to com out of school
I drew a quick outline of this pub scene in pen and coloured in with watercolour
Sketch of the Albert Dock in Liverpool with an unfinished drawing of my son in the corner – he got ennoyed at me drawing him and moved away
A small sketch of the Victoria Theatre (Halifax) in pen and watercolour.
Breakfast in cafe – pen and watercolour
Pen and watercolour painting for the Halifax Minster. I had fun painting the texture of the stone on the building.
What is Urban Sketching?
If you are curious urban sketching is a global movement spread through the Urban Sketchers web site. It is best described by their statement ‘See the world, one drawing at the time’ and manifesto:
We draw on location, indoors or out, capturing what we see from direct observation.
Our drawings tell the story of our surroundings, the places we live and where we travel.
Our drawings are a record of time and place.
We are truthful to the scenes we witness.
We use any kind of media and cherish our individual styles.
We support each other and draw together.
We share our drawings online.
We show the world, one drawing at a time.
For drawing tips, inspiration, and see what I am up to visit my blog.