Category: Drawings

A new drawing of the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford

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I’ve recently been adding to my drawings of the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford – one of my favourite buildings in the City. Here is some of my on-going artwork. Above is a simple watercolour of this drawing, below is the original sketchbook drawing…

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Fishing Boat PZ86 at St. Ives Harbour

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I’ve been sorting through some old photos of past trips to harbours around the UK andhaving a go at a sketch of one of the fishing boats at low tide in St. Ives harbour. This is the result. Also below is my initial sketch and first wash. It is all nothing too complicated but maybe […]

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Watlington Town Hall

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I took advantage of a gap in the weather yesterday to make a trip out to Watlington out on the southern fringes of Oxfordshire. This was partly to try and visit their library but also to revisit the town and take some photos of the High Street – here with the intriguing name ‘Couching Street’. […]

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A view of the village of Wootton in Oxfordshire

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Sunday afternoon was bright and sunny so after exploring the galleries in nearby Woodstock I decided to try a spot of sketching out at the nearby village of Wootton. Finding a good view is usually the most difficult thing with this but I got lucky – with a view over the fields as the Sun […]

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The Maggie G at Lower Fishguard Harbour

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I’ve been continuing to do some watercolours in a line and wash style. This painting is from a recent summer holiday around the west coast of Wales. Its a study of the fishing boat Maggie G moored up in Lower Fishguard Harbour. After a day driving up the coast from Porthgain (a previous post), we […]

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