Avinguda de Gaudi

Finally got around to scanning some sketches. They are all from around my favourite sketching area, Avinguda de Gaudi. A great variety of characters can be found around. Tourists on the march between Hospital de San Pau and Sagrada Familia and the older locals coming out for their afternoon chat.

Barcelona Sketchbook Video

I had the idea of making a simple "fade on-fade off" type slideshow using the sketches from the previous post. When I started adding text, inspiration took over and things got out of hand! Finally, when I got the video more or less finished, I needed to get some music down, giving me a great excuse to dust off the guitar and drum machine. I think the final result reflects the inspiration I recieve from the surrounding architecture and the everyday hussle and bussle of the city centre, far better than I could with a simple slideshow. The clip is dedicated to my daughter, a non-stop source of inspiration and laughter.

Barcelona Sketchbook from David Coogan on Vimeo.

29th SketchCrawl

A great turn up on Saturday (60 people!). It was a nice and sunny too. A big thanks to Eclecticbox once again for coordinating the day (and to Lapin for the super map with timetable included).



These first ones are from Passeig de Gràcia, the starting point for the Crawl. The first one is of the building Cases Rocamora (it's on the corner of Carrer Casp with Passeig de Gràcia). The other is a detail of one of the many lamps (dating from 1903)
that decorate Passeig de Gracia, by Pere Falqués i Urpí.


Some people taking the weight off their feet, Passeig de Gracia.


The second sketch is of the building "La Uníon y el Fénix Español" (1927-1932) by Eusebi Bona i Puig, located on Passeig de Gracia. The first drawing is a view from Plaza de Catalunya, where I went while the main group went to the restaurant.


After a quick sketch of this girl,in Portal del Angel, it was time to meet up at La Boquería. No one else had turned up yet, and as the entrance to the market was hectic, I continued on sketching around Las Ramblas. This is the one area of the city where you'll find people drinking from enormous beer glasses!



The first sketch is of the building Casa Bruno Cuadros (also known as Casa dels Paraigües- House of the Umbrellas). Built in 1858, the present day facade was remodelled in 1883, by Josep Vilaseca Casanovas (who also designed Barcelona's Arco de Trionfo). The bottom floor of the building once housed an umbrella shop, hence all the oriental umbrella motifs outside. The second sketch is of a statue outside the 17Th century church, Igelsia de Betlém, Carrer del Carmen.

A Touch of Happiness

Photo of my daughter's hand, taken on a trip to the park on her first birthday! She's brought a year of fun and happiness to our lives.

27th Sketchcrawl

We had quite a large turn up for the Barcelona group this time (great to meet everyone) Luckily the day started off with sunshine (we had a lot of rain the previous days). These first two are from the rooftop of CaixaForum, looking towards Mnac, although I'm not sure what buildings they are (they pop up from among the trees).

Showreel

Finally got around to editing an upto date version of my showreel. It's posted on my portfolio blog for those interested in taking a peek! It features a lot of scenes of this little guy, Lindbergh, from Acció's "Cher Ami". He's the zany character of the movie. He's taken a lot of bad knocks on the head as his obsession to learn how to fly constantly ends in disaster!