Archive of Lady Catherine de Turnips
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The adventures of the Duke of Monmouth’s portrait
A short piece connecting history as a tourist experience and authentic artefacts.
How I came to London
Fish-out-of-water, tides, and bridges.
Exorcists say that AI generated Gregorian chant isn't working
What a time to be alive. And, apparently, undead.
My guidebook: Westminster Cathedral
Hagia Sophia that was dropped in Hampton Court and rolled its way through Alhambra.
Played with zines for the first time
Almost like a presentation, but it's definitely not a backdrop for a speaker — something closer to a doodle for a listener.
What do Isaac Newton and tigers have in common?
Among many possible answers: they lived in the Tower.
Further reading: Christopher Anderson on his White House portraits (Vanity Fair)
Close-ups bordering on discomfort and wide shots showing a bit too much of everything. In December 2025, this series of photos of Trump’s closest advisers sparked a lot of social media debate.
Painted a new bag
On everyday choices and vintage womanhood.
Dusk, street light, St. James's Park station
The first sunset of the new year.
Tower Bridge view, December evening
On my way to the Carol Service at the Tower church.
Photo: Hanging Gardens of North London
Alexandra & Ainsworth Estate. Not far from Abbey Road (yes, that one).
Dusk, street light, Tower of London
Autumn evening, stone, and the Thames below.
William Blake, St. Mary's Church Battersea
This window commemorates that the poet was married here -- and, decades and decades later, a vicar was unhappy with previous interior design decisions.
Love it: found this portrait on the table
This sketch was made during a street festival held by the National Portrait Gallery. Unfortunately, the artist is unknown.
My guidebook: Tower of London
A castle in the middle of a bustling city, with its own village-like community of residents (all the mod cons — the pub, the green, and an execution space — are present).
My guidebook: National Portrait Gallery, London
A gallery about people, for the people, as they describe themselves. From the Tudors to Harry Styles, this museum is about meeting people face to face, whether in portraiture or in person.
Planting poppies at the Tower
When commemorative practices meet physical labour on the grounds of a UNESCO World Heritage site, all you need is to stay in the shadow.
Listening
Are the crew members angels bringing a message to humankind?
Sketches from Edinburgh
Did my best to keep my drawing quick.
Today's sketch: Katherine Parr
From a drop-in drawing session at the National Portrait Gallery.
My guidebook: Fuckoffee (coffee shop)
A delight for all the middle-aged passers-by, this East London coffee shop does its best to live up to its name.
Today’s sketch: Neal’s Yard
I’m a simple person. Colourful places make me happy.
Today's sketch: Queen Elizabeth I et moi
From a drop-in drawing session at the National Portrait Gallery.
Today's sketch: Aubrey Beardsley
From a drop-in drawing session at the National Portrait Gallery.
Today’s sketch: Christmas steps, Bristol
The Christmas steps are a visually interesting (yet possibly physically challenging) structure. It's also a track of Mogwai.
Sketches: pink geranium
Process.
Sketch: Edinburgh is a beauty
Under the rain (from time to time).
Sketch: night in Edinburgh
From the hotel's window.
My guidebook: St. James's Park
A green space overlooking Buckingham Palace. For some, this park is even too curated and crowded.
Sketch: Bethnal Green, another window
A bright afternoon.
Sketch: window view + geranium
Working with what I have.
Sketch: window in Bethnal Green
Being bold here.
Sketch: Hyde Park
Another bright evening.
St Petersburg and its fragmented sky (2018–2020)
Something that I posted with a hashtag #wiresdaily.
My guidebook: Columbia Road (and its Sunday flower market)
With tiny shops selling necessities like candles and artisan chocolate, Columbia Road is famous for its Sunday flower market.
On murders and shovels
Archive of Lady Catherine de Turnips, entry 4663-2-5.
On brevity
Archive of Lady Catherine de Turnips, entry 4663-4-2-4-2.
Her curtain call
Archive of Lady Catherine de Turnips, entry 4663-00-7.
On the matter of cats and Catherines
Archive of Lady Catherine de Turnips, entry 4663-3-12.
A note on considerate neighbours
Archive of Lady Catherine de Turnips, entry 4663-double-2.
On avian friendship
Archive of Lady Catherine de Turnips, entry 4663-2.
A brief report on alligators, pelicans and Elizabeth I
Archive of Lady Catherine de Turnips, entry 4663-1-bis.
On being undersold and overpriced
Archive of Lady Catherine de Turnips, entry 4663-0-y.