Under the second Tallest Building in York

Using just an A5 sketchbook and a HB pencil I walked around my city interpreting my surroundings. This one I believe is my most successful, not just in terms of artistic merit but also because it's the most intimate. I took my stance by the river to sketch and during the 30 minutes I stood drawing, I learnt so much. Discovering the types of people who walk past, the number of people and which pass and the certain sounds that this space experiences on a day to day basis. A tour boat passed by in which the tour guide announced that I was stood under the 2nd tallest building in York and that I was facing at the oldest bridge in York. Having rushed around the streets of York for 17 years, I've found that I learnt the most just by standing still an observing. This piece to me is not just a sketch but a feeling, a setting attached to multiple memories.