A sketch of Charlbury

March 9, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Out and about again. A blustery day, cloud and occasional Sun in a biting wind. Stopping on the outskirts of Charlbury, which is about 10 miles northwest of Oxford and on the edge of the Cotswolds. Perched on a dry stone wall to draw this view of the eastern approach to the town – with […]

A sketch of the Waterstones Building in Oxford

February 24, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Hello everybody. Not posting for a while but feeling a little more inspired than of late … the typical “will it stop raining?” but perhaps getting a little more hopeful that it will. This is one of my pencil drawings of the building housing Waterstones in Oxford – also tweeting a watercolour version of this […]

A landscape : the view of Dragon Hill and the Vale from White Horse Hill, Oxfordshire

December 30, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Out for a walk on White horse Hill near Uffington in Oxfordshire on Christmas Day. Luckily for us the day turned clear and sunny day if none too warm, so we could indulge in a walk and a visit to a couple of good pubs in the area. Up on White Horse Hill – or […]

Ewelme Church and Almshouses

December 26, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

A watercolour sketch of the church and almshouses at Ewelme in South Oxfordshire. This is one of my favorite churches, combining a great sense of history with a glorious setting in the rolling countryside of South Oxfordshire. The church was already old when it was rebuilt in the 15th C. under the auspices of William […]

St. Michael’s Church on Cornmarket, Oxford

December 10, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Another watercolour street view in #Oxford, this a view of St. Michael’s Church on Cornmarket. Here the winter sun picking out the Saxon Tower and the half timbered ‘Pret’ building on this historic crossroads.

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