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Easter in Budapest
Good Friday After staying the night at Stansted Airport, we departed on an early morning flight for a long Easter weekend to city that...
si newell
Apr 18, 20193 min read
Six Islands - Cruising the Caribbean
Day One - Barbados An early 3am start to get to the airport for the flight to Barbados - a very long day ahead with a four hour time...
si newell
Mar 12, 20195 min read
si newell
Jan 5, 20190 min read
![London Urban Sketch Crawls [ 2016/17/18 ]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4094fc_8b295b7d912048d9aae875d2ea922038~mv2_d_3979_1993_s_2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/4094fc_8b295b7d912048d9aae875d2ea922038~mv2_d_3979_1993_s_2.jpeg)
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London Urban Sketch Crawls [ 2016/17/18 ]
The Barbican District (January 2019) The British Museum (December 2018) Chiswick House (August 2018) Gabriel's Wharf (August 2018) Flat...
si newell
Dec 15, 20181 min read
Autumn Contrasts - Gran Canaria & Cologne
Another Winter Pride in Maspolomas and a weekend at the Christmas markets in Cologne... Maspolomas (November 2018) Cologne (December 2018)
si newell
Dec 9, 20181 min read
Sketching Birmingham
The practice in which I work, is in the process of opening a new Birmingham office and I’ve come up to sketch the city for more large...
si newell
Nov 1, 20181 min read
#myeuropeansummer18 finale - Seville, Cadiz and a final weekend partying in Sitges to end the summer
Days Nine, Ten & Eleven A last party weekend of the summer including some beach time, but still with a couple of opportunities to sketch...
si newell
Aug 31, 20185 min read
Lisbon & Porto #myeuropeansummer18
Day Nine Packing up to check out and a final breakfast and Pastel da Nata! Many of us met at the airport where we were flying back to...
si newell
Jul 15, 20184 min read
Grand Tour ‘18 - France / Italy / Croatia
Day Nineteen The final day and a ferry back to Split to spend my final few hours. Split is another really interesting city with a great...
si newell
Jun 16, 20188 min read
Urban Sketchers UK come to Southampton
Southampton hosted the USk Uk 2018 meet this weekend. Around 60 sketchers came from all over the country for 3 days of exploring and...
si newell
Jun 11, 20181 min read
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Malta [ April 2018 ]
Day Four - A relaxed day wandering round beautiful Valletta - a quirky fusion that reminds me of Italy, North Africa and even Havana! It...
si newell
Apr 27, 20182 min read
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Cape Town, South Africa [February 2018]
Day Ten - The final day and a relaxing look around the V&A waterfront with coffee and sketching :) Then on the bus to the airport - it...
si newell
Feb 23, 20183 min read
![Dubai [ January 2018 ]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4094fc_eff3f4f2c1e64fb49c93190c277dacc4~mv2_d_4032_3024_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/4094fc_eff3f4f2c1e64fb49c93190c277dacc4~mv2_d_4032_3024_s_4_2.jpg)
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Dubai [ January 2018 ]
Day One - The first getaway of the year - a short birthday trip to some sun and a meet up with the Dubai Urban Sketchers today who meet...
si newell
Jan 26, 20181 min read
Winter Pride Maspalomas 2017, Gran Canaria
A few days in the sun at the end of Winter Pride week and a few quick sketches celebrating Urban Sketchers 10th anniversary...
si newell
Nov 12, 20171 min read
#BIG SKETCHES...
Six of my London urban sketches have been chosen as the major murals for the London office of Terence O'Rourke in Mayfair (where I work...
si newell
Oct 26, 20171 min read
USK Southampton's first all day sketch crawl
Our first all-day sketch crawl along the beautiful Hamble River - first in the morning in Hamble itself and then across to Warsash on the...
si newell
Aug 5, 20171 min read
![Chicago via Dublin & Boston [ Part Four ]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4094fc_4b54c8df906748e28d16641c811836a2~mv2_d_3264_2286_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/4094fc_4b54c8df906748e28d16641c811836a2~mv2_d_3264_2286_s_2.jpg)
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Chicago via Dublin & Boston [ Part Four ]
Day 10 - Chicago Managed to squeeze in a trip before returning to O'Hare Airport, to see Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House (1909) in a...
si newell
Jul 30, 20171 min read
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Chicago via Dublin & Boston [ Part Three ]
Day 8 - Chicago - USk Symposium Another sunny day and two more sketch crawls - the first in the financial quarter where I sat down on the...
si newell
Jul 28, 20171 min read
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Chicago via Dublin & Boston [ Part Two ]
Day 6 - Chicago Today was the day the Urban Sketchers worldwide symposium opened. I walked south passed some amazing old buildings such...
si newell
Jul 25, 20171 min read
![Chicago via Dublin & Boston [ Part One ] July 2017](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4094fc_46b3cf3c283b47559716514a8beb434e~mv2_d_3237_2233_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1331,h_1000,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_avif,quality_auto/4094fc_46b3cf3c283b47559716514a8beb434e~mv2_d_3237_2233_s_2.jpg)
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Chicago via Dublin & Boston [ Part One ] July 2017
Day 3 - Boston Walked through Beacon Hill (one of the most amazing city neighbourhoods ever!) and crossed the river towards MIT this...
si newell
Jul 21, 20171 min read
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