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| Charles Bridge, Prague |
I've already explained the circumstances of my trip to Prague n April 2017. One sight that I sketched more than once is the Charles Bridge. I will confess, I have a thing about bridges. I once took part ina very well known British quiz show where contenders are required to answer questions on a specialist subject, and one of the subjects I picked was the History of London Bridge, The Charles Bridge is a really good one - built across the River Vltava in the 14th and 15th centuries. It's named after King Charles IV of Bohemia, in whose reign construction started. It has stunningly impressive gothic towers at both ends.
I like this sketch, since I took great time and trouble over it, fortuitously adding the two silhouette figures just as I was about to finish.
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| Monk on Charles Bridge |
This sketch on the other hand was all about the figure when I started it. I was crossing the bridge first thing in the morning, and saw and followed this monk, sketching furiously as I did. Then I added other figures one by one - to this extent it's a composite sketch. These figures were all there, but not all at the same time. You can see the towers a little more clearly.
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| Charles Bridge |
This is my clearest sketch of the bridge, from the Old Town side. Sadly it's not complete. All I can tell you is that the day was nobbling cold. It took me about 10-15 minutes to get this far, and by then my hands were absolutely frozen.
The next day was a little warmer, but I didn't return to sketching the bridge itself. I did, though, makes this sketch of the statue of Charles IV at the Old Town end of the bridge.
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| Statue of Charles IV of Bohemia - Charles Bridge |
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