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On the summer solstice I took a trip out to draw the Norman church at Fulbrook, in West Oxfordshire. Above is my attempt at a watercolour of the same scene. Also below are another view of the south of the church and my original drawing for comparison. One feature I really like is those windows […]
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Fulbrook is a village in West Oxfordshire, a few miles NE of Burford. The village is mentioned in the Doomsday book and has a small Norman church tucked away just off the main road. The church is therefore easy to miss, especially if like most people you are travelling on the relatively straight road to […]
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After posting a drawing of narrow-boats on the canal at Shipton-on-Cherwell, here is an update – its my watercolour of the scene. Yes it’s quite green – but maybe in this case that just reflects the scene? Below are a couple of photo’s of what it actually looked like… Definitely a bit green…
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After a day of rain it is good to get out and go for a cycle-ride. Not too far today and taking my sketchbook to take the opportunity to draw. Today stopping on the small canal bridge at the small village of Shipton on Cherwell to frame a view of the canal and narrow-boats near […]
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Here is one of my older watercolours – of St. Mary’s Church in the small village of Swinbrook. Swinbrook is in a small river valley a few miles to the east of Burford. The church itself isn’t that inspiring from the outside, though its setting on raised ground in the village is interesting – and […]
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