Some time ago I found an old wiro notebook in a drawer. A scruffy wiro bound notebook with a photo of 2 men in a kayak with a bear on the front cover. In that notebook I found terrible sketches drawn in pencil made while travelling in 1991. One sketch leapt out at me. It was a rough pencil sketch of Mt Ararat from a backpacking trip to eastern Turkey. The sketch really surprised me – it was a very basic pencil sketch, drawn using a .5mm technical pencil on a cheap notepad. The sketch is just black and white… To my surprise the sounds and smells of the day came flooding back. Meeting some Kurdish goat herders and their flock near the base of Mt Ararat, about 10km from the Iranian border on a bright sunny but cool, alpine day. Along with memories of driving across the mountain steppe in an old Renault 19 and the smells of chai and coffee in a Doğubayazıt pasta solunu. It all came back come flooding back! Why did it evoke such vivid memories? I’m not really sure to be honest. Maybe t...
That's right, buy your very own
Thai restaurant housed in a historic Victorian Villa!
Graphite and watercolour on a large heavy duty Sennelier watercolour sheet complete with deckled edge.
Graphite and watercolour on a large heavy duty Sennelier watercolour sheet complete with deckled edge.
Based on this quick sketch of the villa back in 2012 when it was first thought the property was on the verge of demolition.
Essentially an experiment, the painting was just to see what would happen if I tried to recreate a sketch into a 'proper' painting whilst at the same time keeping that sketchy feeling. Drop me an email if you're interested.
Essentially an experiment, the painting was just to see what would happen if I tried to recreate a sketch into a 'proper' painting whilst at the same time keeping that sketchy feeling. Drop me an email if you're interested.
Take a closer look below (click image for extra large)...
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