

The Bear Club, Luton
Drink and Draw night at the Bear Club in Luton.
Matthew Slater
Apr 14, 2023


Trip back “Home”
A recent weekend took me back to the mid-Welsh Borderland. Here are four iPad sketches: snow on the hills above Llanfair Waterdine; a...
Matthew Slater
Mar 26, 2023


Drawing in Winchester
Sketching In Winchester - just some of the pages drawn at the weekend.
Matthew Slater
Feb 6, 2023


Christmas Holidays
I have never liked drawing from photos so, when I was housebound with Covid over Christmas, I had the ideal opportunity to do some...
Matthew Slater
Jan 2, 2023


Farmers Christmas Lights Tour, Hitchin
I didn't have much time to draw this so had to work quickly and then tidy it up a little at home. It was an impressive display of around...
Matthew Slater
Dec 20, 2022


Sketching, St Albans
Photos from my sketchbook after a morning sketching in St Albans. The fruit and veg market stall holder asked for photos of those three...
Matthew Slater
Oct 23, 2022


Costa Sketches
Back to basic pen and ink sketches in a Costa today.
Matthew Slater
Oct 9, 2022


‘Offtoberfest’, Offley Hoo Farm
'Offtoberfest' at Offley Hoo Farm. A small and friendly event and people kept talk8bg to me so I didn't feel I really settled down to...
Matthew Slater
Oct 9, 2022


Wedding Sketches
I am now setting myself up as a Wedding Sketch Artist. These sketches were drawn at the evening reception of a wedding at The White...
Matthew Slater
Sep 18, 2022


Hop Picking, Worcestershire
Hop Picking at Orleton Court Farm, Worcestershire. I should have planned my visit rather than turn up and hope they would be picking on a...
Matthew Slater
Sep 4, 2022


Komatsu and Wild Flowers
Komatsu excavator parked up and getting a little overgrown at Orleton Court Farm. Plants: Himalayan balsam, ragwort, docks, willowherb,...
Matthew Slater
Sep 4, 2022


Orleton Court Farm
A wonderful place in the Teme Valley, Worcestershire, to enjoy an outstanding pizza, down a pint of beer brewed on the farm and sketch!
Matthew Slater
Sep 4, 2022


Cafe Sketch
It can often be a dilemma deciding whether to risk going a cafe, buying a cup of coffee and a cake for a substantial number of pennies;...
Matthew Slater
Aug 29, 2022


Out and about drawing
Several pictures after a day drawing in and around Hitchin:
Matthew Slater
Aug 21, 2022


The Drawingroom, Chesham
I can hardly believe I spent three hours drawing this whilst visiting The Drawingroom cafe in Chesham today. It was a wonderful place to...
Matthew Slater
Jul 30, 2022


Ballingham Hedgerow
Hedgerows on a sunny, warm day in June can be an overwhelming mass of fresh luxurious new growth and abundant flowers. Whilst on a walk...
Matthew Slater
Jun 25, 2022


Hitchin
Sketches made in Hitchin today. The market square pen and ink drawing was done with the help of a few spots of rain. Hitchin Concert Band...
Matthew Slater
Jun 4, 2022


St George’s Festival at Wrest Park
Two sketches from today - both completed in situ with no extra work afterwards: The first, a group of six characters outside a tent, took...
Matthew Slater
Apr 23, 2022


Powis Castle
The tea room at Powis Castle last week. I had started to draw the castle from the garden but it was too complicated for the time I had. I...
Matthew Slater
Apr 10, 2022


Matthew Slater
Mar 13, 2022