Sketching the Almshouses at Ewelme

May 19, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

A nice day today and with the easing of our lockdown restrictions I’ve been aiming to get out a bit more – so off out to the village of Ewelme in southern Oxfordshire. The church at Ewelme is one of my favourites, but today I’ve focused more on the adjacent almshouses – partly because of […]

A new drawing of the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford

May 8, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Lately I’ve been trying to work up a series of drawings of Broad Street in Oxford. Before the Lockdown I had done a series of sketches back in the cold of January and February and hope to turn these into panoramic views of this area in the not-too-distant future. Here is my latest – a […]

Starting a new watercolour landscape – White Horse Hill

April 27, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

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 […]

A watercolour sketch of Woodstock church – and a bit of a rant about too many parked cars…

April 21, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

This is perhaps one of my not so brilliant sketches – its a view of the Church in Woodstock – The church of St Mary Magdalene. This is from a sketch from photos taken in passing. The usual problem with taking photos for artwork is usually the amount of ‘car-clutter’ i.e. there are usually just […]

The Kate ‘H’ at Tenby – from sketch to watercolour

April 10, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Going back to some of my earlier work – and having another go at a sketch of the harbour at Tenby, in South Wales. This is a view from one of those bright summer days when I spent an hour or so wandering around the harbour at low tide. The Kate ‘H’ is the fishing […]

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