“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” – Plato (427 BC – 347 BC) I went for a bicycle ride with my six-year-old daughter on Parkland Walk, a trail that used to be a train track. She’s new to riding and this was the…… Continue reading Finsbury Park to Highgate by bike
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Rowan’s 10 pin bowling
Rowan’s 10 pin bowling is just outside the main entrance of Finsbury Park Station in North London. This started as a live painting and was finished using photos as reference and walking by several days later. During these busy days I have several images that are unfinished on the iPhone waiting for the right time and…… Continue reading Rowan’s 10 pin bowling
Bus 153 from Finsbury Park To Liverpool Street
It wasn’t that cold. Not really. No one had clouds of breath coming out of their noses when they breathed. No one blew into their clenched fists. For winter, it was actually a fair morning. Why doesn’t every person have the same tolerance of cold, or hot temperatures? No one else noticed and I’d thought myself into a…… Continue reading Bus 153 from Finsbury Park To Liverpool Street
Waiting for a bus – 210 from Archway to Finsbury Park
On a very cold but sunny London day, when nothing works particularly well the 210 bus took longer than usual to arrive. Passenger were patient, pacing blowing into their gloves, smoking… Anything to not feel the freeze. It wasn’t the right time to start making a painting with a forefinger. Winter in the UK, though…… Continue reading Waiting for a bus – 210 from Archway to Finsbury Park
Out and about on public transport; Finsbury Park Station
It was a typical Sunday. Slow and quiet, at least in my direction. I suppose it was quite different for all the shoppers chasing bargains at the sales all over London. I had time to observe and a few people and things caught my eye. And then at the end of the light part of…… Continue reading Out and about on public transport; Finsbury Park Station
The Illustrationist 