The Lighthouse Roundabout, Alicante

After a gap of a couple of years, we recently made it back to Alicante again – for a holiday and a recharge. Last time we were here I did quite a bit of sketching so this time I took along a couple of sketchbooks and a small sketching stool. I decided it was worth […]

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Welcome to OxfordArtist online

Welcome to my Artwork website. I am an Oxford based artist specialising in watercolours and line & wash. On this site you will find a selection of my sketches, drawings and paintings from Oxford and my travels further afield. Scroll down for some of my more recent work or for more visit my monthly calendar […]

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In the shade – a view from Santa Cruz, Alicante

Its been a while ago since my last holiday in Alicante, Spain. While there i managed to do a couple of my favourite things; sketching from around the castle hillside and drawing the Old Town. Here is one of my sketches – a view from the Santa Cruz church and the old town, towards the […]

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Views over Alicante – sketching from the hillside

One thing to do if you visit Alicante is to make the trip up to the castle. Most people take the lift, though there is a bus service as well. Those that are relatively fit can make the climb but it is a fairly stiff walk. Some of the locals make a point of jogging […]

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Sketching houses on London Street, Faringdon

In the past I’ve drawn several sketches of Faringdon in West Oxfordshire and about a month ago ventured out again to draw parts of the town’s London Street. Coming down the hill into the town the road is lined with a mixture of houses that have largely been left relatively un-redeveloped. After finding somewhere to […]

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