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The Coventry Sports & Leisure Centre, aka 'The Elephant Building'.

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It often seems that The Coventry Elephant Building divides opinion more than anything else in the

city. Some cite it as a hideous example of Brutalist architecture, whilst others (myself included) see it highly idiosyncratic, & gloriously original. Whatever your thoughts, the fact is, the Coventry Elephant has been woefully neglected in recent years, & is nowadays an empty, decaying, shell.

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My illustration is based on a photo I took some years ago.

A4, Photoshop, & Affinity Designer 2 (Beta).

The 'Gloster Meteor' - The RAF's first active jet-powered aircraft.

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Made possible by pioneering endeavours of Sir Frank Whittle, & his turbojet engine.

 

I live about 2 minute's walk from his birthplace, & the about same distance from Hearsall Common.

At one corner of the common is a small plaque that tells us that this is the place where,

as a child, Sir Frank 'first felt the power of flight'.

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A4. Photoshop, & Affinity Designer 2 (Beta).

I've loved dinosaurs since I first heard about dinosaurs, and that's a long time ago.

This is an illustration I did a few years ago, bringing many of those majestic prehistoric creatures together. it's not scientifically, nor historically, accurate. But then again, neither is 'Jurassic Park'.

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How many of them can your recognise? There's a list below, to help.

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A2. Photoshop.

Poster design for the stage play 'Enron'.

Created as part of a university project.

A3. Hand-drawn, & Photoshop.

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