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Lizzy Sharpe
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On this day in 1905 Gertrude 'Trudy' Ederle was born in New York. Trudy was both an Olympic swimming champion and in 1926 became the first woman to swim the Channel.

Trudy's story is one of many being explored in @dovermuseum.bsky.social newest exhibition, At the End of History.

#illustration
A watercolour illustration of a smiling Gertrude Ederle standing in the sea on a cloudy day. She has chin length hair and is wearing a swimming association swimming costume with a logo.
October 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Looking back on some art from a couple of years ago.
#autumn #wellies #watercolour #ink
A watercolour and ink drawing of a pair of children's red wellies placed neatly in the middle of the floor. There is a pink striped upholstered sofa and a wooden cupboard in the background.
October 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Illustration of St Mary of Charity, #Faversham

#illustration #church #churchcrawling
A watercolour illustration with details emphasized in black ink. St Mary of Charity's spire emerges behind overground trees. The church is lit up by the evening sun. In the foreground is a stone archway and wooden gate.
September 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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We've been celebrating Captain Matthew Webb's 150th anniversary swim of the English Channel @dovermuseum.bsky.social
#OnThisDay in 1875 Webb set off from Dover. 21 hours 45 minutes later he would arrive in France and become the first recorded person to successfully swim the English Channel.
A watercolour colour illustration of Captain Matthew Webb. He has blonde short hair and a large moustache. He is wearing a white buttoned shirt and two medals.
August 24, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Illustration of St Cosmus and St Damian Church, Blean near #Canterbury

#illustration #church #churchcrawling
A small watercolour and ink outline illustration of a flint church building. The angle captures the side of the church building with a bell tower. In front of the church are green bushes and trees, a lit lamp and a memorial garden with commemorative plaques.
July 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Scanned version of drawing of St Martin's church #Canterbury
Watercolour and ink illustration of St Martin's church in Canterbury. In front of the medieval church are gravestones and a lamp post. In the foreground is an edge of a wall and a bottom step and a path leading round the church. Shadows are cast from the evening sun.
June 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Small watercolour and ink drawing of St Martin's church Canterbury.

#watercolour #ink #illustration #church #canterbury #heritage
June 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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#seaside #watercolour #ink #illustration
A young child with brown hair tied back in a low ponytail wearing a purple and pink coat that is too big and blue trousers. The child is walking on wet sand towards the sea. There are faint reflections in the sand. There is a seagull overhead and a silhouette of a building in the distance.
May 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Sketching ideas resulted in a grumpy looking seagull.

#birds #drawing #sketches
Ink pen outline drawing of a seagull
April 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Bats 🦇 ❤️
#bat #bats #church #churches #drawing #painting #sketchbook #blueskyart #bskyart
A dusky painting of a flying soprano pipistrelle bat in a church near an arched glass window and wooden ceiling
January 5, 2025 at 9:00 AM