Following my pen and ink drawing of the Lakeside Cottage in which I used some Vermillion drawing ink to highlight the red roof, I felt inspired to find another subject that would provide the same opportunity for a red highlight.
Looking back through my old photographs, I was delighted to come across one of an old vintage petrol pump standing in a cottage garden in the very quaint village of Chipping Campden. The petrol pump not only caught my eye because of it being such a unique feature in a garden setting, but also because it carried very poignant memories for me. As a young boy (9 or 10-years old) my mother worked as an attendant at a local filling station. The fuel she sold was called "National Benzole", and that was exactly the name displayed on this pump.
I know this is only my second "drawing with red" but I've looked at photographs of our red Post boxes and Telephone kiosks and feel a series coming on. Watch this space!!
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