A view of the Radcliffe Camera, Oxford

I am trying to get out more and hopefully the weather will be improving now. Here is my latest watercolour from a couple of weeks ago – a view of the iconic Radcliffe Camera building in central Oxford, with Brasenose College to the left and the Main Bodleian Library buildings in the background. This is […]

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A view of Narberth Town Hall, Pembrokeshire

Last summer we had a week’s holiday in Wales, starting off with a couple of nights staying in the Pembrokeshire town of Narberth. This is a good place to stop, set in a very rolling and green part of the country. It is also quite an arty place and in pre-Covid times also had a […]

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A scottish fishing village

I haven’t been out for a while to draw or sketch – probably down to the freezing temperatures and windchill. So instead of my usual ‘Plein-Airs’ here is a sketch but of a made-up Scottish fishing village. This is not a real location, rather an excuse to indulge in drawing some fishing boats again. As […]

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Drawing Christ church College

During these Covid-19 times, Christ Church Meadow in Oxford tends to be a favourite spot to take a stroll or find a bench and eat a shop takeaway from the town. It’s also possible to sit and do some drawing as long as it’s not too busy. Here is my drawing of part of the […]

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Working up a sketch of the Radcliffe Camera

It has been a quiet month. With the latest lockdown biting after Christmas and the weather remaining dull, cold and wet for most of January, it’s been a good month to ‘hibernate’ and do other things. With the return of some slightly better weather there comes a smidgen of optimism, maybe the days will grow […]

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