Sunday, January 04, 2009

Happy New Year!

I'd like to kick off 2009 with the final few pages from my first Moleskine sketchbook. Over the holidays I reacquainted myself with British architecture.
Christmas shopping amongst the Tudor style buildings of Chester is always magical.

After two & a half years in France the churches of England & Wales look all the more unique to my eyes.

The cosy dining room of the Hotel du Vin & Brasserie, Bristol.

30 comments:

  1. the hotel du vin is a cracking picture

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  2. These are making me homesick! Awesome work, I want to drink a pint in that Hotel right now.

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  3. heh- you nailed the hotel du vin. the spirit of searle seems to be lurking there...

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  4. Isn't it still legal to shoot welshmen like yourself in Chester? With a crossbow? Provided it's on a Wednesday afternoon or something? If so, I hope you went on a weekend.

    Happy new year to you and yours, Matt.

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  5. You can't help it. Instead going to the Queen's Head or the Coach and Horses you had to go to Hotel du Vin & Brasserie!...Traitor!

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  6. A great start of the year.
    Best wishes of great sketches for 2009. Oh, and happiness of course.

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  7. Beautiful sketches for a good start of the year!
    I love the last one.

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  8. happy new year matt
    These are especially nice. A great feeling is evoked in the hotel image. Happiness and health to you and yours.

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  9. These are nice, I love the feeling with with them... feels like im there, except well im not ><

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  10. Beautiful sketches!!!!!!! I love the last one in the hotel is so full of character!

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  11. MJ these rule....Happy Healthy.

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  12. Very nice stuff dude!
    I might see you soon in Bristol.
    A belated happy and creative 2009!
    Best, JP

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  13. Nice sketching Matt. Like the hotel scene as well. Nice bit of rendering too.

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  14. Wonderful sketches my friend, I adore the last one.

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  15. Incredible work! I love your sketches! they are unique!! the Russian church is beautiful and the English ones are so nice!! I also love the drawings you did for the ocean project by U.Meyer Studios! they are funny and cute!!
    happy new year by the way! :D

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  16. Well thanks for the post on my blog about my sketchbooks....But when i see yours....Well just great job and beautiful sketches.....

    Nico

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  17. Ciao! Your sketches are really nice...... not like my english! (eh eh eh)

    bravo bravo

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  18. Oh! very beautiful. I like this drawing. this dark light, this view!

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  19. Hi Matt, i hope all is good. Loving the hotel Du vin pic, great detail in this image, and the chap with the glasses looks the type to know a lot about wine. Here's to a good year...

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  20. I love these, Mr. J. That last one is amazing. Reminds me of Charles Saxon.

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  21. Cosy.
    Good luck in the new gig...

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  22. Fabulous, just fabulous drawings.

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  23. Really great stuff. You are making Great editing and design choices as you observe. Awsome.

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  24. Anonymous8:24 pm

    I live 10 minutes from Chester and recognised that clock straight away. Really great stuff! Out of interest, what were these drawn with?

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  25. Excellent sketches Matt, I really like the coral concerto designs the vulture sketches are fantastic.

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  26. Really enjoy your work dude, lot's of cool stuff to check out!!!

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  27. Well thanks for all the kind comments folks! Lots more goodies to come in 2009. . .

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  28. Awesome sketches, great feeling to your work man.

    Best,

    MAC

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