St. Margaret’s Church at Little Faringdon

September 25, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

I have been out on the bike again, exploring West Oxfordshire while the late summer sunshine lasts. Having stopped for lunch in Lechlade I admired their church and the acrobatics of jackdaws about its tower before heading northeast. My aim here was to head for the village of Kencot and St. George’s Church but instead […]

St. Mary’s Skyline, Oxford

August 16, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

After a bit of a break I thought I’d return to some more local drawing and watercolour. This is a view of part of the skyline of St. Mary’s Church in central Oxford. It is probably better known as the church facing the Radcliffe Camera on the southern side of the square. The view from […]

A watercolour of Beckley Church

July 25, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This week I’ve been working on some drawings of the church in the village of Beckley, a few miles north of Oxford. Yesterday I posted one of the resulting drawings and have since done this rather simple watercolour of the scene. This is a watercolour on cartridge paper so a little different from my usual […]

Drawing Beckley Church

July 24, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

I’ve been making the odd visit to the village of Beckley, a few miles north of Oxford, to draw their church. Beckley is on the upper slopes of hills overlooking floodplains at Otmoor, with views to the north. It is a quiet place, full of very nice cottages, houses and the odd historic Manor house. […]

Lunch at the Six Bells, Warborough

July 10, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

You might recognise my sketch of the Six Bells Pub at Warborough in southern Oxfordshire – here as an update in watercolour form. Here still a little cloudy, but hopefully I’ll get back to it and have another go on a sunnier day.

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