St Ives Bridge, Cambridgeshire UK

17-08-13c, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

Sketched from The River Tearooms. One of only four bridges in England to incorporate a chapel....Beautiful!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Ives_Bridge

St Ives, Cambridgeshire UK

17-08-13b, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

Getting re-acquainted with the Daler Rowney Ebony paper after using the S&B sketchbooks and trying (and failing mostly) to get the angles on the buildings over the bridge right before attempting the bridge in my next spread.

River Tearooms, St Ives Cambridgeshire UK

17-08-13a, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

An afternoon in St Ives gave the chance to visit this tearoom again....hadn't been here for some time.

St Ives, Cambridgeshire UK

21-04-12b, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

A cream tea at The River Tearooms before taking a seat on a bench along the river Ouse to sketch the 15th century bridge, one of only 4 in England to incorporate a chapel.

River Tea Rooms, St Ives, Cambridgeshire UK

21-04-12a, a photo by Anita Davies on Flickr.

Took a drive into St Ives for a change and had a coffee at the Dolphin Hotel so I could sketch the tea rooms across the river from a comfy chair by the window.
Noodlers bullet proof black ink and watercolour in A4 watercolour Moleskine Folio

River Tea Room, St Ives

08-10-2010c
Originally uploaded by Anita Davies

Harry and I left the Norris museum and lunched at River Tea Rooms. We chose one of the tables outside, along the river bank and, while we waited for our order, I sketched the hotel on the opposite side of the bank.

Noodlers Lexington Gray ink and watercolour in daily journal

Norris Museum

08-10-2010b
Originally uploaded by Anita Davies

Harry and I visited the Norris Museum in St. Ives and I managed a quick sketch from the bench in their gardens before leaving ...destination River Tea Rooms

This A6 journal is taking some getting used to, I've become quite used to the A5 format recently...feeling a little restricted.

IFJM - April 19th & 20th

Two more, rather quick spreads, from Alphonse

River Tea Rooms

Escaping the house for a few hours, I simply drove!
I ended up at St. Ives and parked the car to walk along the river and perhaps sketch from the bridge I remember being there from previous visits. However, the tea rooms sign caught my eye and my fancy and before long I had a table along the river dressed with a latte and the prettiest lemon cup cake I've ever seen.
I sketched both the cup cake and the view across the river.