Comments on: Harry The Pencil’s Lunchtime Sketchbook

By: Steve Hanscomb

Steve Hanscomb — Thu, 25 Apr 2019 08:31:22 +0000

These are wonderful, I love the architectural style. I worked in Clerkenwell for many years and worked almost opposite the Tasty Cafe. Serge was a real character and many of us miss the Tasty, such a shame it had to close. It just became so expensive for him to keep it going I think and none of the replacements last very long. Long may Scotti’s and Beppe’s keep going, the last of the real classics of Clerkenwell.

By: jenn

jenn — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:15:59 +0000

I used to go out and sketch things in my lunch break.

By: Achim

Achim — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 10:36:20 +0000

Very fine and impressive sketches!

Love & Peace
ACHIM

By: Griselda Mussett

Griselda Mussett — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 08:58:00 +0000

Thank you for sharing these marvellous drawings. They are right ‘up my street’. I strive to make drawings like that, but fail! These have a wonderful mix of atmosphere and ‘moment’ combined with technical accuracy – I am in awe of that. Growing up in London in the 50s, I have a deep affection for the old Georgian spaces, the little alleys and views. They are still to be found in various seaside towns especially here in Kent – Deal, for example, and Sandwich. I feel inspired to try harder to get my drawings more accurate. I note the short pencil strokes, and even the quality of the pencil marks themselves. If Harry the Pencil were to run a drawing class any time, I would be very interested to come along. I only found that I needed to do this (for my soul) at the ripe old age of 67, so I am still a student. So, thank you to the Gentle Writer and to Harry the Pencil.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 04:11:31 +0000

I love these.

By: Pauline Taylor

Pauline Taylor — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 23:01:35 +0000

Oh how good these drawings are, they are stunning, and very it is very interesting to read that Harry was an architect as I was immediately reminded of the similar, lovely sketches that our friend can produce at the drop of a hat and he too is an architect and retired county planning officer. And I add my voice to the compliment regarding the handwriting, it’s great.

By: Karl Renner

Karl Renner — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 18:49:32 +0000

Oh, these are beautiful. I love the flat perspective and the confident line!

By: Harry Harrison

Harry Harrison — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:34:13 +0000

Many thanks for all your lovely comments, i’m very touched.
Eric, your comment about the drawings being ‘technical’ is spot on i worked as an architect for 50 years so that may be the reason!
Phil, Adrienne and Di, I have had a book published of my drawings produced by my office when I retired from practice a couple of years ago, it is available on-line, search ‘Harry the Pencil’.
Lynne, thanks for spotting and commenting on the annotations, I love hearing snatches of conversation whilst I’m drawing and incorporate some into the sketch.
Harry

By: Helen Breen

Helen Breen — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:25:04 +0000

Greetings from Boston,

GA, thanks for showing these delightful pencil drawings by Harry the Pencil. I particularly like his “muscular” tree trunks. Why do these sketches remind me of Paris?

By: Lynne Perrella

Lynne Perrella — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:01:47 +0000

This is a brilliant series. The sketchbook may be “modest”, but there is a big talent here. Harry’s got the knack — he captures volume, texture, nuance, perspective-in-his-own-way, and I love seeing the handwriting of the artist as he “notates”.

Thank you for treating your readers into these personal glimpses of sketchbooks and archives.
Loved this post, and will share it with other sketchbook aficionados.