On this page you can find links to all my blog posts which are about:
- places where you can eat and/or drink e.g. coffee shops, cafes, restaurants, wine bars etc
- AND the sketch was done while having a cup of tea or a drink and/or eating a meal
What you can find on this page
I've organised this page geographically in case anybody else fancies having a go at sketching the same view in the same place!
Below you can find sketches of interiors involving eating and drinking at various locations across London, the north and south of England, Paris, northern France, Provence, Venice, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.
This index page lists:
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| An Orangery Afternoon Tea, Kew Gardens |
- all the sketches by title and location - usually in date order.
- some are just a plate of food - some are a complete four course meal!
- some sketches are views of the interior landscape and the other people who are eating or drinking
- a few relate to places where the eating and drinking can take place on a terrace outside e.g. Kew Gardens.
- links to the location's website in the title of the place
See 10 "Dos and Don'ts" for how to draw people while eating
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain
https://www.vam.ac.uk
I used to use and sketch in the Friends Room a lot - before the upgrade and modernisation!
The comfy sofas have now gone - and, after a long time viewing an exhibition, I now much prefer the much more comfortable seats at Fortnum & Masons across the road! The food is better too!
Great place to eat if you're visiting the Royal Academy of Arts - it's directly across the road!
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
London (from west to east)
Kew Gardens
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
- The Royal Botanic Gardens in June
- Taking tea at Kew Gardens
- Sketching the Japanese Landscape at Kew Gardens- and people on the terrace outside the Orangery
- Tea at The Kew Greenhouse
Chelsea
- Croissant and cupcake at Gail's, Fulham Road Chelsea
- Kensington Palace
- Chocolate cake at Kensington Palace Café
Kensington Palace
Tate Britain
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| Rex Whistler Restaurant, Tate Britain, London |
Victoria and Albert Museum
https://www.vam.ac.uk
Piccadilly - Royal Academy of Arts
The comfy sofas have now gone - and, after a long time viewing an exhibition, I now much prefer the much more comfortable seats at Fortnum & Masons across the road! The food is better too!
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| The Friends Room - before the dreaded modernisation |
- Sketching at The RA - The Friends Room #1
- Sketching at The RA - The Friends Room #2
- Sketching at The RA - The Friends Room #3
- Sketching at the RA - The Friends Room #4 and #5
- Sketching at the RA - Friends Room #6
- Sketching at the RA - Friends Room #7
- Lunch at the Academy Restaurant at the RA
- More from the Friends Room at the RA
- Lunch in the RA Friends Room
- A new place to sketch at the RA
Piccadilly - Fortnum and Masons
Great place to eat if you're visiting the Royal Academy of Arts - it's directly across the road!
- A Day out in Piccadilly
- Lunch at Fortnum and Masons
- Tea at Fortnum and Masons after the Summer Exhibition
- The Parlour Restaurant
- Cheese and biscuits at Fortnum & Mason
- Sketching High Tea at Fortnum & Mason with Liz Steel
Mall Galleries
- RI Exhibition at the Mall Galleries
- The Private View (199th RI Exhibition)
- Photograph of my sketching set-up
- Tea plus muffin and a video - at Lynn Painter Stainers
Wallace Collection
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| Cornish Cream tea at the Wallace Collection |
National Gallery
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| The National Cafe, National Gallery, London |
- Lunch at the National Cafe
- Drawings from the National Gallery
- Lunch at the National Dining Rooms - and sketching in the National Gallery
- Sketching the Olympics in Trafalgar Square - and afternoon tea!
- Lunch in the National Cafe #2
- Another way of drawing people
- Lunch for one at the National Dining Rooms
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk
National Portrait Gallery
Portrait Restaurant and Portrait Cafe
- High spots in Westminster and Trafalgar Square
- Drawing, tea and DVDs at the National Portrait Gallery
- Westminster at night
- Lunch at the Portrait Cafe
- The Portrait Cafe
- The Cosmic Conversation + RA Sketchbook
- Sea Bream at the Portrait Restaurant
http://www.npg.org.uk
Tate Modern
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern
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| "Fish! Restaurant, Borough Market Bankside, London |
Bankside
City of London
Smithfield
East London
Northern England
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| The Ferry Inn, Cookham, Berkshire, England |
- Staffordshire - Biddulph Grange: Drawing people and delaying the cream tea
- Manchester Art Gallery - Gallery Cafe: Eating in the Gallery cafe at Manchester Art Gallery
Southern England
- Cookham: Cliveden, Cookham and Stanley Spencer
- Moreton-in-the-Marsh: Moreton in Marsh - galleries, cakes and tarts
- Perry Green: Sketching in a barn at Hoglands
- Clavering: Lunch at The Cricketers, Clavering, Essex
Northern Ireland - Belfast
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| White Chocolate Parfait, Yellow Man and Orange Poached Figs at the Merchant Hotel, Belfast 12th March 2015 |
FRANCE
Pas-de-Calais
Paris
- Eating international in Paris
- Petit déjeuner @ Dolce e Amaro
- Dining out in Paris - Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Normandy
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| Auberge du Terroir, Servon, Normandy |
- Servon, Normandy: Auberge du Terroir, Servon
- Château de Boucéel, Normandy: Petit déjeuner at the Château de Boucéel
Champagne-Ardenne Région
- Épernay: Épernay and The Grillade Gourmande
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| Menu du Terroir, La Grillade Gourmande, Épernay |
Burgundy
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Provence
- Crillon Le Brave:
- The view of Mont Ventoux from Crillon Le Brave
- Another sketch of lunch at Crillon Le Brave
- Dinner at Restaurant du Vieux Four, Crillon Le Brave
- St Remy de Provence: Lunch at La Maison Jaune, St Remy de Provence
- Bedoin: Dinner and sunset at Le Mas des Vignes, Bedoin
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| Trattoria alla Madonna Venice |
Italy - Venice
- Harry's Bar: Venice - Sunday May 8th 2005
- Quadri's, Piazza San Marco: Venice - Wednesday 11th May 2005
- Trattoria alla Madonna: Venice - Friday 13th May 2005 (lunch and afternoon)
USA - California
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| Tommys, San Clemente, California |
- San Clemente:"The big cheese on the pond" - eating and drinking in San Clemente, California
- Pacific Grove:Driving Highway 1 - the Pacific Coast Highway
- Carmel-by-the-Sea: Carmel by the Sea and a marine inversion
- San Luis Obispo: The best breakfast of the trip - at the Big Sky Cafe!
- Malibu: The end of my drive down Highway 1 and the start of "concrete freewayville"
USA - Arizona
USA - New Mexico
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| Cafe on Route 66, Grants, New Mexico, USA |
- Truth or Consequences: Chillis and a big elephant butt
- Santa Fe: Santa Fe and Georgia O'Keeffe
- Grants: Back in time to Route 66...and a bit more
USA Massachusetts
- Cape Cod - Orleans: Cape Cod National Seashore
- Cape Cod - Chatham: More sketching at mealtimes
- Rocky Neck, Gloucester: Rocky Neck and Rockport, Massachusetts
- Boston Airport: to follow
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| Burdicks, Walpole, New Hampshire, USA |
USA - New Hampshire
USA - Vermont
USA - Maine
- Bath and Rockland: The Farnsworth, the Wyeths and the rain
- West Falmouth: The Interior of the Quaker Tavern B&B
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| "In Good Company" Rockland, Maine |
Bali
More travel sketches
You can see more of my travels with a sketchbook on my website or by clicking the links to the summaries of blog posts for different areas in the right hand column. These are the links to my travels with a sketchbook in
This post will be updated as new sketches are added to this blog.
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