Artwork Galleries
These galleries present a selection of my artwork, in pencil, pen and ink and watercolour.
The drawings and painting here cover work I have done over quite a number of years, although I am doing more now – especially for my Great War bikeride book project.
All artwork is: © Nigel Bruce, except where indicated in the description.
More galleries and images will be added soon!
Illustrations for ‘The Road of Hope and Sorrow: the Western Front by bike from Passchendaele to Kilometre Zero’
This is part of my project on The Great War, a journey by bike – so far along the Western Front from the Belgian Coast to the Swiss border – and through history, learning about the causes of the war, the course of the conflict, and the consequences for Europe and the World. A book is in the making.
These drawings are all done in pencil on cartridge or watercolour paper …
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The ‘Grieving Parents’ by Käthe Kollwitz, at Vladslo German Cemetery near Diksmuide, Belgium. The sculpture is the artist’s memorial to her son Peter, who was killed near Langemark in 1914
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The Great War Christmas Truce memorial at Messines, Belgium. The sculpture was designed by Andrew Edwards and cast at the Castle Fine Arts Foundry, Powys, Wales
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Sir Edwin Lutyens’ memorial to the Missing of the Somme, Thiepval. The names of around 73,000 missing British and South African soldiers are carved into the walls.
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The Ulster Tower near Thiepval in the Somme. Based on Helen’s Tower at Clandeboye in County Down, it serves as Northern Ireland’s National War Memorial
Kenyan Community Health Worker Training: household energy and air pollution
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Scenario for planning transition to cleaner cooking and lighting energy: urban setting
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Roof vents, eaves spaces, windows and doors can help remove cookstove smoke
Local scenes from Cheshire and North-West England
These drawings and paintings capture village and other local scenes around my home near Chester, and the canals that run through Cheshire and neighbouring counties.
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St Helen’s Church, Tarporley – pen and ink on watercolour paper
Life Drawing, Still Life and Other Places
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Pentre Ifan Neolithic burial chamber, Ceredigion – pencil on cartridge paper