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Wilson Yau: I draw, teach and make stuff

  • Digital drawings
    • Suburban dreams: Lockdown in Birmingham
    • Commutes
    • About my digital drawings
    • Start drawing (digitally), NOW!
    • Birmingham Central Library
    • Colouring-in sheets (free download)
    • Food
    • ‘Grand Tour’ of Europe
    • London architecture
    • Norwegian
    • War cemeteries, Ieper, Belgium
  • Drawing experiments
  • Models
    • Handmade architectural models
    • 3D printing
  • Shop
    • Etsy
    • Market dates
  • Teaching
  • About me / contact
Internet orders, Victoria line, 5th March 2018

We all get our internet orders delivered to work, right? I finished work late again, this explains why so much of my drawing is squeezed into my commute times! On this evening journey to Brixton, I spotted a woman with a large armful of parcels which I guessed were internet orders. Near her was […]

Internet orders, Monday, Victoria line, 5th March 2018

Tuesday morning, Victoria Line, London, 13th February 2018

Sometimes, the Tube is crowded… I noticed that the people standing up in the aisle separating the rows of seats, often face the same way. On this rush-hour journey, I saw backsides and rucksacks when the standees closest to me were all facing away. Medium: Digital drawing created on an iPhone […]

Crowded Tuesday morning, Victoria line, 13th February 2018

9.15am Monday, 29th January 2018, Brixton to Oxford Circus stations, Victoria line, London, England (Drawing 995)

A laughing baby was infectious, in a good way.  Monday morning commutes are usually a busy and subdued experience. This rush hour was particularly memorable because there were a few people on the journey who were outside the normal ‘working age’ bracket. A small, very smiley toddler was making this commute to Oxford […]

Young and old, Victoria line, London, 29th January 2018

Friday evening, District line, London, 22nd December 2017

I wonder what was on that phone? Just before Christmas, there can be a rush to get things done and see people. It’s one of those times when Londoners will go to the opposite side of their massive city – which can seem like long-distance travel – to see friends […]

Interesting phone, District line, London, 22nd December 2017

London Underground HQ, 55 Broadway, London, England, 27th January 2018

An architectural masterpiece. This drawing was inspired by a fascinating architectural tour of 55 Broadway, the Art Deco headquarters of London Underground. I’ve wanted to go in and see it ever since I first saw a dramatic drawing of it at the RIBA many years ago. One of the guides […]

55 Broadway, London, 27th January 2018

Platform of Brixton station, overlooking Electirc Avenue, London, England, 2pm 7th January 2018 (Drawing 991)

Sometimes, Brixton is beautiful… The sun was very bright whilst I was waiting for a train and carefully carrying a large homemade cake, which made me feel extra vulnerable on the narrow platform. I was going from Brixton to Kent House to see some friends before they emigrated. The elevated […]

Brixton station platform, London, 7th January 2018

Cafe, Whitechapel Gallery, 4th January 2018

This is how I spend my time off… Unlike most of my friends and colleagues, I did not go straight back to work after New Years Day. I booked a week off and I explored London. I hadn’t been to the Whitechapel Gallery for many years and its new cafe […]

Cafe, Whitechapel Gallery, 4th January 2018

1.20pm Friday 1st December 2017, Stratford to Canada Water stations, Jubilee line, London

  How desperate was this guy for a cigarette? This was a journey made going between site visits for work. I spotted a man rolling his own. Of course, he wasn’t going to smoke on the Tube – it’s illegal – but I can imagine he was eager to light […]

Rolling up and sharing music, Jubilee line, 1st December 2017

Sleeping spaniel, 7pm Tuesday, 7th November 2017, Oxford Circus to Brixton, Victoria line, London

No problem with sleeping dogs here. Initially, the lovely sleeping spaniel caught my attention as I had to step over it to get to a vacant seat. Only as I drew it and its owner did I notice the couple right in front of me. Goodness, they really couldn’t keep […]

Sleeping spaniel, Victoria line, 7th November 2017

Pier Head, Liverpool, England, 22nd October 2017 (Drawing 974)

