A nice view over Bristol

Here's a drawing of a couple enjoying the view over Bristol from the top of one of it's landmarks; Cabot Tower.

Tipi tents in Queens Square

A couple of weeks ago a tipi village was erected in Queen's square Bristol. It was part of the 'Eat Drink Bristol Fashion' event which I guess is now going to be an annual event. It consists of a tipi Tapas bar made up of a series of inter-connected tipis, a series of stages and a market. They showed live cooking demonstrations as well as local musical talent.

It's a good natured event in the day; the tipis make a wonderful space to be in, but true to Bristol fashion it does tend to get rather messy in the evening which isn't really my bag. Each to their own I guess.

I chose to draw them erecting the tipis because that was when I had the opportunity to draw it. The seagulls are there to foretell the nature of the event that is to come and also to balance out the composition. It was surrounded by a wire fence but chose to omit that because I felt it would make the image too complex.

Tree protest

Bristol City Council has started on a new metro system that will cut through green space out towards Frenchay, getting the local eco-warriors up in arms. Rigging up a network of tarps and ropes people have been sleeping in the canopy for several nights.

The structures were really quite impressive, cocoon like. It's a feat of endurance that they are sleeping up there on these cold, blowy winter days. Speaking to a chap from the Feed Bristol group that grow produce in the surrounding allotments it appears to me that it would be a shame to lose the land. The arrangement seems very professional, utilising big poly tunnels that grow produce for many different causes.