A rainy day in Oxford – drawing The Swan & Castle

August 18, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Yesterday was a day of downpours with a few rumbles of thunder thrown in. Despite this I decided to head into Oxford against a darkening sky and made for the central library. In these C-19 days, the University is quiet, the legions of studying students are missing, and with the computers turned off, I guess […]

St. Mary’s Skyline, Oxford

August 16, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

After a bit of a break I thought I’d return to some more local drawing and watercolour. This is a view of part of the skyline of St. Mary’s Church in central Oxford. It is probably better known as the church facing the Radcliffe Camera on the southern side of the square. The view from […]

Drawing the Sheldonian again

July 18, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

A couple of days ago I took the opportunity to go back and draw the Sheldonian Theatre again. I sat out on the steps of the Weston Library opposite and just took the time to do a more ‘nitty-gritty’ drawing, while the streets are still relatively quiet. Here is the result… And a view of […]

Lunch at the Six Bells, Warborough

July 10, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

You might recognise my sketch of the Six Bells Pub at Warborough in southern Oxfordshire – here as an update in watercolour form. Here still a little cloudy, but hopefully I’ll get back to it and have another go on a sunnier day.

A Quick watercolour Sketch of The Six Bells at Warborough

July 8, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A rainy day today so some experimentation – here is my relatively simple sketch of the Six Bells pub in the village of Warborough, in southern Oxfordshire. For comparison here is yesterdays drawing …

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