I was inspired after seeing Jeffrey Lewis in conversation last night in London to try combining drawing from life with whatever else pops into my head, which is what appeared to fill many of his sketchbooks.

Is this drawing I’ve just finished a commentary on the state of affairs that large corporations / banks leave the rest of us in? Is it my subconscious acting out following the letter I received today from the Royal Academy letting me know that, despite one of my pictures being shortlisted, I’ve not made it into the Summer Exhibition? Or are the fingers actually doing the ‘peace sign’?

I just don’t know.

But I don’t think it’s that last one.

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Camera, drawn with pen and ink in a Moleskine, scanned and coloured in Photoshop.

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A monster built for a recent carnival in Stoke Newington. Drawn in pencil in a Moleskin, then scanned and coloured in Photoshop.

I was recently given one of the large 21 by 20cm Moleskins, and had to think of someone larger than life to fill it with. I went for Omar Little from The Wire.

Drawn in ink, photographed and coloured in Photoshop.

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Michael Goldrei

From a recent trip to Japan.

Drawn in a Moleskin, scanned and coloured in Photoshop

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I drew this on a recent trip to Paris whilst having lunch at Le Marche des Enfants Rouges, mainly because it looked like a fairly Parisian scene. And I liked the lamp.

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Michael Goldrei

Pencilled, scanned, and coloured in Photoshop.

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I was commissioned to draw this bathroom (not an everyday event, I know), which was built recently in a converted attic. It’s a great room and feels rather like a posh health spa (but without the inconvenience for the owners of having random strangers wandering around).

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It’s been snowing fairly heavily in London for the past couple of days, which is something we’re totally unprepared for. Transport came to a standstill, businesses have been closed, people have been mass-buying supplies. But it’s not all bad - I’ve done this drawing of the view from my window.

Items from the British Museum, drawn in pencil and coloured in Photoshop

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Waiting in a cafe by the Eurostar station in Brussels for a lift to Rotterdam over the weekend.

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‘I’m only sleeping’.

Drawn in a Moleskin, scanned, coloured in Photoshop.

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A cafe in Amsterdam (not the kind you’re thinking of). Scanned and coloured in Photoshop.

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Bit of an unusual one this - not sure what I was thinking at the time! It’s a keyring, in case you were wondering.

Drawn in a Moleskin, scanned and coloured in Photoshop.

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Apart

The view from the apartment I stayed in when in Amsterdam.

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