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    Urban Sketching in London

    While I was in London in June I thought I would try my hand at urban sketching. This is a relatively new art style (at least it is to me), where you draw while on location. A big part of urban sketching is that the drawing doesn’t have to look true to life, it’s almost like the impressionist movement in that you get the idea without doing a whole finished painting. KING’S CROSS STATION I love the roof in King’s Cross and that was the thing I wanted to be the focus of this sketch. Because the beams are white I drew this on grey sugar paper and painted over…