Blogshank - Mike Smith, Illustrator and Diary Blogger » telegraph poles https://blogshank.com Mon, 11 May 2026 23:21:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 More Telegraph Poles https://blogshank.com/2011/09/more-telegraph-poles/ https://blogshank.com/2011/09/more-telegraph-poles/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:46:58 +0000 Mike http://blogshank.com/?p=1037 Talking about messy telegraph poles at Dungeness made me think of these biro sketches I did in a Beijing back street about four years ago. Every time I see one I get an ache to draw it. I dread to think why.

Sketch: telegraph poles in Beijing street

What this reminds me of more than anything is the sound of people hacking and gobbing in the street.

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Pencil sketch of a house at Dungeness

Dungeness lighthouse and nuclear power station painting

While we were on the south coast I did some sketching at Dungeness. It’s got to be one of the best places in the UK to go with a pad and pencil. It’s got everything, including loads of messy telegraph poles, which I particularly love drawing.

Caz’s dad is responsible for the design of part of the nuclear power station, but I can’t remember which bit.

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