The Church Gatehouse at Long Compton

March 17, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

The village of Long Compton is about halfway between Oxford and Stratford Upon Avon on what used to be the old A34 road. Here the road winds through some lovely countryside. A couple of miles to the south are the Rollright Stones, a rather gnarled stone circle, part of a group of prehistoric monuments. From […]

A drawing of St. Michael’s Church, Aldborne.

March 7, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Taking advantage of a break in the weather to go out. Today along the foot of the Ridgeway. Then on across the rolling Downs to the charming village of Aldbourne in Wiltshire. A walk around to do some exploring and stopping to do this drawing of their marvellous church!

St. Peter’s Church at Upper Slaughter

January 28, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

After a series of boaty posts here is a view of St. Peter’s Church at Upper Slaughter in the Cotswolds. A slightly different approach for me but I quite like the ‘spiky’ trees and grassy bank on this one. Upper Slaughter is a picturesque village not too far from Bourton-on-the-Water and Stow-on-the-Wold. Beyond the church […]

Sketching – from the Saxon Tower to Boswells

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

Sketching today in Oxford. A broody sort of day but managing to sketch for half-an-hour or so without getting interupted. Even managing to sing along with the guy playing guitar there though perhaps less tunefully. This is a view from the Saxon Tower at St. Michaels to Boswells department store and Waterstones on the corner. […]

The Radcliffe Camera, Oxford

December 31, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Here’s my somewhat frivolous take on a view of this famous Oxford landmark – The Radcliffe Camera in Radcliffe Square. The Camera is part of the Bodleian Library and for students and members of the library that prefer to, can be accessed via a underground tunnel which connects to the rest of the Bodleian.

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