A view of Blenheim Palace

February 4, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

I’ve been putting together a panoramic view of Blenheim Palace after visiting there for a walk around a couple of days ago. Here is my completed view, at least so far. This doesn’t fit particularly well on WordPress, mostly because my original is painted as a couple of A3-sized watercolours which were later joined together! […]

The ‘Meadows’ Building at Christ Church, Oxford

January 31, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Following on from my previous drawing of Christ Church at the Meadows is this full drawing and my watercolour of the ‘Meadows’ Building. Here’s my original drawing for this watercolour together with a cropped close-up of the finished painting. This watercolour is also now available as a ‘Giclee’ print from my Etsy shop. If you’d […]

Adding watercolour to a drawing – By the River

December 6, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

This is an update on yesterdays post – “A view by the River”. It is a view across the Thames at Abingdon, with various cruisers and narrowboats moored up and St Mary’s Church in the background, but with relatively simple watercolour added. Here is yesterdays sketch for comparison, and a view of the sketch in-situ. […]

A view by the river in Abingdon

December 5, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

I took a walk by the River Thames in Abingdon today and decided to try drawing the scene above while the Sun was out and it was slightly warmer than it has been. I didn’t freeze so it can’t have been too bad… The result is my drawing below, a view across the river to […]

St. Mary’s Church, Oakley, Buckinghamshire

December 2, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

On a sunny but cold day I took the opportunity to go out to visit the hilltop village of Brill in Buckinghamshire. Brill is probably best known as a former pottery centre, with its quarried hilltop and a picturesque windmill with views of the surrounding countryside. It was too cold to linger for long so […]

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