Travel sketches

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
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.

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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