Vintage High Street: a new book of old London shops

I finally got around to having another look at some of my old drawings of shops, pubs and cafés in London and have collected them together in a book which I hope will be volume i .

You can preview part of the book below and also, if you choose, you can buy it in either soft cover or ebook format.

Vintage High Street by B.E.J.Smith |

The shop is open

It’s time to talk about my new venture. My London Life has a shop - not in London, but  at Etsy (cue sound of cheering) the U.S. based website. I’ve spent bloody hours and hours looking at the site; inspecting the reams of words written about how to (or not) provide the perfect product at the perfect price. I’ve seen some terrific stuff.  So, the shop is open. the paintings are there.....

The illustration is of my friends’ sitting room.  A warm domestic environment. It will be in my shop very soon.