Category: Buildings

The Church Gatehouse at Long Compton

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The village of Long Compton is about halfway between Oxford and Stratford Upon Avon on what used to be the old A34 road. Here the road winds through some lovely countryside. A couple of miles to the south are the Rollright Stones, a rather gnarled stone circle, part of a group of prehistoric monuments. From […]

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A view of Magdalen College, Oxford

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Trying a slightly different style today – and it is more of a line and wash . This is my take on a view of Magdalen College looking out of the town from the busy traffic lights at the former Eastgate.

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A watercolour view of Charlbury, Oxfordshire.

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Today finishing a watercolour version of a sketch I did a few days ago. This a view from the approach to the small town of Charlbury, which is on the eastern fringes of the Cotswolds. For comparison here is a view of my original sketch of Charlbury in-situ.

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A sketch of Charlbury

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Out and about again. A blustery day, cloud and occasional Sun in a biting wind. Stopping on the outskirts of Charlbury, which is about 10 miles northwest of Oxford and on the edge of the Cotswolds. Perched on a dry stone wall to draw this view of the eastern approach to the town – with […]

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Waterstones – colouring in

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A couple of days ago I did a line drawing of the Waterstones bookshop in Oxford – and as an update here is that drawing coloured in and slightly expanded.

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