Ron Sandford is addicted to drawing. He carries blank postcards in the inside pocket of his jacket, and wherever he goes, he draws whenever the opportunity arises. This book is the first collection of those postcard sketches: over 200 drawings capturing fleeting moments from everyday life — a Salvation Army band playing on the seafront on a Sunday; a giant plastic ice cream cone standing outside an Italian gelateria; men and women meditating on trains; a dog asleep in a pub; his wife with her feet up. When the minister asked the congregation to pray, while everyone else had their eyes shut, Ron was there drawing.
About Ron Sandford
Born in Greenock, Ron Sandford studied at Glasgow School of Art in the late 1950s before continuing at the Royal College of Art, London, specialising in graphics. Renowned for his highly detailed architectural drawings, he worked with leading architects, including Norman Foster, on major commissions such as the Broadgate Centre and Thames Millennium Bridge. His career later took him to Hong Kong before he settled in Yell, Shetland, in 2002.
