The Oxford University Natural History Museum

December 29, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

The Natural History Museum in Oxford has recently re-opened after being closed for a while – so I thought I’d post my painting of this fine building. If you’d like to know more they have a twitter account. The Museum building was started in the mid 19th century, initially to house natural history specimens moved […]

A pencil sketch of the Bridge of Sighs, Oxford

December 29, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Another sketch of the Hertford College Bridge of Sighs in Oxford. For other views of the bridge and of Oxford, take a look at my Oxford Gallery page (via this link https://oxfordartistonline.wordpress.com/2017/11/04/oxford/ ). There is also a smaller picture of the Bridge in my page header!

The County Hall in Abingdon

December 28, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Here’s a different view of the rather impressive County Hall in Abingdon. For me this is a different style: a line drawing with solid blocks of colour infilling.

St. John’s Church on Market Place, Cirencester

December 16, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A watercolour sketch of the shops and houses along Market Place in Cirencester, and a partial view of St. John’s Church.

A watercolour sketch of Arlington Row, Bibury

December 11, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Bibury is one of the classic Cotswolds villages and Arlington Row with its water meadow and clear water stream is definitely worth a visit. This is another of my watercolour studies of this row of picturesque cottages in the village and is one of several attempts at getting a decent painting of this view – […]

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