The first drawing is the building work at Newfoundland Point, where you can see the "Shard", the "Cheesegrater", and the "Gherkin" on the horizon. The challenges here were:
1) the freezing cold wind
2) the surveyor who needed to plant his theodolite right in front of me
3) the clouds of sooty smoke belching from a vent
4) the fact that cranes move (there was actually only one orange crane)
5) did I mention the freezing cold wind?
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In the afternoon, we moved to the Roof Garden above the new Crossrail Station, where it was slightly less cold!
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Nonetheless, Canary Wharf is full of interesting drawing subjects and it was a great day out; many thanks to Katherine for organising it, and to everyone who came along.
Both drawings: Ink and watercolour, 42 x 13cm.