219 - WILLOW TREE INN, NEWSHAM, c.1885 - DAVE EDWARDS - INK - 2009

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219 - WILLOW TREE INN, NEWSHAM, c.1885 - DAVE EDWARDS - INK - 2009

This pub was demolished in 1891, so the photo I used will be in the public domain by now. It’s the first pen and ink I have done for a while and it took ages, hence the lack of new paintings :)

The pub stood about a mile from where I live. Another pub with the same name replaced it.

It’s A3 sized and I used Rotring Isograph and Rapidograph pens.

Because of all the detail this didn’t photograph too well, so here is a close-up:


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  • helene ruiz

    helene ruiz

    the detail is fantastic! just fantastic!!!

  • JacquiK

    JacquiK

    Great work Dave

  • TREVOR IRWIN

    TREVOR IRWIN

    Outstanding art and fine detail. the Description is very helpful and informative. I love all your art, but this is special. http://www.philadelphia33.org/

  • Simon Aberle

    Simon Aberle

    Well done mate
    I can appreciate The time and perseverance you have put into this!
    Great Job

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks Simon… anyone who has used a Rapidograph pen will know how long it takes to depict texture, etc.

  • Sorina Williams

    Sorina Williams

    fantastic detail! wonderful!

  • Lenka

    Lenka

    This is great, Dave! So much detail in the bricks and anywhere in the picture! I looks a bit more serious than the colourful works, but the playful shapes, so typical for you, are there, and I love it :)

  • BLYTHART replied

    So cool that you spotted the “playful shapes” ... I can’t resist doing that :) You will see from my portfolio that I am capable of doing “straight” renditions in pen and ink, but I like bending lines, even if only slightly, to give what I hope is a “cosy” feel to the picture. Thanks again for your perceptive comment.

  • pinkyjain

    pinkyjain

    Wow, incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Outstanding, gorgeous & grand. As always your details are a delight, your patience remarkable. Love this Dave

  • BLYTHART replied

    Many thanks Lisa.

  • madvlad

    madvlad

    you have brought it back to life, could not be better if leonado had his finger in it bravo seenyah daveo

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks Walt! You say the nicest things … keep it up :)

  • mmargot

    mmargot

    Had a feeling you were doing some fine delicate work in your absence!
    Just so!

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks … yes, I always take more time doing pen and inks.

  • Brian Towers

    Brian Towers

    Most interesting Dave. I live just a staggering distance from the Willow Tree which replaced this older one but hadn’t realised it had such history. One lives and learns – and how good to do it with such great a drawing.

  • BLYTHART replied

    “staggering distance” ... what a thoughtful choice of words :)

  • Lenka

    Lenka

    You will see from my portfolio that I am capable of doing “straight” renditions in pen and ink

    Yes, I know and I like them too, but I agree on

    >a “cosy” feel of “playful shapes”

    and I’m glad that you

    >_can’t resist doing that :) _

    ;)

  • BLYTHART replied

    To be honest, I often get bored doing a straightforward rendition. I am trying to be slightly more subtle now when I bend buildings, otherwise they can end up looking cartoony.

  • GEORGE SANDERSON

    GEORGE SANDERSON

    Great drawing, Dave, !!!
    I like your style !

  • AnitaInverarity

    AnitaInverarity

    FANTASTIC !! So good to see your pen and ink again and the detail,texture,light is awesome as ever- Wonderful :))))) xx

  • Colin Cartwright

    Colin Cartwright

    Interesting little inn. Up to you fine standards Dave. I like the way you’ve compromised on the styles of the conventional pen and ink, with your later waving lines. A fine hybrid of the two styles.
    Looks like the building at the left, has had a drop too much from the liquid stuff sold in the inn!!

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    Superb work as always Dave, so much detail, I can appreciate why it took so long …

  • fesseldreg

    fesseldreg

    This is marvelous! I love the scaly roof on the left! :)

  • mooner1

    mooner1

    Awesome work! {:{)

  • Terry Krysak

    Terry Krysak

    This is beautiful Dave, and a good way of preserving the heritage of the building.
    I like the close up (good idea), as it is always neat to see what that looks like when viewing the actual work.
    You have created some wonderful textures, well done.

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton

    Marvelous style and detail Dave.

  • BLYTHART replied

    Many thanks Paul.

  • catherine walker

    catherine walker

    It’s fabulous..you’ve done this so well.

  • BLYTHART replied

    Thanks Catherine.

  • Alexandra Felgate

    Alexandra Felgate

    This is fabulous Dave, great to see a NEW pen and ink from you. The detail is just superb, with just a hint of your fabulous bendy building style. i LOVE it!!

  • BLYTHART replied

    I am trying to find a way of bending buildings subtly, because sometimes if I bend them too much they look cartoony. Many people bend buidings and it is becoming a little cliched now. I enjoyed doing this, but it took a-g-e-s :)

  • copperhead

    copperhead

    All of those bricks! Must have taken you ages! Lovely piece!

  • BLYTHART replied

    It did take ages :)

  • wildago

    wildago

    Wow! Must have taken ages. Well worth it Dave. It’s a real beauty.

  • andrea verstegen

    andrea verstegen

    Aaah so that’s where you been, I can see why this must have taken an age, and it looks fantastic. It’s charming. What a shame they pulled it down. Bet the one in it’s place pales in significance.

  • BLYTHART replied

    The new one (if one hundred years old can be termed new) is nondescript by comparison. Our house is one hundred years old also.

  • andrea verstegen

    andrea verstegen

    I love these little quaint english buildings, this one reminds me of a pub that i’ve seen fro one of my books of lakes district…. Beatrix Potter country..

  • BLYTHART replied

    If you like quaint buildings, take a look at this on the Isle of Man. We holidayed there once and it was BEAUTIFUL. I now have an email friend who lives there. Isle of Wight is also beautiful and we holidayed there too. My wife and I love small islands.

  • andrea verstegen

    andrea verstegen

    Nice! I’d like to get castaway there too. And here where the weather’s warmer….

  • BLYTHART replied

    Fraser Island WOULD DEFINITELY be warmer than Blyth :)

  • Patricia L. Ballard

    Patricia L. Ba...

    Wonderful work! The best of both your styles.

  • Lynda Robinson

    Lynda Robinson

    This is wonderful Dave. Looks like an etching out of an old Charles Dickens book. You must have endless patience to do something like this, and you do it exceptionally well. Another fave by Dave!

  • Gouzelka

    Gouzelka

    Nice work, David, like this style.

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