CLAPTON IN BLACK AND WHITE
Having worked solely on a computer for the last 25 years I found it nerve-racking and yet exhilarating picking up a pencil to start drawing after so long. I quickly found my passion for sketching daily with an ink pen without sketching first. This meant I had to concentrate my thoughts on how I wanted the composition to be. Then commit to the line as there’s no editing or erasing possible with ink. I look back and wonder how I was so bold!
Riverside cafe by the River Lea
A popular spot for walkers, rowers training on the water or people just having a coffee.
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Rowers on the River Lea
The Coach was training from the waterside whilst two men were performing their customary ritual Tashlikh.
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Markhouse Cafe on the River Lea
A great cafe in the grounds of the old Markhouse Pumping station Museum.
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Riverside Cafe
A popular spot for coffee and gazing at the activities on and off the water.
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Swimmers at The West Reservoir
In lockdown the changing rooms were closed so everyone had to change on the decking.
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The Anchor and Hope Pub River Lea
A popular pub on the River. More than a half a pint of the local ESB will have you legless.
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Springfield Park
A beautiful park of specimen trees created in 1905 from the grounds of 3 houses. A duck pond, a Bowling Green, a bandstand, a Community Centre and a great cafe. What more could you want?
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River Lea
More and more people are priced out of housing in London and have taken to living on boats. Fascinating to see the proliferation along the banks of the River Lea.
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River Lea rowers
I like the juxtaposition of the urban environment next to the Nature of the Marshes.
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Railway bridge on Lea
This was finished in the studio as wanted to add more tones.
There are further iterations in colour.
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Casimir Rd
Typical Edwardian terraced street but over looking the Park.
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Casimir Rd
The toddlers from the local nursery were being pulled along in the little trucks.
Zone 2 cattle Lea River London
Amazing to see the saddleback cattle in London’s Zone 2 against a backdrop of urban housing.
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Riverside cafe
The owner is always busy serving, always smiling whilst cyclists whizz by.
Springfield Cafe
At the top of the park. Another great venue.