Category: Buildings

Urban sketching – a drawing of shops at Temple Cowley

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I thought I’d put up something a little different today – a bit of urban sketching from around Oxford. This is a view of what may be taken as unprepossessing shops on Between Towns Road at Temple Cowley, Oxford. A couple of the aspects that I like from this view that I like are the […]

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Painting buildings in Faringdon

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After a day out a couple of weeks ago I stopped off at the old coaching town of Faringdon. The town has a collection of fine old coaching Inns, some nice vernacular architecture and still retains the feel of an old town, with its relatively narrow and winding main streets. It also has a characterful […]

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Sketching around Blenheim

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This weekend I managed to visit Blenheim Palace again for an afternoon of sketching. With plenty of October sunshine and left pretty much alone this is a good place to sketch. Firstly I set up to draw the lake and the view back to Woodstock. This is pretty much the view in the photograph below […]

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Sketching houses in Church Hanborough

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This is my drawing from yesterday’s sketching trip to the nearby village of Church Hanborough. There is a certin amount of licence in my drawing but I think that this might make a good base for a later painting. Below is my drawing and sketchbook ‘in-situ’. What a difference a day makes – yesterday there […]

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Sketching St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s at Church Hanborough, Oxfordshire.

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Today I took advantage of some late September sunshine and ventured out to the nearby village of Church Hanborough. Despite the occasional passing shower I settled down to do a couple of drawings. This one is a view of the church and with the passing rain my drawing became a little smudgy. This is my […]

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