Kyoto Toji Temple Art Print

Art Print on Etsy: SimplyGary

https://etsy.me/33M571g

A urban sketch I did on 29 July 2017! I spent a day walking around Stratford visiting important landmarks related to William Shakespeare. I wanted to cover Shakespeare's whole life in one sketch so I visited and included Anne Hathaway's Cottage, Shakespeare's birthplace, the Guildhall and Grammar School and Holy Trinity Church where Shakespeare was buried. The interesting bit about this sketch was I couldn't plan the composition before hand. I just went with the flow and see how I could fit the landmarks in on the paper at every stop and I was happy with the result at the end of the day.

Toji Temple, Kyoto 京都東寺

I sat near the gate of Toji Temple which is quite close to the ancient five-storey pagoda. The pagoda is said to be the tallest wooden pagoda in Japan. I really like the plain old wood of the structure. The surrounding foliage framed the pagoda well. I made the initial sketch and put on the first layer of watercolour on site then I went inside a nearby cafe which had views of the pagoda to finish the sketch.