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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Dragonwyke Cottage, Blewbury

Blewbury is a village in southern Oxfordshire. It is about a mile or so north of the Ridgeway, has quite a few thatched cottages and has largely survived the ravages of development elsewhere. Away from the busy main road, you can walk around relatively quiet lanes and walkways, perhaps taking in the clear water streams […]

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Sketching by the canal

On a dull weekend I made a short trip to the local Oxford canal to do some sketching. Here is my view of one of several narrow boats moored along this particular sketch of the canal on a quiet Sunday afternoon. Choosing a spot tucked in by the reeds, here is my sketch, below. Looking […]

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Sketching along the Cowley Road, Oxford : The Truck Store

It has been a while since I’ve posted, mostly down to it being a long dull and damp winter. Not many of those bright and frosty days this year. Instead, I’ve tended to make more local trips. Over the years I’ve drawn quite a few of Oxford’s landmarks but sometimes as a contrast it is […]

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The Oxford Building Supplies Store

Kidlington is a village just north of Oxford and it is home to Oxford Building Supplies. This is one of those endangered species of shops – a bits and pieces hardware shop. I have to admit I have a soft spot for this kind of store – whether it is a ‘bits and pieces’ car […]

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The Oxford Yarn Store

North Parade is a narrow street in North Oxford with two pubs, various eateries and this, a new shop; the Oxford Yarn Store. This building used to house a hairdressers and it is quite impressive what a good job they’ve done over the past few months converting it to the new store. On a rather […]

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