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After a bit of a break I thought I’d return to some more local drawing and watercolour. This is a view of part of the skyline of St. Mary’s Church in central Oxford. It is probably better known as the church facing the Radcliffe Camera on the southern side of the square. The view from […]
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This week I’ve been working on some drawings of the church in the village of Beckley, a few miles north of Oxford. Yesterday I posted one of the resulting drawings and have since done this rather simple watercolour of the scene. This is a watercolour on cartridge paper so a little different from my usual […]
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I’ve been making the odd visit to the village of Beckley, a few miles north of Oxford, to draw their church. Beckley is on the upper slopes of hills overlooking floodplains at Otmoor, with views to the north. It is a quiet place, full of very nice cottages, houses and the odd historic Manor house. […]
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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 […]
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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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