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January’s DRAW! gallery

Check out some of your DRAW! submissions in January, hand-picked by Bradford 2025's Creative Director Shanaz Gulzar.

Published: February 1, 2025

DRAW! supported by David Hockney is a nationwide project to get everyone drawing.

In January, Bradford born artist David Hockney invited us all to draw something we find beautiful. Take a look back at some of the amazing drawings you sent to us in January.

Look back on January's theme

‘Draw something you think is beautiful’

You kicked off our year of drawing in incredible style in January! You sent some incredible drawings that showed us what you find beautiful, from your pets to familiar views of the places you love – inspired by David Hockney.

We loved seeing what inspired you to get drawing!

Bradford 2025 Creative Director Shanaz Gulzar has looked through all of the submissions you sent in and hand-picked some of her personal favourites.

Check out Shanaz’s highlights below.

Childrens drawing of three purple flowers, and a yellow sticky note in the middle saying Bradford, and Rise written underneath
Jude Brown - Rise
Pen sketch of a man and a puffin bird
Laura Smith - David Attenborough
A drawing of the back view of a Grandad and four other men wearing Bradford City gold and burgundy football shirts, on a football ground
Lennie McNulty - Grandad's Football Team
Pencil drawing of Feathers McGraw, a small penguin with a rubber glove on it's head holding a remote
Leo Lewis – Feathers McGraw
Lesley Butterworth – Espaliers, Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Lesley Butterworth – Espaliers, Yorkshire Sculpture Park
A vibrant green painting of an outdoor scene with lush grass and bushes. A wooden fence runs across the middle, with a cat up in a tree and a black cat sitting on the ground beside a hedgehog.
Lindsay Forrest - Bruno and Jelly in the garden
pencil drawing of outdoors, large rocks on the floor and tall forest trees
Peter Parker - Striding by the Strid (the Wharfe at Bolton Abbey)
Close up drawing of a zebras eye
Angela Kershaw
A drawing of a closed gate in a snowy field
Samuel Galloway – A Winter's Gate
Drawing of the country side, light grey sky and a digital green sketch over green areas
Adam Raees Ismail - My back garden
Drawing of small pretty flowers on top of a bunch of colourful pencils
lalewii creative – chameleon
Pencil drawing of an open book on a table with a cup of tea and a a cat peering at the end of the table
Seojae Park – Regular CAT customer of my cafe
Pencil drawing of the back of houses and a street light.
June Russell - My back yard
Digital drawing of a giraffe with white spots
Savannah Mwangi – Stand tall
Black and white drawing of a man walking his dog in the woods
Jan Hutchins - Winter walk in the woods
A drawing of a wall with bushes on the other side and a wooden pole with electrical lines.
Adelina Court – Out of the window in January
Children's drawing on lined paper, three trees, with path in the middle of the page and animals!
Mohammed Zayaan - My happy place
Drawing of church with colourful windows and a rainbow path around the bottom of the church
Claire Harwood - Bright Bradford
Drawing of two women, one in a green jumper and the other lady and another man in black Jumpers. The bottom of the page is red checked with the words 'Bradfordians be bold be proud' at the bottom
Mark Chappell – Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
Water colour painting of a cup of tea in a blue mug
Tony Williams - Proper tea
Childrens drawing of a house, buildings and a tree with a pond
Tobias Hammond - Bradford
Pen line drawing of a girl laid down on a sofa covering their face with a round table next to them.
Patrick Gaunt – random girl, bored, waiting to get into Hockney Manchester
A pen drawing of a group of people sitting around a table with food and beers in a book gallery.
James Turner - Cheese & Beer
A canal with houses on both sides and a gate across the middle of the page, with green hills in the background
Nick Mortimer - GATES OF SALTS MILL
simple line drawing of a man turning and falling
Rose Fulbright
Black pencil drawing of a cat on a window sill with plants
Helen Steele - Sky cat plants
Black pencil sketch of multiple men on horses with a blue sketched background
Ruth Orbach - Valerie's horses

Submit your drawing

Want to learn more about DRAW! supported by David Hockney, and submit your own drawing to us? Check out the latest theme and find out how you can get involved below.

