Tag: London
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Operation I –
I made this image during the first lockdown. It was part of a series I called ‘Hospital’, inspired by news reports and documentaries shown through the early stages of the pandemic, when the crisis was acute. I was struck by the depth of concentration that was still visible through the smallest glimpse of the surgeons’ […]
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Hospital – 2
At the start of the Lockdown, the BBC were allowed to film the staff and patients at the Royal Free Hospital in London, a huge hospital that specialises in contagious diseases. The resulting footage was made into two special programmes called, ‘Hospital’ which were broadcast on Monday and Tuesday – Week 8 of Lockdown. The […]
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‘Racing Lines: Le Tour’
Hello! I’m in the process of choosing work for my exhibition which opens at the end of June. Over next few weeks, I thought I would run a series of posts featuring some of the pictures that you’ll be able to see. This first collection is based around the first four stages of last year’s Tour de France, set in […]
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RideLondon 2014 – At last!
Hello! Well this has been a delay and no mistake! Let’s just say that it’s been one of those weeks and maybe leave it there! But with my apologies and hope that you can remember RideLondon if you were following last weekend. The event saw two wonderful days’ racing, with the women competing in a […]
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RideLondon 2014 – very excited!
Hello! A great new cycling event took place in London last year, RideLondon engaged the whole cycling population of the city with races for amateurs and professionals alike. This weekend sees the second running and after the success of the Tour de France in Yorkshire, Cambridge and London in July, the Capital is going to be buzzing! Here are […]
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Diving High
Hola! The World Championships for Diving and Swimming took place recently in the spectacular city of Barcelona. It was a great return to the pools used 21 years ago for the Olympics in 1992. A breathtaking outdoor location for diving, which was phenomenal! Here are my drawings:
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Another great day
Another great day of sporting excellence. No medals for Team GB but still wonderful performances by all athletes. Drawing so many sports makes for a different challenge from following one. For example with diving, I had to show the progress of the dive in the one drawing. It is two views of the same dive. […]
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A bit late to the party…
But what a party? The Olympic Games has been wonderful so far – a delight. I’ve been drawing on and off since the Games started, but a bit late posting to say the least! I hope better late than never. There’s so much happening, it’s impossible to cover it all but I will do what […]
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