New Prints!

Available on the Etsy store now are limited edition A3 prints of both the C-Type Jaguar and Mercedes W154. It's taken a bit of experimenting to get the giclee prints to capture the subtleties of watercolours but I think I've got it now and I'm very pleased with them...

Silver Arrows at Goodwood Revival

A dream assignment - visit the Goodwood Revival as a guest of Mercedes Benz UK in order to sketch the reunion of 10 Silver Arrows racing cars.

The weekend was incredible, wonderful party atmosphere, great racing and the Silver Arrows display was stunning. It was a real honour to witness first hand the sound and smell of these cars which my Grandfather saw and photographed as a young man in Germany. Thanks to all the mechanics who put up with me sitting in their garage, Mercedes and Audi for bringing these amazing machines and not least Angus and Rob who invited me and spoilt us rotten!

The garages were pretty busy (and noisy!) so i mainly did quick sketches with a Prismacolor pencil. There are a couple of watercolours at the end though. Hope you like them...

Dieppe Grand Prix Sketches

The new issue of The Automobile is now out and it features a diary of my trip and a few sketches and photos - they've done a great job of laying it out. Here's the sketches i did - quick pen ones was all I had time for. First is a 1908 Daimler, a wonderful car to ride in - towering above everyone else - looking over fences - a real Mr Toad car...

 Here's the hotel at Caudebec...

 The 1913 Monarch GP and the 1905 200hp Darracq - both big V8 beasties put together by Mark Walker...

 The same cars again - this time at Caudebec...

 The 1903 Panhard Levassor, a stunning looking machine with a huge 4 cylinder engine...

 And the obligatory thumbnails! 1913 Monarch GP, 1912 De Dion Bouton, 1905 200hp Darracq, Sizarre Naudin, 1908 Daimler, 1911 Sunbeam, 1912 Sunbeam and 1903 Panhard Levassor

Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis, a photo by Stefan Marjoram on Flickr.

Just back from a few days relaxing with the family at Lyme Regis. Lots of fun combing the beach and rockpools for fossils and interesting creatures. Here's an ipad sketch done using adobe ideas.