Drawing Beckley Church

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. […]

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Lunch at the Six Bells, Warborough

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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Sketching the Six Bells at Warborough

After sketching a row of cottages in Warborough a couple of weeks ago I thought I’d go back and attempt to draw their pub – The Six Bells. However, what a difference the weather makes – drawing the cottages I choose to find some shade from brilliant sunshine and temperatures in the high 20s (C). […]

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Adding watercolour to a drawing – Warborough Cottages

After drawing a row of cottages in the village of Warborough in southern Oxfordshire a couple of days ago, here is my attempt at adding watercolour to that drawing. Here is the original drawing… And a view of my drawing on location…

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