A couple of weeks ago I finished watching the HBO period show ‘John Adams’ on DVD, with Paul Giamatti. For those who don’t know, Adams was the second American president and the first ambassador to the UK. I knew that, because I used to go past his house on my London tour years ago (it’s on Grosvenor Square). It was a good series, covering an interesting period in history (if I go for my citizenship, I’ll know all the answers to that test now). I had to sketch Giamatti while watching. It’s funny, when I first started watching the series, I found myself suddenly putting on their voices and accents, which were less USA and more Somerset farmer Giles (especially Benjamin Franklin). “Ooh-arh, oy don’t much like dem taxes on moy cuppa tea, arh, an’ oy don’t loyk dat king George, ‘im very mad, moy lovely, arh”.  I even started wishing people still wore those funny wigs (which appeared to be more like hats).

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Anyway folks…tomorrow, Let’s Draw Davis, sketching around UC Davis from 10:30… it’s raining still now, but it’s supposed to be sunny in the morning. Hope to see you there!