https://laurencetindall.co.uk/ Portfolio, inspirations and diary notes from a UK studio en Sun, 08 Nov 2026 06:30:19 GMT https://laurencetindall.co.uk/dont-sand-the-edges-off-high-street-sketchbook-plea/ https://laurencetindall.co.uk/dont-sand-the-edges-off-high-street-sketchbook-plea/ A wander through my local town centre turned into an argument for keeping the wonky bits: the faded signs, odd shopfronts and accidental colour clashes that make a place worth drawing. Plus a simple sketchbook exercise for turning those details into portfolio material. Laurence Tindall Inspiration Sun, 08 Nov 2026 04:43:09 GMT https://laurencetindall.co.uk/trolley-philosophy-still-life-shoot-on-a-fiver/ https://laurencetindall.co.uk/trolley-philosophy-still-life-shoot-on-a-fiver/ A £5 note, three charity shops and a kitchen table. Notes from a small personal shoot where the budget did more directing than I did, plus a practical list of what to pick up and what to leave on the rail. Laurence Tindall Studio Diary Sun, 08 Nov 2026 04:43:09 GMT https://laurencetindall.co.uk/leave-pencil-marks-in-portfolio-messy-middle/ https://laurencetindall.co.uk/leave-pencil-marks-in-portfolio-messy-middle/ A polished portfolio can look like a museum after closing time — beautiful, silent and slightly untouchable. This is a case for leaving in the early sketches, abandoned routes and honest iterations that show UK clients how you actually think, plus practical prompts for deciding what belongs in a 2026 portfolio without turning it into a scrapbook. Laurence Tindall Inspiration Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:43:11 GMT https://laurencetindall.co.uk/wet-sleeves-bright-paper-november-art-book-fair/ https://laurencetindall.co.uk/wet-sleeves-bright-paper-november-art-book-fair/ A wet November weekend, a late train and a hall full of zines: this is a diary of three things that stuck with me from a UK art book fair. The useful part wasn’t the aesthetic — it was the way small-press makers present work with warmth, honesty and a very human sense of scale. Laurence Tindall Studio Diary Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:43:11 GMT https://laurencetindall.co.uk/seven-homegrown-details-worth-stealing-for-your-portfolio/ https://laurencetindall.co.uk/seven-homegrown-details-worth-stealing-for-your-portfolio/ There is a version of this piece that is all dry stone walls and wistful violin music. This is not that. Seven very British visual habits — from charity-shop rails to local panto — that quietly feed the work, and how to actually use them. Laurence Tindall Inspiration Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:43:39 GMT https://laurencetindall.co.uk/short-days-long-ideas-november-notebook/ https://laurencetindall.co.uk/short-days-long-ideas-november-notebook/ The clocks have gone back, the light has turned soft and the kettle is doing overtime. Here is what is actually keeping the work moving in the studio this November — five small rituals, a couple of duds, and a quiet case for the month everyone else writes off. Laurence Tindall Studio Diary Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:43:39 GMT