A view towards St Mary’s Church, Marlborough

March 12, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

This is another of my townscapes – its another watercolour, a view along Kingsbury Street with the tower of St Mary’s Church in the background. This is from a quick visit a few weeks ago – on a beautiful spring day. I guess I am more used to just stopping off – usually on the […]

The Green, Marlborough

February 28, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Passing through Marlborough the other weekend and stopping to take a stroll up and down the High Street on a very spring-like day. Some more exploration around the church and beyond revealed a wealth of vernacular architecture and inspired this watercolour painting of ‘The Green’. With the church peeking through this row of houses, this […]

A view of St. Mary’s Passage against the light

January 30, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Experimenting a little with a simplified (for me) watercolour of this townscape. This walkway is known as St.Mary’s Passage, next to St. Mary’s Church, in central Oxford. For those in the know the walkway is famous as the inspiration for a scene in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

St. John’s Church on Market Place, Cirencester

December 16, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A watercolour sketch of the shops and houses along Market Place in Cirencester, and a partial view of St. John’s Church.

A watercolour sketch of North Cerney Church

December 10, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The North Cerney Church of All Saints is an outstanding church and dates from the 12th Century. It is set on the side of the Churn valley north of Cirencester. My view is of the western tower, with the afternoon Sun rapidly heading for the horizon.

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