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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
Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas, Liverpool, England, 23rd November 2018

A great city with amazing architecture. Drawn from a photograph I took in 2017. Last year I was lucky enough to visit the city and explore its great architecture, such as Pier Head. This drawing is of the Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas, located just behind Pier Head, it’s […]

Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas, Liverpool, 2018

Saturday evening, Elm Park to Victoria, District line, 25th August 2018

I didn’t go to the festival, but I was hearing all about it… It was a long and entertaining journey from a house party near Elm Park back to Brixton. On the District line, I ended up on the same carriage as a lot of people coming from a music festival in […]

After the pop festival, District line, 25th August 2018

Saturday afternoon, Victoria to Upton Park, District line, London, 18th August 2018 (Drawing 1124)

So many things one can do with a digital device. I wasn’t going to or from work on this Tube journey, for a change, I was heading to a paaaaarty! In this carriage, I spotted people using their smartphones or tablet for many things. Obviously, I was drawing; other people […]

Digital devices, District line, London, 18th August 2018

Child eating breakfast, 8.50am, Saturday 30th June 2018, Brixton to Oxford Circus stations, Victoria line, London, England (Drawing 1117)

The morning I got food envy… The dad in this picture was asking his young daughter: “Are you still hungry, had enough?”. As she was eating, he explained the meaning of the colours of the lines o the Tube map, especially “the green and yellow ones”. This scene is not very […]

Family breakfast, Victoria line, 30th June 2018

Pull ups in rush hour, 7.45am Monday, 21st May 2018, Brixton to Oxford Circus stations, Victoria line, London, England (Drawing 1115)

Combining the gym with commuting. Multitasking, London style.   I went in earlier than usual to work that day. When I boarded the Tube carriage, I spotted a middle-aged man doing several pull-ups before the train left the station. Over the course of seven weeks, made up of at least […]

Exercising on the underground, Victoria line, 21st May 2018

Putting on makeup, 9.10am Tuesday, 24th April 2018, Brixton to Oxford Circus stations, Victoria line, London, England (Drawing 1111)

It’s not just about having steady hands, it’s a skill! With a steady hand and good coordination, this woman managed to apply blusher on her cheeks as the train moved between Brixton and Oxford Circus stations. It was crowded during the morning rush hour, but I spotted her in a gap […]

Putting on make-up, rush hour, Victoria line, 24th April 2018

Sunset at Bankside and Blackfriars Railway Bridge, London, England, 5th May 2018 (Drawing 1113)

The Thames can look magical, sometimes. It only takes a sunset to transform the Thames, elevating it from more than the muddy-looking stretch of water it often resembles. Add to that the warm weather and its banks seem like possibly the best place in the world, at least until it gets […]

Sunset on the Thames at Bankside, London, 5th May 2018

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

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