My wife and I have been enjoying a new series on BBC iPlayer – Banjo and Ro’s Grand Island Hotel – in which interior designer Banjo Beale and his husband Ro turn a derelict building on the Isle of Ulva, off the coast of the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides, into a boutique…
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Library with a View
Liverpool Central Library recently underwent a substantial refurbishment, during which it acquired a roof terrace boasting impressive views of the city. The vista takes in landmarks from St George’s Hall to the tops of the Liver Buildings. I visited the terrace for the first time yesterday, accompanied by my trusty A5 sketchbook and fine line…
Liddypool’s Anglican Cathedral
I’ll be taking part in the Winter Arts Market at St George’s Hall in Liverpool this Sunday (8th December 2013). Landscape art depicting ‘local’ landmarks tend to be those most popular with visitors, so I thought I would try to do a few smaller, affordable pieces during the course of this week (time permitting), to…
Unseasonal Snowscape #1
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…
Drawing Upon Life 