Category: Drawings

An alley in Evesham

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Here is something of a departure for me. This is a painting from last year and it’s a view of an old alley leading to the church precinct in Evesham. This is part of the historic core of the town, in an area with many half-timbered buildings. The alley leads from an area of pubs, […]

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Adding watercolour to a drawing – By the River

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This is an update on yesterdays post – “A view by the River”. It is a view across the Thames at Abingdon, with various cruisers and narrowboats moored up and St Mary’s Church in the background, but with relatively simple watercolour added. Here is yesterdays sketch for comparison, and a view of the sketch in-situ. […]

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A view by the river in Abingdon

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I took a walk by the River Thames in Abingdon today and decided to try drawing the scene above while the Sun was out and it was slightly warmer than it has been. I didn’t freeze so it can’t have been too bad… The result is my drawing below, a view across the river to […]

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St. Mary’s Church, Oakley, Buckinghamshire

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On a sunny but cold day I took the opportunity to go out to visit the hilltop village of Brill in Buckinghamshire. Brill is probably best known as a former pottery centre, with its quarried hilltop and a picturesque windmill with views of the surrounding countryside. It was too cold to linger for long so […]

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The Hertford College ‘Bridge of Sighs’ in Oxford

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Here is my latest – a watercolour view of the Oxford ‘Bridge of Sighs’ on New College Lane. This view looks back towards Catte Street with the Sheldonian Theatre in the background. This view is also available as a print in my Etsy shop – if you’d like to visit here is a link. I’ve […]

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