James Hobbs
@jameshobbsart.bsky.social
Drawing London with a thick black pen • new book Sketchbook Reveal out now • http://www.james-hobbs.co.uk • https://www.sketcherpress.com/product/sketchbook-reveal/
Distant shores of the River Ore, Suffolk, seen from the Maybush Inn, Waldringfield.
November 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Distant shores of the River Ore, Suffolk, seen from the Maybush Inn, Waldringfield.
Market Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, from room 10 of the Bull Inn.
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Market Hill, Woodbridge, Suffolk, from room 10 of the Bull Inn.
Fabrique cafe, Goodge Street, London. It was the end of the day, after work, and the cafe’s shelves were almost empty. I was the last one out.
November 4, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Fabrique cafe, Goodge Street, London. It was the end of the day, after work, and the cafe’s shelves were almost empty. I was the last one out.
Trees along the New River, Islington. It’s neither new nor a river, but built more than 400 years ago to bring fresh water to London from Hertfordshire. It’s ornamental in these lowest stretches.
October 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Trees along the New River, Islington. It’s neither new nor a river, but built more than 400 years ago to bring fresh water to London from Hertfordshire. It’s ornamental in these lowest stretches.
The tea room at Portmeirion, Wales. It’s a mad place with its bizarre constructions, its eccentric layout, its Italianate Welshness, its touristic overload.
October 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The tea room at Portmeirion, Wales. It’s a mad place with its bizarre constructions, its eccentric layout, its Italianate Welshness, its touristic overload.
My work is featured in the Nov 2025 issue of Artists & Illustrators magazine, which is out now. My thanks to the editor, Niki Browes.
September 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
My work is featured in the Nov 2025 issue of Artists & Illustrators magazine, which is out now. My thanks to the editor, Niki Browes.
San Sebastián/Donostia, Spain: bathers at La Concha beach last June, with Monte Urgull beyond. It was such a great place to visit, particularly for its fantastic food, city beaches, and long summer evenings.
September 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
San Sebastián/Donostia, Spain: bathers at La Concha beach last June, with Monte Urgull beyond. It was such a great place to visit, particularly for its fantastic food, city beaches, and long summer evenings.
Getting off the train at Barmouth, Wales, you find yourself in the middle of an amusement park. The families with young kids took us back to our summer holidays from the past. After exploring the town we doze in a sheltered spot in the dunes and then head up for a walk in the hills behind the town.
September 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Getting off the train at Barmouth, Wales, you find yourself in the middle of an amusement park. The families with young kids took us back to our summer holidays from the past. After exploring the town we doze in a sheltered spot in the dunes and then head up for a walk in the hills behind the town.
Trees in leaf. Summer days in Clissold Park, north London.
August 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Trees in leaf. Summer days in Clissold Park, north London.
La Flèche Saint-Michel, Bordeaux, from a cafe on Rue Gaspard Philippe. This drawing omits the reason for its name, la flèche (arrow), by editing out the spire, which was mostly encased in scaffolding anyway.
August 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
La Flèche Saint-Michel, Bordeaux, from a cafe on Rue Gaspard Philippe. This drawing omits the reason for its name, la flèche (arrow), by editing out the spire, which was mostly encased in scaffolding anyway.
Two views from the spectacularly situated Mirador de Lallende bar at Bulnes, high in the Picos de Europa in northern Spain. It’s at the very end of the track, on a ledge, after a drive, a subterranean funicular ride and a trek. #Bulnes
July 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Two views from the spectacularly situated Mirador de Lallende bar at Bulnes, high in the Picos de Europa in northern Spain. It’s at the very end of the track, on a ledge, after a drive, a subterranean funicular ride and a trek. #Bulnes
Finsbury Circus Gardens, London EC2, recently reopened after being closed for about a decade while the Elizabeth line was built.
July 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Finsbury Circus Gardens, London EC2, recently reopened after being closed for about a decade while the Elizabeth line was built.
The view from the cafe table where we ate lunch in Comillas, Cantabria, Spain. Just a glimpse of the gently rising street between the buildings. Enough.
July 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The view from the cafe table where we ate lunch in Comillas, Cantabria, Spain. Just a glimpse of the gently rising street between the buildings. Enough.
