ABOUT US
Trevor Flynn founded Drawing At Work in 2004. Since that time the company has provided unique courses to develop visualisation and communication skills for some of the most distinguished and respected engineering and architectural companies in the world. His team combine to produce innovative and fresh educational content.
Trevor Flynn
“We should not be defined narrowly as people by what we do for a living. What we do for a living can only enable us to develop satisfactorily as people if the culture at work permits.”
Trevor is Director of Drawing At Work, founder of the Drawing Gym and Sketchmob. An authority on drawing and visual communication, his courses, seminars and events have been adopted by large companies, universities, museums and arts institutions. He is a visiting lecturer at the Design Museum, The Architectural Association, Bath University and Dyson. He is a former Conde Naste Travel illustrator and has illustrated a best-selling cookbook and a book by Richard Curtis about the making of the film Notting Hill.
Vasu Sellamuthu
Studio Manager
Vasu makes Drawing At Work tick. She assists with production of teaching content for all Drawing Gym courses, communication with clients, tutors, and students, social media publicity, set-up of drawing events and exhibitions, and maintaining of a growing archive of student work and course material. She is a practicing artist and recently graduated with a Distinction in MA Fine Art from City & Guilds of London Art School.
Inshra Russell
Film maker and editor
Inshra is a multi-platform content creator. Her portfolio includes short films, photography, illustrations, graphic design and video production. A freelancer under the name Studio Inku, she provides creative services to individuals, small businesses and organisations. She has been making tutorial videos for the Drawing Gym since 2013.
Annie Castle
Principal illustrator
Annie Castle is an architectural illustrator. She produces drawings and visualisations for Drawing at Work as well as for architecture practices. Her work, mainly in pen, ink and watercolour, is concerned with diagrams, texture, spatial narratives and the connection between humanity, architecture and nature.
Peter Ayres
Diagramming specialist and tutor
Peter Ayres is an architect and creative director of Beep Studio. When drawing, he specialises is using diagrams to communicate complex ideas simply. His interest in 3D pattern-making informs a course in exploratory paper folding techniques for designers.
Radu Axinte
Digital sketch artist
Radu is an architect who has worked on some of the most iconic architecture projects in London. A highly skilled freehand artist and watercolourist, he combines a passion for sketching with an appetite for digital image-making. His work, transitioning our sketching programmes seamlessly to digital means, has helped instil superior skills in course attendees, and make light work of the technical side of things to deliver an enjoyable experience of screen-based sketching.
Fardad Ghaffari
Engineering consultant and tutor
Fardad is engineering consultant and sketch artist for Drawing At Work, and has translated projects he has designed into worked examples for the Drawing Gym. A chartered structural engineer with over 15 years' UK experience on a wide range of building projects, Fardad is founder of FG+, a London based structural engineering design practice.
MSc CEng MIStructE
James Cheung
Architectural consultant and sketch artist
With 20+ years experience as an architect he has worked on worldwide projects. He specialises in articulating ideas in competitions and early stage work by sketching with clients, engineers, and consultants to achieve a collective solution. A graduate of Newcastle University, James has worked at Terry Farrell, BDP, FLACQ, Arup Associates, AFK, and currently Chris Dyson Architects.