David Gentleman - London You're Beautiful

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David Gentleman has been drawing London all his adult life, and for the past year has spent his days focused on looking afresh at the city. The resulting book of sketches, drawings and watercolours, arranged month by month, shows a year in the life of London and reveals the city that is hidden in plain view. From its surprising expanse of sky to the crushed closeness of the tube, from Rainham Marshes to Hampstead Heath, David Gentleman gives us London on a human scale. Accompanied by his thoughts on looking and drawing, whether it is what catches his eye in a certain square or selecting the media - pencil, pen and ink, watercolour - best suited to capture each of the city's various aspects, as well as his reflections on the place he has lived in for over sixty years, this is a book for all those inspired by London, art and design.

David Gentleman is a watercolourist and printmaker, working in many media and scales. He has designed British stamps and coins and the platform-length mural at Charing Cross tube station, well-known to Londoners, that is blown up from his wood engravings. His studio is at the top of an early Victorian house in Camden Town between the crowded, rackety Camden Lock and the green spaces of Regent's Park and Primrose Hill.

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[Cynthia A. Jones]

WONDERFUL work! As a fellow artist, I extend my thanks and admiration.

[Suhita Shirodkar]

LOVE David Gentleman's work, and am looking forward to this book. His book of sketches of India is what first inspired me to sketch from life. Thank you so very much!

[hazelbite59]

Fans of David's work should go to Waterstones in Hampstead on Thursday.....

An Evening With...

David Gentleman

London, You're Beautiful: An Artist's Year

WATERSTONE'S HAMPSTEAD

Thursday, 14 June 2012, 7:00PM - 8:00PM

Tickets £5/£4 for students and redeemable against the book on the night which includes a free glass of wine.Further details: 0843 290 8361

[Fezile Mbuku]

beautiful. 

[Martha Sarah]

I just love English men

[tenclif1]

I have always loved David Gentleman's work. So please to see another about to be published. eve a great fan.