Wherever I go, I always carry a sketchbook. It’s a wonderful way to observe and record the world around you. Here are sketches and artwork from my travels. This includes my home country, England and even the city where I live (Derby). I believe you can find interesting and beautiful things on your doorstep, they don’t always have to be in a far off country.
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Santa Monica, Los Angeles October 2015. -
Bandon, Oregon. -
Red Wood Forests, California. -
The Grand Canyon. -
Fisherman's Wharf San Fancisco -
Barcelona Oct 2016. -
Cape Cornwall July 2016. -
2014 trip to Tenby, Wales - Watercolour painting of the coast between Saundersfoot and Tenby. -
Sketch of the lanterns and river at night in Hoi An, Vietnam. -
Sketches from a cafe in Hue, Vietnam. -
Sketches from a local family's home in Sapa, Vietnam -
Sketching the Victorian houses from the Five Lamps Pub, Derby, England. -
I sketched this landscape study on my tablet while on holiday with friends in a cottage in Rutland, England. Much easier to carry than paints and a canvas , no mess, no running out of paint colours...only down side is battery life! -
Park Tet in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. -
I was in Bakewell for a business meeting and afterwards I stopped by Monsal Head (Derbyshire, England) for lunch and some sketching. My drawing pales in comparison to the epic landscape but it was a happy and calming thing to do. -
Acrylic painting of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. -
Silly observational sketch of the London Welcome Gallery's shop. -
Drawn on the train home after a long day walking around London. I do love all the culture and attractions in London but find the crowds unsettling. I guess I'm just a country bumpkin at heart! -
Hoam Kiem Lake, Hanoi, Vietnam -
Gran Canaria - Some sneaky life drawing studies of people around the pool in watercolour and ink. -
I had to be told that the Gran Canaria is not pronounced GRAND CANARY so here is a picture of my partner and I visiting the Grand Canary. -
Travel journal and sketchbook from Ecuador. -
Tucans in the rainforest, Ecuador -
The cartoon museum in London was brilliant! A collection of British cartoons, comics, caricatures and political satire dating back to the 1700s. They also had a manga exhibition on. There was a free little communal drawing area (intended for children I think ) but someone had left a little cartoon self portrait. So I did the same. -
British Library sketch -
Saddler Gate in Derby, England. Full of old architecture, quirky shops and interesting side alleys. -
Discovering bubble tea in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam -
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The start of my Vietnam travel journal. An imagined scene of Ha Long Bay. -
Digitally coloured sketch from Hoi An, Vietnam. -
Comparing my imagined sketch of Ha Long Bay with the real thing. -
Sketching on a boat in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. -
Cornwall July 2016. -
Durham December 2015. -
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