Alban Low

Quick sketches from an evening of Poem Brut featuring expansive literary performances from staff, students and alumni of @kingstonuniversity.bsky.social + guests at the Town House. More on the Art of Jazz blog at artofjazz.blogspot.com/2025/10/poem... #poembrut #poetry #sketch #ink #drawing #art

@smallpublishers.bsky.social Haul! I 'Flight Paths' by @ggaffa.bsky.social/@nightjarpress.bsky.social , NaoKo TakaHashi' & @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social 'Blabbermind' by Andrew Kotting, @susiecampbell.bsky.social & @guillemotpress.bsky.social ,SJ Fowler/ Sampson Low. Fantastic reading from all 🔥🔥🔥

Sketches from brilliant solo sets at Newcastle Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music in the The Lit & Phil ‘Members Library’. First Raymond MacDonald's zesty desire lines, followed by Neil Charles on double bass, with his thrilling Ellington stepping stones. artofjazz.blogspot.com/2025/10/raym...

Sketches from the Tea House Theatre Jazz Jam in Vauxhall. A first visit for me, absolutely loved it. More sketches at artofjazz.blogspot.com/2025/10/tea-... including those of Ben Gasiglia, Benet McLean, Rio Kai and Eric Ford. Next jam Tuesday, October 14, 2025 #jazz #drawing #art #sketch #vauxhall

Looking forward to co-judging the poetry submissions for @walklistencreate.org. The anthologies are beautifully illustrated by @albanlow.bsky.social - a real treat

Small Worlds is back at the Hans Falcks Hus, Ved Slottet 27, Aabenraa, Denmark from 6 July - 31 Aug 2025. Eskild Beck has invited artists from Italy, Germany, England, and local artists to create miniature worlds to fire up the imagination. I'm exhibiting 4 of my quirky Silo Worlds. #art #sculpture

YouTube video by fowlerpoetry Alban Low and Natalie Low : Sweden - European Poetry Festival 2025

Our homage to the Swedish Flat Pack at the European Poetry Festival. Natalie and I had an absolute blast, so many fab performances and a generous free spirited audience to support us youtu.be/df5smHbA3M0?... Thank you to SJ Fowler and @europeanpoetryfest.bsky.social for the opportunity #poetry

Come down tonight (Friday), Natalie and I perform at the European Poetry Festival #EPF2025, 7pm Free Entry, Kingston University Town House, Top Floor Café Corner. We celebrate the Flat Pack, perhaps Sweden's greatest invention (after Dynamite and the Adjustable Wrench) www.europeanpoetryfestival.com

Thank you. I'm already looking back on those two weeks with great fondness (even though I had difficult moments), I love the way that drawing catches emotions, sense of place, and the narratives of our lives. My next step is to try and string them together in a story and breathe new life into them.

Been busy scanning suitcases of family photos. This is my 2x Great Grandfather, Richard Cadbury Barrow (1827-1894), who was the Mayor of #Birmingham in 1888. His cousin, John Cadbury, transferred the family tea/coffee business to him in 1849, so he could concentrate on the manufacture of chocolate!

Sketches from the iyatraQuartet's uplifting album launch @citylit.bsky.social. My fave song is Beatriz, which was inspired by trobairitz (female troubadour) Beatritz de Dia. It was sung brilliantly in #Occitan by George Sleightholme. More sketches and info here artofjazz.blogspot.com/2025/05/iyat...

Thank you. It was one of the real joys of the trip. Yesterday when I had my last coffee at Le Recepteur I left one of these sketches for the waiter with my tip. Lots of memories wrapped up this set.

No drawing today but here's all the little sketches I did while sitting in the café Le Recepteur. It was a great place to sketch the local characters. Thank you to everyone who offered support over the past two weeks, I've had limited access to the Internet so will go back and read everything #paris

Here's the map. the music on the film is Christine Delaroche – Demain On Se Marie. Thank you everyone for the support over these past 13 days. Until next year. xxx

YouTube video by Alban Low Notre-Dame d’Auteuil - Walk 73

One last walk very early this morning before I jump on a Eurostar. It included the aftermath of the crazy ice storm yesterday, with leaves everywhere, dead pigeons in the street, Jesus Loves You socks, and one final look at the Eiffel Tower. Walk with me at youtu.be/yZBv43_PqsA #Paris

It threw shadows down the stairwell too. I spent my last night in Paris at Radio France watching a concert about Billie Holiday. Here's the film of me doing it. Music is Laura Ulmer - Moi J'ai Suivi L'Exemple

It's a one person lift here in the building. I get glimpses of the people using it through the little narrow window. There was a big storm today, with hail, and shards of ice that knocked the leaves off the trees and killed a few pigeons. #dailysketch #art #drawing #sketch #Paris #lift #voyeur

Here's the map, the music on the film is Laura Ulmer - Les Cover Girls. #Paris #PontMirabeau #walk #guidedushowbusiness

YouTube video by Alban Low Pont Mirabeau - Walk 72

I headed to the Pont Mirabeau this morning, the Seine was flat as a pancake, calm and serene. As usual a typically obscure dip into 1960s showbiz, including the actress who played Tante Georgette in the educational US TV series French in Action. Walk with me youtu.be/1btPehbZGoA #Paris #PontMirabeau

Here's the film of the drawing, music is Violaine - Cousin Kneypper. A late finish so some dinner now and a old film, maybe one that's featured the bridge ( Rififi, Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, Zazie dans le Métro, Last Tango in Paris, Ronin, etc) #Paris #PontdeBir-Hakeim

These two were having so much fun, while everyone else seemed to be getting photos taken on the Pont de Bir-Hakeim their shouts echoed along the whole length of the bridge. #dailysketch #art #drawing #sketch #Paris #cycling #freespirit

Here's the map, the music you can hear on the film is the one and only René Urtreger with St Eustache. #Paris

YouTube video by Alban Low Parc de Passy - Walk 70

Wandered down to the Seine, the Pont de Bir-Hakeim was beautiful in the dawn light. Then I found the tinkling home of René Urtreger, whose dexterous digits you can hear on the improvised soundtrack for Louis Malle’s 1958 masterpiece Ascenseur pour l’échafaud. youtu.be/vCd7qUmy6CY #Paris

Here's the film of me sketching it, music is virginia vee - je ne veux plus te voir ici

Sweeper on the backstairs in Rue des Vignes. A quiet day here.
I'll cook myself a nice dinner and have a chat with Nat.
Two more full days left, from a difficult start the days now have been flying by. #dailysketch #art #drawing #sketch #Paris #mayday #reflection #thinking

It May Day and the they're selling muguet (lily of the valley) on every corner. It's a quieter day today, I'll do my drawing this afternoon, but not sure what to do this evening. Here's the map, music on the film is the wonderful Virginia Vee - Le temps de la bohème

YouTube video by Alban Low Musée Clemenceau - Walk 71

On each walk I like to choose which house I'd like to live in. Today it was Virginia Vee's apartment, we know her as Virginia Peters, one third of the American vocal trio The Peters Sisters. Her pad is opposite the Jardins du Trocadéro with a view of the Eiffel Tower. youtu.be/DD3vUxE2_ZQ #Paris

Here's the film of me doing it, my eyes were really tired at the end. Music is Jackie Lawrence - Valentino
Tonight I'm going out to the Conservatoire to see some Big Band Jazz.

My room here is 3 floors up and opens onto a quiet inner courtyard. My desk is beside the window and as I look out in the morning I can see a mum brushing a child's unruly hair and usually a man pops up in his boxer shorts. I suppose it's the same sight wherever you are in the world. #art #Paris