Triumph bonneville 750

July 21, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This is my drawing and watercolour of a rather lovely restored Triumph Bonneville motorcycle that I came across a while ago parked up in Oxford. It is part of a series of ‘line and wash’ illustrative style drawings and paintings that I’ve been doing – and if you take a browse elsewhere on this site […]

Drawing the Sheldonian again

July 18, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

A couple of days ago I took the opportunity to go back and draw the Sheldonian Theatre again. I sat out on the steps of the Weston Library opposite and just took the time to do a more ‘nitty-gritty’ drawing, while the streets are still relatively quiet. Here is the result… And a view of […]

Working out The Blue Peter at Polperro

July 15, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

I’ve been revisiting some old photos of the picturesque fishing village and well known tourist spot Polperro. This is partly a reaction to the fact that usually at this time of year we’d be heading down to Cornwall and most likely be stopping off on the way. Last year we actually managed to stay a […]

A Quick watercolour Sketch of The Six Bells at Warborough

July 8, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A rainy day today so some experimentation – here is my relatively simple sketch of the Six Bells pub in the village of Warborough, in southern Oxfordshire. For comparison here is yesterdays drawing …

Sketching the Six Bells at Warborough

July 7, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

After sketching a row of cottages in Warborough a couple of weeks ago I thought I’d go back and attempt to draw their pub – The Six Bells. However, what a difference the weather makes – drawing the cottages I choose to find some shade from brilliant sunshine and temperatures in the high 20s (C). […]

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