Holiday sketching in Alicante

April 12, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

For the first time in a couple of years I have managed to get away on holiday to Spain – and as usual I took my travel sketchbook. The easing pandemic restrictions meant an opportunity to have a holiday in (mostly) sunny Alicante again. The flights were ‘interesting’. There were disruptions, delays and a lot […]

The view from Shipton canal bridge

January 15, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

On another cold day I went out to explore some more of the canal along from Thrupp. This time I walked along the local footpaths to the church and canal bridge at Shipton on Cherwell. With the temperatures dropping and the smoke from the narrow-boats mingling with a fog drifting over the nearby fields this […]

A view of Thrupp Basin

January 14, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Yesterday I was out drawing along the canal at Thrupp and was out again today, braving the mud and frost to savour the twilight and canal woodsmoke at dusk. My photo above is from yesterday and shows my sketch in-situ at the Thrupp basin, a broad turning point and moorings on the Oxford Canal about […]

Sketching at Thrupp

January 13, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

This afternoon, on a cold but sunny day I decided to try my hand at a spot of drawing along the Oxford Canal at Thrupp. Thrupp is a small place about 6 or 7 miles north of Oxford and is a popular spot to moor up, with a local pub, a tea-room and a wide […]

Two watercolour sketches of Blenheim Palace

January 10, 2022.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Previously I’ve done a few sketches and the occasional watercolour of Blenheim Palace. Here I’m just playing around with a couple of similar watercolour sketches of the Palace and its landscaped surroundings. Although these are far from polished they are quite fun to do and spark a few ideas -perhaps in the summer to do […]

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