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Horse and cart outside a pub
I found this great image the other day, whilst leafing through an old copy of National Geographic Magazine. Taken in 1972, it shows a horse-drawn delivery of beer to the George Inn, Borough High Street. It suppose it may have been a special occasion, but I suspect that even if it was an everyday occurrence, the days of deliveries by horse and cart must have been numbered.
Drawing of old medical instruments
Here are some more of the drawings I did at the Gordon Museum, in London, SE1. I have a few ideas of how to develop them (coupled with another visit to the museum if I can wangle it). However, that may not happen in the near future, so I thought it was only right to share some more, rather than keep it up my sleeve(s). An interesting array of devices and procedures here, but in case you can't read my writing I've listed their descriptions underneath.
Drawing of old medical instruments
Drawing of old medical instruments
Cartoon illustration of The Shard
I mentioned a while ago that I had done some work for Sinfinimusic.com. I thought I'd share the illustrations that I created that have a London connection. These all form generic category images for the website's new online music store. Working with the commercial director, I used familiar pieces of London architecture to sum up the music within, without overtly illustrating any one instrument or composer.
Illustration of part of St. Paul's Cathedral for Sinfinimusic.com's Greatest Classical Period Music category. © Universal Music.
Illustration of Crystal Palace
Illustration of The Lloyd's Building for Sinfinimusic.com's Greatest 20th Century Classical Music category. © Universal Music.
I did lots more images for the Sinfini Store, and you can see those using these links to the gallery and the projects area of my portfolio website, or to their main category page called The Sinfini 1000.
Gordon Museum Instruments
I was very lucky to be allowed to do some sketches in the Gordon Museum at King's College London, recently. I plan to do a series of pieces about the museum in the near future, but thought I'd share a small preview of some of the antique medical instruments I saw there. To the layperson, like myself, the collection is a fascinating array of mysterious implements, diagrams, specimens and language. More to come (when I've been back for more visuals).
archive image of the London Underground
This little 12 minute documentary all about the construction of London's underground tube network is great. I became aware of it on Ian Visits' blog and it's definitely worth making a cuppa and giving it a watch. The bits that caught my attention the most were the '3D-ified' archive stills of tunnel construction. Lens flares, blurry bits and a small sense of camera movement. Surprisingly magical (and a wee bit moving, dare I say it). Commissioned by the Institute of Civil Engineers, I understand.