Artist David Hockney sits on a chair in front of one of his paintings. The artwork is hung on a white wall.
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Image: Adébayo Bolaji © Gregg Houston

DRAW! supported by David Hockney

David Hockney has drawn the world around him for 60 years – and the Bradford-born artist is now supporting DRAW!, a nationwide drawing project for Bradford 2025.

Each month, a different artist will invite us all to create a drawing inspired by a particular theme. Learn more - and get drawing!

Artist David Hockney sits on a chair in front of one of his paintings. The artwork is hung on a white wall.
Childrens drawing of three purple flowers, and a yellow sticky note in the middle saying Bradford, and Rise written underneath

Jude Brown - Rise

Pen sketch of a man and a puffin bird

Laura Smith - David Attenborough

A drawing of the back view of a Grandad and four other men wearing Bradford City gold and burgundy football shirts, on a football ground

Lennie McNulty - Grandad's Football Team

Pencil drawing of Feathers McGraw, a small penguin with a rubber glove on it's head holding a remote

Leo Lewis – Feathers McGraw

Lesley Butterworth – Espaliers, Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Lesley Butterworth – Espaliers, Yorkshire Sculpture Park

A vibrant green painting of an outdoor scene with lush grass and bushes. A wooden fence runs across the middle, with a cat up in a tree and a black cat sitting on the ground beside a hedgehog.

Lindsay Forrest - Bruno and Jelly in the garden

pencil drawing of outdoors, large rocks on the floor and tall forest trees

Peter Parker - Striding by the Strid (the Wharfe at Bolton Abbey)

Close up drawing of a zebras eye

Angela Kershaw

A drawing of a closed gate in a snowy field

Samuel Galloway – A Winter's Gate

Drawing of the country side, light grey sky and a digital green sketch over green areas

Adam Raees Ismail - My back garden

Drawing of small pretty flowers on top of a bunch of colourful pencils

lalewii creative – chameleon

Pencil drawing of an open book on a table with a cup of tea and a a cat peering at the end of the table

Seojae Park – Regular CAT customer of my cafe

Pencil drawing of the back of houses and a street light.

June Russell - My back yard

Digital drawing of a giraffe with white spots

Savannah Mwangi – Stand tall

Black and white drawing of a man walking his dog in the woods

Jan Hutchins - Winter walk in the woods

A drawing of a wall with bushes on the other side and a wooden pole with electrical lines.

Adelina Court – Out of the window in January

Children's drawing on lined paper, three trees, with path in the middle of the page and animals!

Mohammed Zayaan - My happy place

Drawing of church with colourful windows and a rainbow path around the bottom of the church

Claire Harwood - Bright Bradford

Drawing of two women, one in a green jumper and the other lady and another man in black Jumpers. The bottom of the page is red checked with the words 'Bradfordians be bold be proud' at the bottom

Mark Chappell – Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Water colour painting of a cup of tea in a blue mug

Tony Williams - Proper tea

Childrens drawing of a house, buildings and a tree with a pond

Tobias Hammond - Bradford

Pen line drawing of a girl laid down on a sofa covering their face with a round table next to them.

Patrick Gaunt – random girl, bored, waiting to get into Hockney Manchester

A pen drawing of a group of people sitting around a table with food and beers in a book gallery.

James Turner - Cheese & Beer

A canal with houses on both sides and a gate across the middle of the page, with green hills in the background

Nick Mortimer - GATES OF SALTS MILL

simple line drawing of a man turning and falling

Rose Fulbright

Black pencil drawing of a cat on a window sill with plants

Helen Steele - Sky cat plants

Black pencil sketch of multiple men on horses with a blue sketched background

Ruth Orbach - Valerie's horses