The Railway Station

Do you know that feeling of going somewhere every day and being so familiar with it that you don’t see something special or obvious – and then feeling delighted when you notice it? That’s what I want to do with my art.

I’ve been out sketching A6 postcard-sized ink and watercolour paintings. This is Newton Abbot railway station.

Sketching Newton Abbot - The Hall of Einar - (c) David Bailey (not the)

Newton Abbot railway station is a relatively new building, dating from 1927. The original building was from 1846, when they completed the line from Teignmouth along the River Teign.

Part of my Postcards from Newton Abbot series of postcard-sized ink and watercolour sketches. I sold all of the Postcards from Newton Abbot I sketched in 2024, including this one. Please contact me if you’d like one before someone else buys it.

Ink: Platinum brun sepia pigmented ink
Pen: Sailor Fude de Mannen fountain pen
Watercolour: Derwent Graphitint watercolours

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