Going back to Stonesfield

On the shortest day of the year the sun decided that it was going to come out and the rain stopped for a while. Well, we don’t get that many good days this time of year so I decided to skip the consumerist frenzy that is Christmas shopping for the day and go out to […]

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Sketching Lord Lycester’s Hospital, Warwick

On a rainy, drizzly day I drove up to Warwick and to Leamington Spa. Firstly searching for a vegetarian breakfast and around the charity shops in Leamington. Failing a breakfast I settled for a pastie and tea in Jephson Gardens before heading over to Warwick. My aim here was to do a drawing of the […]

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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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In the shade – a view from Santa Cruz, Alicante

Its been a while ago since my last holiday in Alicante, Spain. While there i managed to do a couple of my favourite things; sketching from around the castle hillside and drawing the Old Town. Here is one of my sketches – a view from the Santa Cruz church and the old town, towards the […]

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