The view from room 202 at Posada de la Abadia, Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, northern Spain.
July 2, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The view from room 202 at Posada de la Abadia, Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, northern Spain.
Barnsbury Square Gardens, Islington, London N1. #Islington
June 24, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Barnsbury Square Gardens, Islington, London N1. #Islington
Exeter St David’s railway station as seen from the Premier Inn across the road. I’ve passed through this station so many times over the years. #Exeter
May 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Exeter St David’s railway station as seen from the Premier Inn across the road. I’ve passed through this station so many times over the years. #Exeter
Two drawings from last weekend’s USk London gathering at St Pancras, one of the still unfinished Google “landscraper” HQ that stretches from King’s Cross station all the way to Granary Square, and the second of the St Pancras station as seen from the British Library piazza. #StPancras
May 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Two drawings from last weekend’s USk London gathering at St Pancras, one of the still unfinished Google “landscraper” HQ that stretches from King’s Cross station all the way to Granary Square, and the second of the St Pancras station as seen from the British Library piazza. #StPancras
Views from the train on the way home from a quick visit to Cornwall for a funeral. It’s late afternoon, the carriage is almost empty and the train is flying along. There’s occasional laughter from the end of the carriage.
May 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Views from the train on the way home from a quick visit to Cornwall for a funeral. It’s late afternoon, the carriage is almost empty and the train is flying along. There’s occasional laughter from the end of the carriage.
I’ve written about me and my sketchbooks for the Jackson’s Art Supplies blog as part of its Inside the Sketchbook series. Find it here: www.jacksonsart.com/blog/2025/05... #Sketchbooks
Inside the Sketchbook of James Hobbs
See inside the sketchbooks of London-based artist and author James Hobbs, a prolific drawer with over 200 sketchbooks.
www.jacksonsart.com
May 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I’ve written about me and my sketchbooks for the Jackson’s Art Supplies blog as part of its Inside the Sketchbook series. Find it here: www.jacksonsart.com/blog/2025/05... #Sketchbooks
The view from inside Superette, a deli on Upper Street, Islington, N1. #islington
April 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The view from inside Superette, a deli on Upper Street, Islington, N1. #islington
Brunswick Square Gardens, Bloomsbury.
April 9, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Brunswick Square Gardens, Bloomsbury.
When the Thames tide is out, it’s lovely to walk down on the beach. By Tate Modern, where I sit on the pebbles to draw, the City skyline is visible under the Millennium Bridge. The sandier parts are further upstream by the Festival Hall.
April 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
When the Thames tide is out, it’s lovely to walk down on the beach. By Tate Modern, where I sit on the pebbles to draw, the City skyline is visible under the Millennium Bridge. The sandier parts are further upstream by the Festival Hall.
Last chance. The Urban Sketchers London show of more than 300 works closes on Sunday 30/03 - I have two drawings in it, and copies of Sketchbook Reveal are on sale too. urbansketcherslondon.co.uk/exhibition-p...
March 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Last chance. The Urban Sketchers London show of more than 300 works closes on Sunday 30/03 - I have two drawings in it, and copies of Sketchbook Reveal are on sale too. urbansketcherslondon.co.uk/exhibition-p...
I have a couple of drawings in the mega Urban Sketchers London show at the Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, London running 22-30 March. It will consist of more than 300 drawings and an array of hands-on sketchwalks and other drawing events. See urbansketcherslondon.co.uk/exhibition-p... #UrbanSketchers
March 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I have a couple of drawings in the mega Urban Sketchers London show at the Art Pavilion, Mile End Park, London running 22-30 March. It will consist of more than 300 drawings and an array of hands-on sketchwalks and other drawing events. See urbansketcherslondon.co.uk/exhibition-p... #UrbanSketchers
Eastbourne Pier. The starlings are still gathering here to murmurate at sunset – it’s not as mesmerising as when we were here one February, but amazing nonetheless. #Eastbourne
March 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Eastbourne Pier. The starlings are still gathering here to murmurate at sunset – it’s not as mesmerising as when we were here one February, but amazing nonetheless. #Eastbourne