Peta’s sketches of independent London shops have been published online on the Spitalfields Life website. Drawn in pencil then coloured in brown, black and blue ink, the subject evokes life as it was with independent shops on every High Street.
They’re fantastic sketches, Peta, you have such an amazing skill with a pencil and brush.
Good luck with your exhibition that opens this week in London!
Click on the first image below to see the writing under each picture, then scroll right to see them all. If you’d like to comment please do so on the Spitalfields Life website at the bottom of the page.
Peta has an exhibition soon of her amazing London sketches, full of character and skill.
From Wednesday 26th February to Tuesday 25th March in the cafe of The Good Shepherd Building, 15a Davies Lane, Leytonstone, London. The nearest transport is Leytonstone Station on the Central Line.
The private view is on Thursday 27th February from 6-8pm and all are welcome!
The exhibition will be a collection of pencil and ink sketches made on location around London, with 12 framed giclee prints on show and a selection of giclee prints for sale.
Please see the flyer for the exact address and opening times…
If you’re on Instagram do give Peta a follow.
Good luck with the exhibition, Peta, your artwork deserves to have a wider audience!
Peta has had her sketches of several City of London Churches published on the website ‘Spitalfields Life’. Beautifully and skilfully sketched in pencil and then coloured with soft tones of black, blue and brown inks, she has masterfully captured the atmosphere and tiny details of these churches and related items. Click on this link to see the sketches on the site… https://spitalfieldslife.com/2024/04/29/peta-bridles-city-churches/
Peta would be really interested in your comments, so please scroll to the end of the article on Spitalfields Life and submit a comment for her to see. You write your comment, add your name and email address, submit your comment and it appears on the site when approved.
The pictures from the site have been screenshot and are below, but the higher quality images are on Spitalfields Life. Look for where the last image was drawn. You will know the place because Peta started the drawing on our Saturday session in July 2023.
Click on the first picture then scroll through to see the pictures enlarged and with words that explain about each image.
Well done Peta, your sketches and use of the coloured inks are awesome!
What a busy session we had with 23 members creating drawings and paintings inspired by William Morris. It was great to see so many members as the day was filled with chatter and laughter as well as creativity. Several dragon pictures were finished too and those photos will be published on another post.
Portraits of William Morris and a couple of his wife Jane, a Pre-Raphaelite model, were done in pencil, charcoal, pastels and acrylic paints. Black and white photographs were used and his leonine hair and bushy beard all added to his interesting face. The first photo is a very apt quote from Morris himself, taken from a book brought in on the day.
Many members chose to draw or paint images of designs for wallpaper and fabric made by Morris & Co, which are still printed today by Sanderson & Co. Lots of pictures have in them the Pantone Colour of the Year Peach Fuzz, so well done for including the colour. Gold stars go to Janet W whose table covering was the Strawberry Thief design and Janet T who brought in her Morris design tea towel :o)
Two pictures were of houses linked to William Morris. The Red House in Bexeyheath was designed, built and furnished by Morris and Standen House in East Grinstead, West Sussex, is furnished throughout with Morris designs. Susan created her picture of Standen House in watercolour and collage and all the tiny pieces were cut from prints of Morris designs. Can you find the 3 birds in the garden?
Some members chose their own subjects…
Lesley designed and made this stained glass panel of an angel at Adult Eduction classes. We’ve previously seen the design drawings so it’s super to see the finished item, well done!
Details of next month’s sessions will be posted on 1st March and our next session at the hall will be on Wednesday 13th March 7-9pm.
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