Drawing on envelopes – 7 weeks to go (and other travel drawings)

It is seven weeks until we leave for London on holidays. And here is this weeks envelope to my interstate travelling companion.
A historic London building. The Tower of London is our list as a “must see” sights. We have both been before but agree that there is so much history associated with this area that it is definitely worth spending more time here and appreciating its place in history.
Also, as I draw these buildings that I am going to visiting and exploring soon, I wonder how I will capture them in my sketchbook. It is one thing to draw from a photograph, but another to be looking straight at the building, with crowds of tourists around you.
I draw buildings and urban scenes in Sydney and I AM going to the Urban Sketching Symposium Barcelona while I am there. I regularly sketch the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge,  so it should not concern me . I think that it is the thought of drawing iconic London buildings specifically , as I am not concerned about sketching buildings  in Barcelona. I (ashamedly) have no real knowledge of Gaudi’s architecture or the older style of buildings. And as I have no preconceived ideas, I have no worries.
It will be interesting to see what my sketches are like the week in London before Symposium and the week after. 

This weeks travel drawing is of some recent books that I have borrowed from the library. 
I still have my general travel guides, but these books are about more specific . I have already started browsing through the and can tell they are going to have some ideas

  • The Stones of London a history in 12 buildings
  • Eccentric London
  • Open House London: an exclusive insight into 100 architecturally inspiring buildings in London

7 thoughts on “Drawing on envelopes – 7 weeks to go (and other travel drawings)”

  1. Amanda Colouring In

    I just finished reading a book you might like to read in the run up to your trip. It’s a fictional historical thing – not the sort of thing I usually would read but it caught my eye in our very small local library which doesn’t have many books. It is about an artist in the 15th century who gets embroiled in the ‘princes in the tower’ mystery. So there is a lot of talk about painting and a lot of talk about the Tower of London! It is called The Master of Bruges by Terence Morgan. Very easy reading too. I read it in a few days, handy if you are busy!

  3. Alissa Duke

    Thanks Amanda. I immediately looked for it in our very large local library network (and a few secondhand bookshops) – not there. It definite sounds worth buying !Maybe a good airplane read on the way over to London

  6. Alissa Duke

    Amanada – I ordered and read the book you recommended, As you say, a good light read. I liked the art angle and the comments he makes. the second half about the history was great ! I am really looking forward to the Tower of London now !

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