Category: Churches, chapels and cathedrals

Two drawings of Asthall Church

.Reading time 2 minutes.

Asthall is a small village in West Oxfordshire. It is a few miles east of Burford along the Windrush valley and, although perhaps only a mile from the busy A40 road, is relatively quiet. I visited on a Saturday afternoon and apart from a few people walking to or from the pub it was almost […]

Read More

The view from Shilton

.Reading time 2 minutes.

Shilton is a small village between Burford and Carterton in West Oxfordshire. It is quite tucked away just off the main road but is well worth a visit. A quick walk around reveals a shallow pond and ford across the stream which is almost Constable-esque. Close by there is also a handsome village pub. Walking […]

Read More

Two drawings of Carfax and the HSBC building, Oxford

.Reading time 3 minutes.
A drawing of tThe HSBC building at Carfax

In the centre of Oxford the old crossroads at Carfax is somewhere that I’ve made several drawings. This is partly due to the collection of interesting buildings clustered around this historic junction. Another reason is that I’ve managed to find a spot, behind the cycle racks, that is just out of the busy swirl of […]

Read More

Sketching Eynsham Church

.Reading time 3 minutes.

I’ve been meaning to get out and do some more sketching for a while. After visiting a couple of local ‘Artweeks’ events I decided to travel over to the nearby village of Eynsham. This is just a few miles west of Oxford and seems to have quite an active arts group –Eynsham Arts Group– which […]

Read More

Stratford Guildhall – putting it together

.Reading time 3 minutes.

My last post was about sketching in Stratford Upon Avon. This one is more about using that sketch to produce a painting. Here is my slightly wobbly sketch of the Guild Chapel and school from yesterday… … and my freshly drawn sketch ‘in-situ’ The next day I decided to add some more drawing and details […]

Read More