The church of St Mary Magdalene, Hart near Hartlepool. A church with a long history & a fine tower. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pen #drawing #ArtShare

The cleft of Minster Gates leading from Minster Yard to Stonegate and Petergate, York. A medieval gateway stood here, controlling access to the Minster. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

Little Shambles, York, with Shambles beyond. Not much of his street survived the 1950s redevelopment of what had become a very decrepit part of town. #ArchitecturalIllustration #drawing #watercolour

43-55 Goodramgate, York. A trio of medieval buildings. The nearest probably truncated a bit in the early 19th century. At the end of the row a three storey former showroom for a furniture maker. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

Picnic on the grass amid the ruins of St Mary's Abbey church, Museum Gardens, York. It took a while to get the little dog right but it was worthwhile. Colour pencil over a pencil drawing. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #ColourPencil #drawing #ArtShare

A chicken in the woods fungus has bloomed in the stump of a cherry tree in the garden. We were worried it might be a wasp nest. Beatrix Potter would probably have known without looking it up on Google. #fungus #BeatrixPotter

Ingram's Almshouses, 90 Bootham, York. Built in 1633, the 10 houses for the poor reused a monastic doorway for the main entrance on the central tower that housed the warden. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

A memory from FB, 2nd August 2022 quoted in full: A sign I'm finally getting over the dreaded Covid? I've got the pencils out to do a bit of colouring, first time I've felt like it for a couple of weeks. St Mary's Abbey in Museum Gardens, York. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

Limanaki Greek Restaurant, Hartlepool Marina. Part of Abdiel House, the former dock master's office for Union Dock, part of the South Docks of Hartlepool. We had a fine meal here recently to mark our son's birthday. #ArchitecturalIllustration #drawing #sketchbook #ArtShare

QRP with your most popular piece on bsky ~ Interestingly it's this one, not a finished piece but a work in progress. Must be all those bricks.

Tristan Elwell@tristanelwell.bsky.social · 5d ago

QRP with your most popular piece on bsky ~ Gotta be this one. It was also my most popular on the birdsite. Also my most popular on Tumblr (I don't even have a Tumblr). It's nearly thirty years old. Sometimes I feel like a one-hit wonder.

I was away from bluesky for a few days, here's something new I drew. #art #traditionalart

Happy Yorkshire Day! Some of Yorkshire's landmarks in celebration of my home county. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #watercolour #drawing #ArtShare

The ginnel that connects Shambles with Shambles Market at 37 Shambles. Built in the 15th century with access via the ginnel to private apartment behind & over a shop. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #watercolour #ArtShare

On this day, 31st July 1902, at Chester-le-Street, County Durham, this remarkable man was born. My grandad, Sidney William Smith was the eldest of 5 children. He became the breadwinner for the family. He kept a sketchbook, inspiring me to want to draw and was a great believer in reading.

Rare Medieval Hair-Styling Tool Found at Eilean Donan Castle www.medievalists.net/2026/07/rare... #medieval #archaeology #Scotland

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A rare 13th-century hair-styling tool found at Eilean Donan Castle offers new insights into fashion and daily life in medieval Scotland.

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A pair of 18th century lamp brackets to light the way to #ADoorableThursday offering at Garforth House, Micklegate, York. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

Both my granddads would be working at coal mines, one in County Durham, the other in Nottinghamshire (I think). They both moved to Doncaster to work in the new coalfield by 1928. One grandma was a mother with 6 kids (3 more to follow) the other a housemaid.

Not Space Karen@rowan68.bsky.social · 6d ago

my grandmother would have just had to give up her scholarship to the grammar school to go and work in't mill because her family needed the wage.

A fine round headed window in the rusticated lower facade of York Mansion House for #WindowsOnWedneaday next to an equally fine fanlight over the front door. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

Minster Gates, York. Part of a larger drawing of the view from the steps of York Minster. #ArchitecturalIllistration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

Abdiel House, built 1911 as offices for the dockmaster of Union Dock. In 1992 it became part of the redevelopment of the dock as Hartlepool Marinna & converted into 8 one bedroom apartments with a restaurant in the extension to the rear. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #watercolour #ArtShare

Goods in Paddington goods station, sketched from an historic photograph, part of my preps for a cutaway drawing of a goods station I was working on at work. Published just after I retired & then used as merchandising, including on a cushion cover and jigsaw. #Illustration #drawing #ArtShare

On 27 July 2015 I drew Duttons for Buttons. 32 Coppergate is a Grade 2* listed 15th-century timber-framed building, built c 1422 for wealthy merchant William Alne. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #sketchbook #ArtShare

Best part of drawing a study? When a drawing is this close to being completed. The last bit of work on 59 Goodramgate, York. #ArchitecturalIllustration #Pencil #drawing #art #ArtShare

Leaks in Bücherland Bookshop! Karlsruhe. June 2026 I thought these were a witty conceptual art installation but the owner told me it was just a leaky roof. I could use the chairs from the secondhand furniture section. #karlsruhe #urbansketch

Stonegate, York. Drawn on 26th July 2016. Quite a few of the shops have changed since I drew it & seldom leave my figures as ghostly outlines now. York Minster looks in the background. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

York Ghost Merchants Shop, 6 Shambles, York. A 1980s shop front in a 1770s building next door to a 16th century house and shop. The shop still has a deep window sill that once served as a counter. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

The bowsprit of HMS Trincomalee. The ship was built in the 19th century and is preserved as a museum in Hartlepool. #Pencil #drawing #ArtShare

Portofino Restaurant, Hartlepool. The fine Italian restaurant on the edge of the Museum of the Royal Navy with the masts of HMS Trincomalee in the background. A Father's Day treat. #ArchitecturalIllustration #Pen #watercolour #sketchbook #ArtShare

Boats on the bed of Staithes Beck. When the tide comes in the boats float. The boats, also known as cobbles, are well adapted to the local conditions. #illustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

A bit of Staithes, North Yorkshire. Another work in progress of a drawing of the fishing village. I worked across the buildings first, putting off the challenge of drawing some boats. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare