The finished watercolour -A view from White Horse Hill

So here is my finished watercolour – or at least finished for this particular version of this view- a view from White Horse Hill, near to Uffington and the Ridgeway. A bit splashy in places – but personally I like the aerial perspective on the background, with the fields and villages becoming paler and bluer […]

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Starting a new watercolour landscape – White Horse Hill

Here’s the start of a watercolour I’m doing today – as with many things it is not finished yet but is just part of the way… Here is my starter drawing of the view from White Horse Hill. It is the view from just above the white horse itself – and looks out towards the […]

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Another landscape sketch from Blenheim

Continuing on a theme, here’s another sketch-up study of the landscaped grounds of Blenheim Palace. This is a different view of the palace, this time from across the lake. The drawing is definitely more sketchy than my last, with my attempts at measuring in going somewhat astray. I think that about half way across drawing […]

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A Blenheim landscape

Here is my update on yesterday’s post – putting together a panorama of my view of Blenheim Palace and the lake. Here’s my line drawing – an expanded view of yesterdays sketch and (above) my watercolour version. Both of these images are quite wide so appear quite small on WordPress so here is a slightly […]

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