After our walk into Brighton I still had enough energy to sketch this at my daughters house when we got home and despite doing 18,000 steps!
Wed-21-May-2025
104-3127 – Out the back door after rain
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104-3126 – Upside down house
On our first day in Hove we took a walk along the sea front into Brighton, passing through George Street, visiting the Boat Museum and a traditional hall of mirrors. When we stopped for coffee along the way I sketched this…and we debated what colour it is! I think it’s cobalt green but my wife and daughter said it’s blue! Then after lunch at Happy Maki, we walked home, so we certainly got our steps in that day. In town I bought a huge pad of Cass Art smooth paper and some fine Posca pens.
Wed-21-May-2025
104-3125 – Laxfield house
Here is the last sketch I did in Suffolk (before we headed to Hove and Brighton after seeing my sister to say goodbye) – a quick drawing as I sat next to my mum outside her room in Laxfield House. It was lovely sunny weather. I sketched almost the same view (but from inside), back in Feb 2022 (see sketch No.1977).
Tue-20-May-2025
104-3124 – Market place
Here is another sketch done in the square in Bildeston – this time looking in the opposite direction from the one I did on 17 May. We checked out of “top house” and had some time to kill before we went to see my mum (who get’s up late), so we sat in the square and enjoyed the sun.
Tue-20-May-2025
104-3123 – Spoons again
On this day we went into Bury St. Edmunds to buy a coat for my wife’s birthday and had lunch first. Wetherspoons is cheap and simple so we picked that – we sat in almost the same spot as when we were there in December 2022 (see sketch No.69-2267), so I sketched the same scene. My sketching style hasn’t changed a bit…though I think I captured the scene better this time?
Mon-19-May-2025
104-3122 – Clock tower Bildeston
Here is a sketch of the clock tower (which reminds me of the clock tower square in Thimphu…which I probably sketched too) in Bildeston – built in 1864. This came out very flat…I guess because of the grey day. When I looked at the tower another day, the shadows looked much stronger.
Sun-18-May-2025
104-3121 – Top house, Bildeston
After a barbecue with my sister, we wanted to enjoy the last bit of a sunny day (I am still not used to the longer hours of daylight in the UK), so we sat in the square in Bildeston to sketch this. We stayed in the apartment on the top floor of this building.
Sat-17-May-2025
104-3120 – Barbecue
We spent the first part of our holiday in Suffolk visiting family. This sketch was done when we had a barbecue in the garden of my sisters house – when we had delicious and freakishly meaty, veggie sausages and burger patties.
Sat-17-May-2025
104-3119 – Coffee on arrival – everyone in black coats
This is my first sketch done in the UK on our holiday. When we arrived we decided to wait to collect our hire car (so that we could drop it off at an appropriate time of day in 3 weeks), even though the arrival process in UK was smooth and fast. We felt freezing cold when we finally ventured out to get the car (despite it being springtime). At Caffè Nero, where I sketched this, everyone seemed to be wearing black overcoats!
Thu-15-May-2025