Autumn - and new artwork!
Hello!
Today I'm updating the website with some new work - I have posted it on Instagram this week too. It's been a lovely week in York as the summer has faded to autumn and today we went for a brilliant walk into town by way of Clifton. What a fantastic street. I could(/should/will???) draw almost every building on it. The area is closely tied to the Rowntree family and many of the buildings are their old family homes or schools they attended or businesses they supported. Many of the buildings are now privately owned but you can still peek through the iron gates and get a glimpse of old York.
We walked all the way into town, past the Minster and on to get a slice of pizza... which I then dropped immediately onto the pavement. Just when the walk was starting to reach perfect...oh well.
One of my favourite things to do now the weather is getting colder is to walk into town for hot chocolate - particularly the chilli and peppermint 70% chocolate from York Cocoa House. I suggested to do just that after I dropped the pizza but it looked like rain and we were £4.00 down and no fuller so we just decided to walk back towards the car.
We meandered through some lovely tree lined streets before we arrived at Homestead park and then we headed homeward bound to make soup for dinner.
Anyway this whole diary entry is to bring me to tell you about the latest print I've made for the Old York Project - York City Walls.
When we used to live inside the walls I used to love, love, love getting up on a Sunday morning, putting hot tea in a flask and walking the walls, usually only halfway around as we would cut into town and go for breakfast or walk home and make it ourselves.
The part of the wall I decided to draw was one of my favourite parts. I have two parts that I love (where are they?) Well thanks for asking - the first is the one I have drawn, it's in Bishophill near Micklegate and it's so quiet and peaceful. You can look at the chocolate box terrace houses with different coloured doors and it's also right next to my old flat which gives me the warm feelings.
The second is behind the Minster where you get incredible views of the Minster, The Deanery and Minster Court on one side and the fantastic back gardens of the tall terraces of Gillygate on the other.
Now that I've rediscovered Clifton I hope to begin a new 'Clifton Project' to document some of the architecture as postcards or even a small book. Of course that is after The Picture Book, the New York Project, the rest of the Old York Project - and the list goes on and on. Such is the life of the illustrator with too many ideas and not enough time. (And a teeny tiny baby).
Until next time! I am going to try and write a little more of my local York adventures as I strive to be a local artist of this magnificent yet cosy city so hopefully there will be some photos or sketches from my next walk/sketchwalk.
Eli
Today I'm updating the website with some new work - I have posted it on Instagram this week too. It's been a lovely week in York as the summer has faded to autumn and today we went for a brilliant walk into town by way of Clifton. What a fantastic street. I could(/should/will???) draw almost every building on it. The area is closely tied to the Rowntree family and many of the buildings are their old family homes or schools they attended or businesses they supported. Many of the buildings are now privately owned but you can still peek through the iron gates and get a glimpse of old York.
We walked all the way into town, past the Minster and on to get a slice of pizza... which I then dropped immediately onto the pavement. Just when the walk was starting to reach perfect...oh well.
One of my favourite things to do now the weather is getting colder is to walk into town for hot chocolate - particularly the chilli and peppermint 70% chocolate from York Cocoa House. I suggested to do just that after I dropped the pizza but it looked like rain and we were £4.00 down and no fuller so we just decided to walk back towards the car.
We meandered through some lovely tree lined streets before we arrived at Homestead park and then we headed homeward bound to make soup for dinner.
Anyway this whole diary entry is to bring me to tell you about the latest print I've made for the Old York Project - York City Walls.
When we used to live inside the walls I used to love, love, love getting up on a Sunday morning, putting hot tea in a flask and walking the walls, usually only halfway around as we would cut into town and go for breakfast or walk home and make it ourselves.
The part of the wall I decided to draw was one of my favourite parts. I have two parts that I love (where are they?) Well thanks for asking - the first is the one I have drawn, it's in Bishophill near Micklegate and it's so quiet and peaceful. You can look at the chocolate box terrace houses with different coloured doors and it's also right next to my old flat which gives me the warm feelings.
The second is behind the Minster where you get incredible views of the Minster, The Deanery and Minster Court on one side and the fantastic back gardens of the tall terraces of Gillygate on the other.
Now that I've rediscovered Clifton I hope to begin a new 'Clifton Project' to document some of the architecture as postcards or even a small book. Of course that is after The Picture Book, the New York Project, the rest of the Old York Project - and the list goes on and on. Such is the life of the illustrator with too many ideas and not enough time. (And a teeny tiny baby).
Until next time! I am going to try and write a little more of my local York adventures as I strive to be a local artist of this magnificent yet cosy city so hopefully there will be some photos or sketches from my next walk/sketchwalk.
Eli
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