Some Kind Of London Drawing

This drawing was the product of over a year’s worth of researching, sketching and drawing. I wanted to capture the essence of London, the extraordinary and ordinary aspects of this great city without laboring on the mundane, hence the playful moving of buildings and eliminations to suit the final condensed composition, very much in the ‘Capriccio’ style. I sought to achieve the sense of standing on an ordinary rooftop overlooking backyards and every day life, being able to observe the city’s highlights whilst being removed from them. These views do exist in London but I couldn’t find one that exactly suited my requirements of having the intimate foreground whilst retaining the detail needed for the middle ground and beyond. The actual inspirational viewpoint came from the top of the Centrepoint building, captured on a clear bright November morning with the South Downs in the distance. The drawing was started in November 2010 and finished in October 2011 and took a grand total of 240 hours.

Drawing:Graphite on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:27.6 W x 19.7 H x 0.2 D in

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