Landmarks given fresh lease of life in watercolour paintings
Iconic landmarks have found new life in watercolour form.
These sketches show some of the most familiar landmarks of Birmingham city centre, painted in watercolours to provide a different view of each landmark.
Snobs Nightclub, the Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, St Pauls Square, the Rotunda and the Gas Street Basin are some of the parts of the city to get the treatment.
The paintings are part of a project by Birmingham-based PR and media consultant Stacey Barnfield to help raise money for a city homelessness charity.
The Draw My City website was launched by Stacey in response to the likes and shares for his sketches, which were uploaded to social media during coronavirus lockdown with the hashtags #lockdownart and #isolationart accompanying them.
The images were shared extensively through Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, leading to requests for painting commissions and prints.
The signed reproductions start at £25 each and are being sold in support of Digbeth-based SIFA Fireside, with £5 from each order donated to the homelessness charity.
Stacey has also been contacted to complete one-off drawings as anniversary or birthday gifts, featuring places where people met or got engaged.
He said: “I’ve always enjoyed drawing and painting, particularly urban sketching and being at home more during lockdown gave me time to pick up the paintbrushes.
“I’ve been blown away by the response to my paintings and genuinely chuffed that I can help SIFA Fireside, a cause close to my heart.
“The orders have now raised over £500 for the charity, which is absolutely fantastic.
“I would like to thank everyone who has ordered a print or shared the pictures through social media,” he added.
To find out more and to view the drawings and paintings, go to drawmycity.co.uk
