Sometimes I visit Abingdon on a weekend as it makes a change from the bustle of Oxford, even if they do seem to have the same snarly traffic problems when busy. One of the reasons I like Abingdon is that it has some history and that is partly reflected in its buildings. It has a […]
With the weather improving and a few days of sunshine coming our way, I’ve been tempted to go out more and do some sketching. So on a Sunday morning I made my way into Oxford and did a short walk to Christ Church Meadows. Finding a suitable bench I set about drawing the Meadows building […]
With it being a relatively sunny day, possibly our first proper day of early Spring – I decided to head into Oxford to do some sketching in the late afternoon. With the light going fast I decided to try a drawing of St. John’s College – here is my view of one of the college […]
In southern England the weather has been cold, grey and unexceptional for weeks now – and there has been hardly a glimmer of Sun. That means it is harder to go out and actually feel inspired enough to draw something. Hence no postings for a while. Yesterday I decided I’d dress for the weather, go […]
Occasionally I will come across the odd sketcher around Oxford – but not very often. So it was a pleasant surprise to come across a whole group of Urban Sketchers in the Oxford Covered market a couple of weeks ago. I decided to join them on their next outing – at the Oxford Christmas Market. […]