Hospital and Health Masterplan in Africa

 

Proposed Hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa

 

 

 

This drawing was prepared on a tablet, working over a watercolour base layer.

 

Watercolour and Photoshop

Kon Ombo, Nile Valley, Egypt

 

 

The temple at Kom-Ombo, Egypt. The boat arrived early in the morning and we were on the site for sunrise. The maze of columns and beams when viewed from below were memorable - the reason for selecting this unorthodox view.

 

Watercolour on Mounting Board



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Battersea Power Station, Turbine Hall, London

A second drawing of Battersea Power Station - this time a view of the main turbine hall.

Watercolour on Mounting Board.

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Battersea Power Station, London

This painting was made from sketches and photographs after a quick tour around Battersea Power Station courtesy of Treasury Holdings.

 

The Power Station is a fantastic building - arguably more interesting as a relic than either in its original use, or in its new form as the site is redeveloped in the years to come. 

 

Watercolour on Mounting Board.

 

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Borough Market, London SE1

A drawing of the interior of Borough Market before the alterations that have been recently completed.

The roof was usefully translucent, and the open space between the market pitch cages allowed for a long enough foreground to let the watercolour run freely, and hint at reflections.

The picture relies on the strength of the contrast between the silhouetted entrance to the 'shed' set against the sunlit buildings beyond.

Watercolour on Mounting Board.

NH www.nickhirst.co.uk

Building a Watercolour Perspective

Building a Traditional Watercolour - (5 stages)

 

This sequence of five drawings will hopefully show how a traditional watercolour can be built up. Apologies for the colour variation in the sequence as the photographs were taken in a different light.

 

The drawing is an aerial study of a new extension to a Listed Hospice Building in Clapham, which has since been completed. The purpose of the drawing was to set the new proposed extension into the the established landscape and demonstrate the sympathetic relationship between the new building, and the existing structures.

 

This viewpoint was selected because the green roof in the central part of the wing roof planes could be used to reduce the apparent width of the new element from this viewpoint.

 

Painted on 140lb Bockingford.

 

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Stage (1) - Basic Drawing

Stage (2) - First Washes

Stage (3) - Heavier Washes

Stage (4) - Architectural Detail & Colour Balancing

Stage (5) - Final Details, Shadows & Highlights