The ‘Meadows’ Building at Christ Church, Oxford

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 […]

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Drawing Christ church College

During these Covid-19 times, Christ Church Meadow in Oxford tends to be a favourite spot to take a stroll or find a bench and eat a shop takeaway from the town. It’s also possible to sit and do some drawing as long as it’s not too busy. Here is my drawing of part of the […]

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Working up a sketch of the Radcliffe Camera

It has been a quiet month. With the latest lockdown biting after Christmas and the weather remaining dull, cold and wet for most of January, it’s been a good month to ‘hibernate’ and do other things. With the return of some slightly better weather there comes a smidgen of optimism, maybe the days will grow […]

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A view of Exeter Chapel from Ship Street

This last Saturday, after weeks of cloudy weather, the sun makes a brief appearance to the crowds of Christmas shoppers in Oxford. I’m thankful that I largely don’t have to be part of this melee and focused instead on the golden orange light reflecting off the Cotswold Limestone around the colleges. One of my favourite […]

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The Hertford College ‘Bridge of Sighs’ in Oxford

Here is my latest – a watercolour view of the Oxford ‘Bridge of Sighs’ on New College Lane. This view looks back towards Catte Street with the Sheldonian Theatre in the background. This view is also available as a print in my Etsy shop – if you’d like to visit here is a link. I’ve […]

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