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Who was Mathias Sydanmatsa? I was introduced to this person through Alice Oswald’s ‘A Sleepwalk on the Severn’. He was a sailor from Finland, who lost his life on the River Severn in 1867. I’ve been experimenting with various media in my sketchbook in an attempt to visualise this enigmatic person. Still early days, but I’m enjoying the process. #illustratingtheriversevern #illustrationresearch #sketch #sketchbook #pencilsketch #inksketch #workinprogress #artsketch #roughsketch #characterdevelopment #narrativeillustration #illustrator #illustration #illustrationpractice #riversevern #riversevernstories (at Oldbury-On-Severn, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMwmBvrhb3H/?igshid=10kic5twp5hm

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I’m in Loughborough today…to enrol as a student! Twenty years since starting my first degree I’m now a part-time @lboroca research student. No doubt I’ll be posting bits and pieces of my project over the next few months/years. Onward!#loughborough #sockman #loughboroughuniversity #illustration #illustrationresearch #illustrator #maturestudent #backtoschool (at Loughborough) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUsPV6sM5BW/?utm_medium=tumblr

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buscando un 🏡 #illustrationresearch #lookingforahome #littlehouse #casita https://www.instagram.com/p/CRjiBNvnra7/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Harry the Coracle Man. This illustration is based on the account of Harry Rogers, a man who lived on the banks of the River Severn in a house he built himself. There he made coracles and expertly navigated the river in this spherical craft to salvage whatever the water presented. The coracle is a very ancient form of boat that can be carried over land and manoeuvred with a single paddle. According to Wilford Byford-Jones (who interviewed Rogers in the 1960s), numerous animals could be found in his house and garden including a jackdaw and a fox cub called Billy! #illustration #illustrationresearch #illustratingtheriversevern #characterillustration #characterillustrations #bookillustration #blackandwhiteillustration #kidlitart #spotillustration #drawing #foxillustration #coracle #riversevern #draw #drawing #drawingoftheday #illustrationoftheday #narrativeillustration (at Ironbridge near Telford) https://www.instagram.com/p/COQR_nGBulG/?igshid=7cf73mjmn0kt

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Reading. 🙂📚 #research #illustrationresearch #riversevern #illustratingtheriversevern (at Malvern, Worcestershire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN7qJo_hOw3/?igshid=1117orsio1105

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I’m starting to build a nice collection of books connected to the River Severn. This one was published in 1967 and if I’m honest, the main reason I bought it was for the cover, which shows two figures carrying their coracles towards the river. Limited colour and strong graphic shapes, always a winner for me! The stories within have been very useful for my research and some of these people will be appearing in my sketchbook very soon. #illustratingtheriversevern #illustrationresearch #riversevern #illustratorresearch #riversevernstories #research #books #bookstagram #reading #readersofinstagram (at Worcester, Worcestershire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMrSsGIBCLi/?igshid=1wfifx0j5t46

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Research. 🙂🧙‍♂️🧝🧜🏼‍♀️🧚🐉👻☠️🌊#illustrationresearch #book #bookstagram #folktales #riversevern #walesenglandborder #illustratingtheriversevern (at Worcester, Worcestershire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIyQJy3BdB2/?igshid=9b336nv6ssu8

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I spent some time this week walking and drawing on the Severn Way in Worcester. This is a drawing of the crane on Diglis Island, made whilst I enjoyed the autumn sun. Can you spot the tiny cat?#illustratingtheriversevern #illustrationresearch #sketchbook #illustratorssketchbook #draw #drawing #walktosee #pencildrawing #sketch #moleskinesketchbook #walking #riversevern #worcester #severnway #illustration #illustrator #drawn #drawingoftheday #sketchoftheday (at Worcester, Worcestershire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHQQzuhBFQZ/?igshid=186hbmhgdb0f0