A view towards Old Tom Tower from Cornmarket Street, Oxford
Another of my Oxford townscapes – this a sketch of the view down to Old Tom Tower at Christchurch College from Cornmarket Street.
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No. 26 Cornmarket, Oxford
Another of my studies of buildings around Oxford. This is a view of No.26 on the corner of Cornmarket and Ship Street in Oxford.
Read MoreA view of Oxford High Street
Another of my Oxford townscapes – this is my take on the view of Oxford High Street from outside the Hotel Chocolat shop – more chocolate coated orange tangs!
Read MoreA view down Cornmarket Street in Oxford
Another attempt at the view down Cornmarket Street in Oxford. The tower is the old Saxon tower at the Church of St. Michael at the Northgate which formerly was next to the old city walls. The building in front of it is the timber framed buildings of Nos 26-27 Cornmarket, now housing a Pret and […]
Read MoreA view of St. Mary’s Passage against the light
Experimenting a little with a simplified (for me) watercolour of this townscape. This walkway is known as St.Mary’s Passage, next to St. Mary’s Church, in central Oxford. For those in the know the walkway is famous as the inspiration for a scene in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Read MoreBrasenose College Old Quad and the Radcliffe Camera
A watercolour sketch of a famous view – of Brasenose College’s Old Quad with the dome of the Radcliffe Camera behind.
Read MoreThe Eastgate Hotel, High Street, Oxford
The Eastgate Hotel, Oxford One of my more experimental watercolours, this is a view of one of Oxford’s old coaching inns – the Eastgate Hotel on the High Street. Originally a 17th c. Hotel at the former Eastern city gate, the hotel is now owned by the Mercure group and now houses an Italian restaurant […]
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