One of Britain’s most avid drawers, Catherine Hennessy can never resist scribbling down an idea or a sight she sees from the bus. As a result, her workshop is a treasure trove of diaries, books, sketchbooks and scraps that are the product of a life spent drawing.
A riot of vibrant colours and quick scribbles, she has no time for accuracy or detail - just the pleasure of capturing a joyful moment in time.
Up Next in Season 1
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Robert Barnes
For Robert Barnes the sketch is a tool for communication - be it with a student, a client or even a group of Indian kids.
In this episode, discover how sketching can be a way into different cultures and styles and the surprising benefit of the ability to draw upside down.
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John Puttick
In this episode John Puttick, in his studio in London, talks about his introduction to drawing as a child, how it forms an integral part of his design process and how, despite the prevalence of computer drawing, there is still an important role to be played by the simple hand-drawn sketch.
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John Pardey
When he was a young boy, John Pardey came across a copy of Winnie the Pooh, illustrated by Ernest Shepherd and instantly fell in love with the drawing style. Now, from his studio in South England, John Puttick
describes his approach to architecture, the design process and the difference between m...
