Soho Square Gardens, London

Soho Square Gardens, London
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Lovely sketch, full of life.

Thanks Carole ;)

Ah, memories............... I lived in London for a few years when I was a (much) younger hippy, and stumbled on this place while out walking with the girl I would later marry. Not knowing where we were, we never found it again! I recognised it as soon as I saw your sketch, which I would guess is a complement! Thanks for jogging my memory.

Hi Tony, that's a sweet story, and I will indeed take it as a compliment, thanks!

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31/03/2015
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Originally sketched lunchtime today with a black Fountain Pentel (ref: JM20MB) onto a manilla envelope (I didn't have my usual kit with me), I wanted to muck about in Photoshop with tones a little on this one to add a bit more zing. It's easy to overdo effects with computers so I just used subtle layers of grey to pick out the Tudor-style house in the middle of the composition. Erasing a layer of grey one spot at at a time in the foreground at different sizes adds a sun-dappled feel.

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