Notes from the studio

The studio journal

Working notes on drawing buildings on location, painting under Atlantic light, and turning sketchbook pages into finished collages.

10 February 2026 · 6 min read

Architectural Sketching on Location: How a Building Becomes a Drawing

Construction lines, one sitting, no erasing. The working method behind the architectural drawings in the GAK Creations archive.

4 March 2026 · 5 min read

Why the coastal work is grey before it is blue, and how an architect draws a hull like a building.

1 April 2026 · 6 min read

Ticket stubs, torn paper, and drawings made on the day — how a journey becomes a sheet you can hang.

6 May 2026 · 6 min read

The oldest Canary Island, drawn in lava black and lime white — and why the wind is part of the technique.

3 June 2026 · 6 min read

Gaudí's curves obey rules. Find the rule and the building draws itself — a note on Barcelona, Bilbao and structural logic.

4 August 2026 · 7 min read

Where the discipline of building drawing ends and artwork begins — and what to look for when buying architecture art for a room.

3 September 2026 · 7 min read

The two-thirds rule, the 145 cm centre line and how much wall a frame really eats — practical sizing advice before you order a print.

4 September 2026 · 7 min read

Living room, bedroom, office, hallway — each room asks a different question of a picture. Here are the answers, with sizes and heights.

4 September 2026 · 6 min read

Paper, pigment, provenance and the hand that made the drawing — what you are actually paying for, and why it shows on the wall.