What a beautiful city! Liverpool has many beautiful buildings and fantastic free museums. The place is full of culture as a result, but was devoid of good weather thanks to Storm Brian when I was visiting. This view I drew on my iPhone was from the Museum of Liverpool and it shows […]

Pier Head, Liverpool, England, 22nd October 2017

Japanese tourists, 8pm Tuesday, Victoria line, 15th August 2017

London couldn’t exist without them…   London’s a busy place. I’m surrounded by many familiar people every day: friends, colleagues and housemate, even the same people handing out free newspapers and Time Outs or preaching on the streets. I often forget many people are just passing through the city until I […]

Tourists, Victoria line, 15th August 2017

9.15am, Friday 30th June 2017, Brixton to Oxford Circus stations, Victoria line, London, England.

We’ve all done it: sleep, eat, use our phones and, ummm … wear bird print (I definitely have).  With teaching, work and travel, it’s been another busy time in my life, so squeezing in any drawing has been mostly a commute-only activity. The fragments of opportunity to draw have included: standing […]

Bird print, Victoria line, 30th June 2017

Corner Cafe, South Kensington underground station, 5pm 15th July 2017

Drinking tea and drawing strangers – a remedy for tiredness? This drawing is dedicated to the wonderful students I taught and the great staff who supported me at the beautiful Victoria and Albert Museum, London, when I was leading an iPad architecture drawing workshop. I learnt new things from my […]

Cafe, South Kensington station, 15th July 2017

Cutting nails, 16th May 2017, Victoria line

Is it ok to be cutting nails on the Tube? On a busy morning commute, I was rather appalled when a woman sat next to me began to clip her fingernails. At first, I thought she might be trimming one quickly, but I think she ended up cutting them all  – […]

Cutting nails, Victoria line, 16th May 2017

One of the canvases I'll be exhibiting (and selling) at the Urban Art Fair, London, 9th July 2017

Come and visit me in person at the Urban Art Fair on leafy Josephine Avenue, Brixton, London. The free art fair takes place on the streets of Brixton from Saturday 8th to Sunday 9th July, 10am to 6pm. I’ll be exhibiting on the Sunday only and will be one of 150 […]

Visit me at Urban Art Fair, London, 9th July 2017

6pm, Good Friday, Pimlico to Brixton, Victoria line, London, 14th April 2017

Nothing stops London. Events in the news have been shocking, but – despite the headlines – life in London carries on. It has to. This drawing took two months and done almost entirely during my commutes, which was the only time I had to draw due to work and other […]

Evening, Good Friday, Victoria line, 14th April 2017

Friday morning, Victoria line, 10th March 2017

The Tube is a good place to work out your expenses. On my way to Victoria station during a reasonably quiet time, I saw how people will leave a seat between each other if they can – this isn’t possible during the rush hour! The lady on the left attracted […]

Friday morning, Victoria line, 10th March 2017

9am Wednesday morning, Victoria line, London, 25th January 2017

It’s winter, even on the Underground, can’t you tell?   The product of six weeks’ worth of commuting time, this drawing records my first journey on the Tube to work after my trip around Europe. Somehow, the familiarity of my crowded commutes was an odd comfort after the constant change […]

Wednesday morning, Victoria line, 25th January 2017

11pm Saturday, Oxford Circus to Brixton stations, Victoria line, London, 17th December 2016 (Drawing 807)

A drink brings everyone together… At night, the Tube takes on a different atmosphere, it becomes more social when groups of people travel together. Few people are going to work, instead they’re jovially coming back or on their way to paaaaarty. I was coming home from Romford after a meal […]

Saturday evening, Victoria line, 17th December 2016

9am Tuesday, Brixton to Oxford Cricus stations, Victoria line, London, 15th November 2016 (Drawing 791)

Another morning commute… Another exciting day heading to work in central London, surrounded by fellow commuters reading, playing on their phones or eagerly waiting to reach their destination. Nothing specific caught my eye,it felt like any other commute. This time is used the Adobe Draw app, one I’ve rarely use […]

Morning commute, Victoria line, 15th November 2016

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