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Old Sketchbook 1977

Trimaran off St Marys
Scilly Isles
During May 1977 I skived off Art College and spent a few days on St Martins in the Scilly Isles …. The reason I gave to my tutors for my ‘holiday’ was I wanted to do some drawing – they didn’t believe me, I was never a good liar. Below are extracts from my sketchbook/diary

Monday 16th May 1977

“Just off the quay somebody has drawn a maze in the sand, it looks rather good. It is a nice idea to draw something that will only last for a few hours, to be reclaimed again by the sea; maybe I’ll have a go. The time factor is interesting.”

Tuesday 17th May 1977

“which will show me I can work from the landscape. This is something that I have felt is too over powering, too difficult for me to undertake but even after today I’m picking up little tricks. Tricks are I’m sure what landscape painting is all about.”

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2 Responses to “Old Sketchbook 1977”

  1. Zak says:
    July 18, 2010 at 2:59 pm

    There are three main settlements on the island – Higher Town, Middle Town and Lower Town – in addition to a number of scattered farms and cottages, with a total population (2001 census) of 142.

    The island has one hotel, St Martin’s On The Isle, and one pub, The Seven Stones, in Lower Town. A guesthouse is located in Higher Town, and one campsite, between Lower Town and Middle Town is also present. There are quays at Higher Town (the Higher Town Quay, used at high tide) and at Lower Town (the Hotel Quay, used at low tide). A bakery, St. Martins Bakery, is located at Higher Town.

    To the north, St Martin’s is joined by a tidal causeway to White Island.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Martin%27s,_Isles_of_Scilly

  2. peter says:
    July 18, 2010 at 3:03 pm

    The Seven Stones, in Lower Town had my pint of beer waiting for me when they saw me walking up the hill. The first time I went to St.Martins there was no pub!