Muskoka Golf

Sketchbook Page ~ Rocky Crest

The inner organizational freak started to take over and I started to draw my grid of nine holes before I got to the golf course, so that I could neatly capture the front nine on one page and back nine on the next page. The other change is using brown ink with coloured pencil. Some sketched on location and some sketched later from ipad photos.

"Rocky Crest Golf Club celebrates the natural features of the Canadian Shield in Ontario’s Muskoka region and was designed by Thomas McBroom."

Sketchbook Page ~ Lake Joseph Club

"In 1997, The Lake Joseph Club caused jaws to drop around the golf world. Architect Thomas McBroom utilized the granite crags, towering trees and heaving topography of the incomparable Muskoka vacation region north of Toronto with such success that the course was named the best new course in the country by Golf Digest."

Innerkip

 

Innerkip Highlands Golf Course is a public golf course that opened in 1978 as a 9 Hole course, and became 18 holes two years later. Trout Creek brings water into play. The 5th hole features an island green.

Glencairn

Glencairn Golf Club was established in 2005and designed by architect Thomas McBroom. "It’s been said that Glencairn is the closest you’ll come to Scotland without crossing the Atlantic. From the moment you pass the stone gates and wind your way between rock fences to the majestic multi-turreted clubhouse, you will feel like you just arrived at a Scottish links."

TPC Michigan

TPC Michigan a Jack Nicklaus signature course. "Built on land originally purchased by Henry Ford, the course was the world’s first to receive the John James Audubon Environmental Steward Award for ecological restoration. As a testament to its TOUR quality excellence, the course hosted The Ford Senior Players Championship for 16 years – one of only five majors on the Champions Tour."

Summer of Golf

All summer I have been taking a break from large projects with deadlines (the last couple of years have been too busy with book illustrations and shows!) My plan was simple. Play golf and sketch all the golf holes. I was able to sketch some on location, but many were done after the round from photos taken during the round. It's refreshing to sketch/draw for no reason!

Over the next few weeks, I will share some of the pages from my sketchbook.

June 2, 2015 played Greystone Golf Club."Sculpted into the edge of the Niagara Escarpment, Greystone is one of the most scenic and respected parkland courses in the ClubLink family."

from sketchbook ~ Greystone Golf Club

Historic Woodfield

Large mature trees and intact Victorian streetscapes make up historic Woodfield district of downtown London. (between Richmond, Dundas, Adelaide and the CPR tracks to the north). When I walk to work, I walk thru this area and at the corner of Queens Ave and Adelaide Street is this building. This small original illustration, along with other Old East Village illustrations are available at The Rusty Gate, 524 Adelaide St N in London's Old East Village.


Cheryl Radford, Info-Tech Research Group
Ink Watercolour & Gouache 4 x 6 inches ©2015

Aeolian Hall

The Aeolian Hall is home to the Aeolian Hall Musical Arts Association and is located at 795 Dundas Street East in London. An illustration from the book "Hopping into History, London's Old East Village"

If you are interested in purchasing a copy of the book "Hopping into History, London's Old East Village", visit one of these London retailers.