ARCHITECTURE AND MOVEMENT

London Architecture
Black ink on paper
Looking at London. Combining contrasting architecture on the same composition.
Original size: A1

China Town
Ink, water colour paint and bleach on paper
Looking at locations and creating atmosphere.
Original size: A1

Rooftops
Watercolour, ink and bleach
Looking at London buildings, rooftops and locations. The rooftops of Brick Lane.
Original size: A1

Birds Eye View
Ink and bleach
Looking at the skyline from the Gherkin
Combining it with angular lines emphasising the shapes and directions of the architecture.
Original size: A1

View of City Hall & Tower Bridge
Quick ink and water
Looking at movement and flowing lines. Expressive and free.
Original size: A2

View of City Hall & Tower Bridge with bleach
Black quick ink, water and bleach.
Through this technique I have highlighted the shape and form of the architecture. It has also added intensity to the work and drawn attention to the free nature.
Original size: A2

View of the Southbank
Watercolour, ink, white paint, biro, bleach
Expressive documentation of the Southbank. Looking at people relating to the architecture in a free and spontaneous manner.
Original size: A1

Street in Soho
Black ink, biro and bleach
Creating the atmosphere and nature of Soho. This is highlighted by the materials and techniques used. Bleach again helps with this documentation to express the mood.
Original size: A3

View from the LCC in Elephant and Castle
Black pen and felt tip
Looking at the skyline of London and the view across the city from a high location. Recording how the buildings are positioned and the relationship between the architecture.
Original size: just under A2

Streets in London
Permanent marker and bleach. Also slight traces of black ink.
Quick impulsive sketch looking at streets and buildings. Materials used also highlight the nature of the area.
Original size: A4

Flyposted Street fronts
Dip pen and ink and water
Dark documentation of undiscovered streets. Looking at London as a whole rather than just the recognisable buildings. Depicting the character of the streets, derelict shop fronts and fly tipping.
Original size: A4

The Relationship between architecture and movment
Black ink and dip pen
In this piece I have concentrated strongly on the angles of buildings and the shapes they form. I have looked at the relationship between different buildings and how it looks visually when these images are combined in an unusual way. This also depicts the direction and pace of city life and emphasises the essence of movement within the city.
Original size: A1

Juxtaposed architecture on the same composition
Pen on paper.
This is a more concise exploration of how buildings that don't naturally appear next to each other can be combined in an imaginative and interesting way. The scale of the drawing and the minimal pen lines highlight this relationship further.
Original size: A1

Urban block of flats
Biro and fine liner
This image is a block of flats in Elephant and Castle. My main aim is to highlight the repetitive nature of the windows and the structure of the building but also to portray the individuality and character. That is why each window is drawn differently. This is about all areas of London, not just the popular tourist spots.
Original size: A2

Southbank Live drawing
Grey felt tip, fountain pen and fine liner
This is a couple of pages from my sketchbook that I drew on the Southbank. With drawing on location the image embodies a strong sense of energy. This is down to capturing the essence of the place in a free and impuslive way.
Original size: A2

Commuters
Black pen on paper
This image concentrates on the direction and pace of people walking in the city. The lines sybolise how you are always crossing paths with so many people each with their own agenda. It is almost mapping out and recording where they go. I have abstracted it and made it more angular.
Original size: A1

Piccadilly Circus
Bleach on quick ink
One of the key aspects of the city is all the lights, shining and neon. Through experimenting I realised that using the unusual medium of bleach was a very good way of creating light within my drawings. It is a free and unpredictable medium to use, and I like the impulsive nature it brings to my work.
Original size: A4