I haven't been able to join the 'Drawing Tuesday' group for a long time( not since the end of May in M's
'Domestic Museum') so it was lovely to catch up with some members at
Docklands Museum.
And I haven't been there since 2003 when I met Ian's dad for the first time! Photos from that time below.
There's been a few changes in that time but the cranes outside are still there!
I spent a fascinating hour looking round, there's so much of interest. For drawing purposes however, a lot of the galleries are too dark even if the lighting gives strong shadows. I loved the shadows cast by the tools in the forge and the telescopic paper model of the
Thames Tunnel.
I settled for tools which were in brightly lit cases - initially looking at those for ship building ( my grandfather worked as a pattern maker on the Glasgow shipyards and I still have some of his tools) but then was attracted by the interesting shapes of the dock hooks etc in the 'warehouse of the world' gallery.
Afterwards in the café, how could I resist a pirates brownie to go with my coffee!
Went on an adventure afterwards with Janet and Margaret with amazing views of the Thames .
