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| Relaxing around the River Ouse after a painting session. |
This Summer (August 2-9) I had the opportunity of discovering a new urban painting paradise! I got invited to the City of York by Ann Petherick of Kentmere House Gallery. She had silently been admiring my paintings of London and Bath for a while and thought I would love York too! Well, she was right!
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| The Arsenal, all ready for war!-Paints all lined up for action! |
I decided to spend a week in York and I really enjoyed every bit of the City! I stayed in the one of the lovely rooms in the Kentmere House Gallery and The Petherick's really made me feel welcome at their house. I have never stayed in a house surrounded by so many paintings! It was just inspirational to wake up and see paintings, eat and see paintings, go to the loo/bath and see paintings!
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| Arriving the City! |
The first day I got to York, Ann took me around to see the main features of the City and then she left me to discover the other places I would like to paint! I really love visiting new places but I don't travel much so this was a great opportunity to let get my "plein air antenna" to pick vibes in a new city!
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| I discovered the ZERO post at the station! Please don't ask me what it's about because it's a bit complicated! |
I started with two sketches, once I had completed the first day of work, I knew I was going to enjoy the place!
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| Jacob's Well-I discovered this weird door along Micklegate-I just had to take a picture! |
The first place I discovered was a beautiful hill with a structure on the top of it. It's called Clifford's Tower.
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| The scene -Clifford's Tower |
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| I decide it's gonna be first in my sketchbook! I get a good place to stay around the Fire Station |
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| Clifford's Tower Sketch, 11" x 8.5", Graphite, 2013- I simply love drawing, I have always said, "if drawings sold as much as paintings did, then I would only draw!" |
The next place I discovered was a beautiful building called the Castle Museum.
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| The Scene-Castle Museum |
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| Adebanji sketching the Castle Museum |
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| Castle Museum Sketch, Graphite, 11" x 8.5", 2013- I thought this building had a slight tilt to it in my sketch, I love it when things like that happen. It's one of the beauties of being there and having to face all the adverse circumstances but still get something done-even with the bendy bits! |
and finally my room where I would stay for the next one week!
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| It was always a delight to come back here for a sweet rest after a hard days work! |
SPECIAL QUOTE
"Mine is the horny hand of toil"-John Singer Sargent
