Our Urban Sketchers Swindon met at Lydiard Park on Saturday. It was an overcast start to the day, but the sun soon came out and, after drinks at The Stables cafe, we were all seeking shady spots in which to sketch.
The Park is mentioned in the Domesday Book (1086) but it is not documented exactly how long there has been a house on the estate, but it is known that it was home to the St. John family for a period of 500 years, before it came into the possession of the local council in the 1943. The estate, which is open to the public, now comprises the Palladian house, a walled garden, an ice house, two lakes, the12th century church and areas of woodland and open farm land.
I chose to sit in the shade of the lime trees on the main drive to do my drawing of the church.
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| Pen, Anilinky watercolours and Neopastels |
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| A few of the group sketches |
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