Sketching the Oxford Christmas Market with the Urban Sketchers

Occasionally I will come across the odd sketcher around Oxford – but not very often. So it was a pleasant surprise to come across a whole group of Urban Sketchers in the Oxford Covered market a couple of weeks ago. I decided to join them on their next outing – at the Oxford Christmas Market. […]

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A sketching trip to the Letcombes

After days of rain, the sun did come out again – and I decided to take advantage of this and try some sketching along the Ridgeway again. I headed for Wantage, then south-west on smaller roads to the Letcombes – Letcombe Regis and Letcombe Bassett. These are two of a series of scenic villages along […]

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Walking through Winchester

Winchester is a very old city. It was at one time a major Roman town (Venta) and later the capital of England. So if you like a bit of history, a walk around Winchester might be an option. If you know Winchester then you might recognise the subject of this post. it is one of […]

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A tale of two sketches – Catte Street, Oxford

Catte Street runs from Broad Street, past the Radcliffe Camera to Oxford High Street and is arguably one of the most scenic roads in Oxford. Like a lot of Oxford, it’s somewhere I’ve sketched before but, when eating at the Quod restaurant on the High Street a couple of weeks ago, I realised that they […]

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Back to The George Hotel, Dorchester on Thames

Dorchester on Thames is a historic place, full of old buildings. It is also a place I’ve been to and sketched a few times. So during a brief sunny interlude in an otherwise quite gloomy November, I set up to sketch the buildings around The George Hotel. With the clocks having changed and the days […]

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