Category: Historical buildings

A view of Christ Church College, Oxford

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Following on from a couple of drawings of the ‘Meadows’ at Christ Church College in Oxford – here is my take on another nearby ‘classic’ view. It is of the Christ Church College buildings and the entrance to the meadows from St. Aldate’s. For me this may be one to return to later in the […]

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A view of the Radcliffe Camera, Oxford

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I am trying to get out more and hopefully the weather will be improving now. Here is my latest watercolour from a couple of weeks ago – a view of the iconic Radcliffe Camera building in central Oxford, with Brasenose College to the left and the Main Bodleian Library buildings in the background. This is […]

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A view of Blenheim Palace

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I’ve been putting together a panoramic view of Blenheim Palace after visiting there for a walk around a couple of days ago. Here is my completed view, at least so far. This doesn’t fit particularly well on WordPress, mostly because my original is painted as a couple of A3-sized watercolours which were later joined together! […]

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The ‘Meadows’ Building at Christ Church, Oxford

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Following on from my previous drawing of Christ Church at the Meadows is this full drawing and my watercolour of the ‘Meadows’ Building. Here’s my original drawing for this watercolour together with a cropped close-up of the finished painting. This watercolour is also now available as a ‘Giclee’ print from my Etsy shop. If you’d […]

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Working up a sketch of the Radcliffe Camera

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It has been a quiet month. With the latest lockdown biting after Christmas and the weather remaining dull, cold and wet for most of January, it’s been a good month to ‘hibernate’ and do other things. With the return of some slightly better weather there comes a smidgen of optimism, maybe the days will grow […]

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