Not my finest hour but one of the more enjoyable sketching days.
The new Tate Modern extension is stunning and transforms the whole complex.
London Urban Sketchers met at Tate Modern - over 80 of us, some from as far away as Manchester. They are a great group of diverse styles, professions, ages and abilities which makes the mid and end of session 'Show and Tells' hugely interesting. I attempted the view of the City skyline...which proved exceptionally difficult. Although I found an indoor spot it was by a constantly opening door so not warm or comfortable. However the contrast of towers from the iconic Barbican of yesteryear to current contemporary offices dwarfing Wren and his contemporaries' city spires with St Paul's dominating them and The Millennium Bridge all was too good to miss.
Not my finest hour but one of the more enjoyable sketching days. The new Tate Modern extension is stunning and transforms the whole complex.
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My other Saturday interest, Brentford Football Club, took me to Fulham. Drawn away against Chelsea in the FA Cup - we lost 4-0 - it was an opportunity to go to major stadium and one, as is the current vogue, soon to be demolished and replaced. Part of the ethos of urban sketching being to record change it seemed a good to take time for a sketch...a lot of blue everywhere, even the sky for most of the time.
Off to what seems to be an annual trip to Bosham, West Sussex. Curiously the day before I was flying over the area and saw how inviting the Witterings and the small inlet based quays around there are. We walked miles and although there's myriad views to draw it was far too cold to stop for long so have had to resort to one painting only. Bosham Quay is just one of the many inspirations...it has been satisfying to take a few days back home to work on a painting rather than sketching.
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February 2019
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