No. 2 of my 2018 world series challenge is the Sydney Opera House. The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the 20th century’s most famous and distinctive buildings. Designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, the building was formally opened on 20 October 1973 and it occupies […]
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No. 1 of my 2018 world series challenge is the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate strait connecting San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean. At the time of its opening in 1937, it was both the longest and the tallest suspension bridge in the world, with a main span of 4,200 […]
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The family recently paid a little trip to see my Memorial Park bookbench, A Fine House Richly Furnished, before it was removed for the Sitting With Jane charity auction. Here’s a few photos of the completed bench installed at the bandstand. It will be auctioned on Friday 15th September at […]
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Here’s a little acrylic and ink illustration Geneva Fireworks celebrating the Fêtes de Genève. The Geneva Festival is a famous annual summer event in Switzerland held on a Saturday evening in mid-August. There is a grand fireworks display over Lake Léman which features about 30,000 rockets accompanied by music… a perfect excuse for […]
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Here’s a little animated adventure I created today Adventure Calls, something to celebrate the nicer weather and the opportunity to explore the outside world. The landscape is a mix of North America and Scandinavian references… so i’m hoping it fits nicely as a general ‘great outdoors’ scene. The image was […]
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I’ve been trying to resist the need to start working on Christmas illustrations. It’s a inescapable fact of creative life that you have to be working months ahead, somehow we’re supposed to be thinking of snowy days and festive cheer when outside it’s perfect weather for a BBQ! However I […]
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