Tag Archives: london
visiting the tates
A few more photos from my sister’s visit. Here she is at the Tate Britain, lit up like a chandelier. Mary’s such a magpie, she loves little crystals and shiny things. I doodled a few of the paintings, and they … Continue reading
exploring excalibur prefabs, south london
After way too much sitting in the studio this week, I was bouncing off the walls and needing to get out. Stuart had a bee in his bonnet to visit the Excalibur prefab estate in Catford, so we jumped on … Continue reading
soggy cedar refuge
Possibly my worst tree drawing so far, but I’m determinedly posting it anyway. When I went out in the rain this morning, I knew a certain cedar in the flower garden section of Greenwich Park where I could shelter, and … Continue reading
masked adventures in comics at battersea park
Today we had people all ages making comics at the Pumphouse Gallery in Battersea Park, as part of the HyperComics exhibition and the London Open House. (You can see more of my photos from the exhibition here and here. We … Continue reading
hidden london treasures with viviane schwarz
Today fab writer-illustrator Viviane Schwarz and I decided we needed some exercise, and Viv has a new bicycle, so we set off on my favourite Thames Path route. And we found loads of cool stuff! Here’s the odd Lord of … Continue reading
draw serge
Here’s my contribution to Jonathan Edwards’ Draw Serge site, where about a zillion people have already drawn French legend Serge Gainsbourg. Early this year, Ellen Lindner and I went to see the new film, Gainsbourg, Vie héroïque, when we were … Continue reading
audrey niffenegger & tracy chevalier at highgate cemetery
Here’s my identical twin Candy Gourlay and me hanging out at Highgate Cemetery to hear a talk by Audrey Niffenegger and Tracy Chevalier after I’d spent the late afternoon jumping on the giant trampoline in Candy’s back garden. The location … Continue reading
london capital ring: stoke newington to hackney marshes
Today Stuart and I walked Section 13 of the Capital Ring, which took us by the new Olympic stadium site. It was pretty impressive, but my camera had run out of batteries by that time, so I’ll show you some … Continue reading
exmouth market and the london jungle book
Just before I met up with Stuart, Viviane Schwarz and Alexis Deacon for burritos in Islington, I popped over to one of my favourite indie children’s bookshops, Book Ends on a gorgeous street called Exmouth Market. I bought a few … Continue reading
dog and bell
Why is it, that the last two times I’ve taken Will Kirkby (chamonkee) to a nice pub, we’ve met head-on with full retro-kitsch Englishness? This time it was a group of very randy Morris dancers, but at least the ale … Continue reading
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