Sketching the Almshouses at Ewelme

A nice day today and with the easing of our lockdown restrictions I’ve been aiming to get out a bit more – so off out to the village of Ewelme in southern Oxfordshire. The church at Ewelme is one of my favourites, but today I’ve focused more on the adjacent almshouses – partly because of […]

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A new drawing of the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford

Lately I’ve been trying to work up a series of drawings of Broad Street in Oxford. Before the Lockdown I had done a series of sketches back in the cold of January and February and hope to turn these into panoramic views of this area in the not-too-distant future. Here is my latest – a […]

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Nos 26 – 27 at the corner of Ship Street and Cornmarket , Oxford

This is a view of the corner of Ship Street and Cornmarket in Oxford, featuring one of Oxfords oldest timber framed buildings, at Nos 26 – 27 Cornmarket Street. These buildings are owned by Jesus College and now house a Pret coffee shop but these were once a pub – The New Inn – so […]

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A painting of Hampton Gay Church – the first washes

Here are the results after applying the first washes to my drawing of Hampton Gay church. This is laying in the basis for the greenery, the church and churchyard walls and a basic sky – so definitely unfinished – and yes it does get better with the final washes… Here is the original drawing for […]

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