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Garsington is a village on the eastern fringes of Oxford. The village has achurch with views to the south and towards Oxford and Cowley to the west. Part of Garsington’s charm is the contrast between the old historic core of the village and the modern city outskirts, which to me accentuates the feeling of history […]
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One of my more detailed watercolours – this a view of the passageway leading to the ‘Butter’ Cross which passes the small Church of St. Lawrence. It’s entrance is here shown by the sign of a fish above. You can probably tell by the clothing that this is a winter scene- the air chilly but […]
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Another view of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence – this time from the river bank outside the Uffizi gallery. Again in a slightly different style from my other views of the Bridge. And here’s a photo from the bridge itself – on a rainy day with the local police in their snazzy uniforms…not really […]
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A view of the Ponte Vecchio (or Old Bridge) in Florence. This is my latest (November 2017) watercolour, based on a sketch done from next to the bridge done amongst the tourist hordes, the local artists and hawkers. Surprisingly sketching here wasn’t too bad – and I tended to be ignored by most of the […]
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My view of St.Woolos Cathedral, Newport. Gwent St. Woolos is situated on top of Stow Hill which overlooks the City of Newport in South Wales. According to legend the church possibly originally dates back to c.500 when it was founded by Gwynllyw, a local warlord and raider, The site is certainly an ancient one. Now […]
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