Category: Oxford

Sketching on St. Giles, Oxford

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With it being a relatively sunny day, possibly our first proper day of early Spring – I decided to head into Oxford to do some sketching in the late afternoon. With the light going fast I decided to try a drawing of St. John’s College – here is my view of one of the college […]

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Sketching on Oxford High Street on another chilly day

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In southern England the weather has been cold, grey and unexceptional for weeks now – and there has been hardly a glimmer of Sun. That means it is harder to go out and actually feel inspired enough to draw something. Hence no postings for a while. Yesterday I decided I’d dress for the weather, go […]

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Sketching the Oxford Christmas Market with the Urban Sketchers

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Occasionally I will come across the odd sketcher around Oxford – but not very often. So it was a pleasant surprise to come across a whole group of Urban Sketchers in the Oxford Covered market a couple of weeks ago. I decided to join them on their next outing – at the Oxford Christmas Market. […]

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A tale of two sketches – Catte Street, Oxford

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Catte Street runs from Broad Street, past the Radcliffe Camera to Oxford High Street and is arguably one of the most scenic roads in Oxford. Like a lot of Oxford, it’s somewhere I’ve sketched before but, when eating at the Quod restaurant on the High Street a couple of weeks ago, I realised that they […]

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Sketching The Randolph Hotel, Oxford

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The Randolph Hotel in Oxford is one of the city’s older hotels. I’ve drawn The Randolph before and this can be a bit daunting as it is a large building and has lots of architectural details. However, on a damp Sunday afternoon I thought I’d try sketching it again. So setting up to draw, here […]

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