I started up this blog with the intention of including only artwork produced from life, so this is a bit of a cheat really. But never mind. Rules are there to be broken etc… Last year, I produced a few new pieces of artwork specifically to use on Christmas cards (e.g.: http://www.birtall.co.uk/fineart/greetingcards.htm). I’ve left it…
Tag: landscape
Littlewoods Building, 29 August 2013
Whenever I pass the Littlewoods building on Edge Lane in Liverpool I’m struck by its’ faded beauty and art deco echoes. I’ve thought for years it would make a great modern art gallery, in the spirit of Tate Modern. I’ve just read that it’s going to be made into a hotel and business complex with…
Wirral Festival of Firsts, 14 July 2013
I took part yesterday in the Wirral Festival of Firsts, exhibiting my artwork and chatting to visitors at the Parade school in Hoylake. An enjoyable day in a splendid location. I was able to make a quick pen drawing during a brief lull, sketching the view from the school window.
Trebah, 19 May 2013
This is another drawing from my trip to Cornwall last month. It’s a sketch in pen on paper. Depicted is the coastline of the Helford River, as seen from the beach at Trebah Garden. The view looks down river, towards Mawnan. I’m spending much of this week preparing for the Wirral Open Studio Tour event,…
Cardiff Bay, 16 May 2013
I’m hoping to add a few drawings over the next day or two which I completed on a recent holiday to Cornwall. Today’s was drawn on a stop-off in Cardiff 12 days ago. I am wont to forget/decide not to take my sketchbook with me on days that clearly demand the use of one. Today…
Drawing Upon Life 