5 January 2026 · Downtown Sketchers

Pocket, Paradise Street — 5 January 2026

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Pocket group line drawing — Pocket, Paradise Street, Liverpool, Downtown Sketchers, 5 January 2026 · Artwork © the individual artists.

On Monday 5 January 2026, our first meetup of 2026 was at Pocket on Paradise Street. We drew plants, fellow sketchers, the cafe interior and nearby architecture, working in pencil, ink and watercolour.

Pocket Cafe Bar at 98 Paradise Street combines a cafe with a shop featuring local artwork. Our first visit of the year records the people, plants and street views around this independent space.

Place history: https://www.pocketcafebarliverpool.com/

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Potted plant watercolour — Pocket, Paradise Street, Liverpool, Downtown Sketchers, 5 January 2026

Church spire watercolour — Pocket, Paradise Street, Liverpool, Downtown Sketchers, 5 January 2026

Building ink drawing — Pocket, Paradise Street, Liverpool, Downtown Sketchers, 5 January 2026

Sketcher watercolour — Pocket, Paradise Street, Liverpool, Downtown Sketchers, 5 January 2026; artwork by Mark C. Grant

Portrait colour study — Pocket, Paradise Street, Liverpool, Downtown Sketchers, 5 January 2026

People pencil study — Pocket, Paradise Street, Liverpool, Downtown Sketchers, 5 January 2026

Cafe interior pencil study — Pocket, Paradise Street, Liverpool, Downtown Sketchers, 5 January 2026

Flowers watercolour — Pocket, Paradise Street, Liverpool, Downtown Sketchers, 5 January 2026

Window and tree pencil study — Pocket, Paradise Street, Liverpool, Downtown Sketchers, 5 January 2026

Sketchers pencil study — Pocket, Paradise Street, Liverpool, Downtown Sketchers, 5 January 2026

Church spire pencil study — Pocket, Paradise Street, Liverpool, Downtown Sketchers, 5 January 2026