These drawings were all based on one sketch I did of some gunnera which are near the lake by the Palm House at Kew Gardens. They were the first drawings I posted for Inktober 2018.
Gunnera drawings
Author: Jo Dungey
A gallery of British Museum drawings
These are drawings done in the Egyptian galleries of the British Museum.
About Urban Sketchers London
Urban Sketchers London is part of an international network of groups who tell the story of the places where we live through location drawing. In London, we meet monthly in different locations, and there is information about this on our Urban Sketchers London blog. Here are some of the drawings I have done during 2018.
The first was done in January 2018 at the Wellcome Collection, a gallery with innovative displays about the history of medicine.
Above is a drawing is of St Dunstan-in-the-East, a ruined church in the City of London which is now a small garden. The drawing below was done at Gabriel’s Wharf, on London’s South Bank.
I have shown them the ruins of the future
These are some ink drawings about the over-development of London, which I did a year or so ago. The title of the series – I have shown them the ruins of the future – is a quote from American artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008).
Inktober and me
Inktober is an international drawing phenomenon. It encourages people to draw with ink and publish their work on line, for the month of October each year. I took part in Inktober for the first time in October 2018, and tried to use it to experiment with different styles and types of ink. These are some of my drawings. Although I think I posted 31 drawings by the end of the month, I did not draw every day, as that started to become an unhelpful pressure. There is also a published list of daily prompts, which I decided to ignore. Everyone is free to use the idea of Inktober in their own way.
Welcome to my blog
This blog shows you some of my drawings and paintings. I draw on location in London and elsewhere, as well as developing studio drawings, paintings and prints. I am involved in Urban Sketchers London and help to run meet-ups so sketchers can get together, explore London, and draw. More information about Urban Sketchers London is available on our blog. I also am interested in exploring the history of London. I hope this blog will also evolve into other areas of interest.
Lines of enquiry 