Author: oxfordartistonline

The Emerson Chambers Building at Eldon Square in Newcastle

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Here is one of my earlier drawings – of the Emerson Chambers building at Eldon Square in Newcastle Upon Tyne. This landmark building is pretty much in the center of Newcastle – and this is a city with a lot of character. This is a drawing from quite a while ago – you might find […]

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More sketching at Rick’s Dinner, Cowley Road, Oxford

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Living just outside Oxford, I sometimes take the trip in and do some drawing on a Sunday. With the University and various historic buildings, there is quite a bit of opportunity for this but sometimes it can be a bit too busy. So it is sometimes nice to mix it up a little and go […]

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Sketching in Porthleven harbour

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It was a bit late in the summer but I managed to get away for a week’s holiday in Cornwall before the weather turned. Even so, I didn’t get that much time to sketch as the week flew by. I did, however, remember, to take my wellies and made a point of spending a couple […]

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Sketching flags outside The Randolph Hotel, Oxford

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After a quick whisk around the Ashmolean Museum, I sat outside in the shade and did a sketch of The Randolph Hotel. The Hotel is just across the road from the Ashmolean so I thought I’d sketch the flags outside it’s main entrance. As I drew I realised that I needed to add some detail […]

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Back to Oxford Central Library – sketching the Wetherspoons again.

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Oxford central library is a big concrete survival from the early 70s. It is not my favourite being quite monolithic in that 70s way and somewhat lacking in natural daylight. It is however a good place to go and do some sketching, especially on a rainy or otherwise gloomy day. So occasionally I will visit […]

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