Senate House

This imposing building is part of the University of London.  I've walked through it many times.  The foyer is nearly always open and it's a good short cut to get from Malet Street to Russell Square.  It looks more Manhattan than London.  There was filming going on there a few months ago when I walked past.

Lumen Church

This church is near my old flat.  It was redesigned a few years go. The interior is divided in two by an impressive feature called 'Shalf of Light' - a massive white cone which rises up from the floor towards a light hole in the roof.  There is a geometric metal sculpture mounted in the front window.  There is a good cafe  in the front too.  My drawing does not do it justice.

Working from home

The view from my kitchen table out into the Barbican complex. Beyond the balcony and planter box is the tower of St Giles Church and beyond that Andrewes House and city office buildings. Looking forward to summer when it's warm enough to use the balcony.

Homeward bound...

after an excellent weekend in Budapest

Visited Budapest recently for a long weekend. Beautiful city. This is the view from Platz cafe/restaurant in St Stephen's Square. The food there was excellent and a perfect spot to sketch the fountain.

BT Tower

There was talk the revolving restaurant at the top of the BT Tower, which closed down in 1980, was going to reopen in 2012 in time for the Olympics. But now sadly and much to my disappointment there's talk that it's not going to happen. I was looking forward to going. The only way you can visit the tower is to go on a tour during Open House London Weekend. But there are limited places. I have applied the last two years but haven't been lucky enough to get a place.

BT have recently removed all of the redundant dishes from the platforms.

Barbican Centre

I went out today intending to sketch one of the Barbican tower blocks. It was a beautiful sunny day and they really look great in bright blue sky, but it was freezing and I couldn't find anywhere in the sun to do the sketch. Sat down in the sun in front of the Barbican Centre and did this instead.

Breakfast Sketch

And it’s the weekend again. Started it off with breakfast at ‘Look Mum No Hands’ cafe. It’s freezing outside, supposed to snow this afternoon.