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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Revisiting one of my sketchbooks today and having another go at a sketch of the St Bartholomew’s church at Brightwell Baldwin in SE Oxfordshire. Parts of the church date back to the 14th c. and it is a Grade 1 listed building. Now mostly alone out in the country except for a few houses – […]