picture this

Found in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham – an alternate plane of reality that only aligns with ours from one particular coordinate. (link) [no, 2 self photos]

urban splashed

Rotunda refurbed and resold (link) [no, 2 self photos]

blind contour friday

Stuck in a terrible traffic jam on the motorway on Friday, I was travelling so slow I could reach for my pen and try my first submission for blind contour Friday run by Inkfinger. I think I need some practice.

train to cardiff

On the way to a U2 gig on Wednesday. Reading G2. Notes dump on the reverse as future reminder – book to add to wish list and details of a phonecam competition.

Here and There

From the introduction to Townscape by Gordon Cullen: One building standing alone in the countryside is experienced as a work of architecture, but bring half a dozen buildings together and an art other than architecture is made possible. Several things begin to happen in the group which would be impossible for the isolated building. We …

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iron man

Contrary to my Doctor’s advice, I sat in the direct sunlight to draw this a few weeks ago. I think they call that suffering for your art. It’s the sculpture by Anthony Gormley in Birmingham’s Victoria Square. I mentioned it a while back. Whilst I was sketching this I started to think about some of …