A view of the Folly Bridge, Oxford

March 24, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Yesterday the Sun made an appearance and I made my way into Oxford – to take some photos and hopefully find somewhere to sketch. I eventually settled next to the river at Folly Bridge, on the southern side of the city centre. This turned out to be a pretty good spot, fairly quiet and sheltered, […]

A view of Christ Church College, Oxford

March 3, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Following on from a couple of drawings of the ‘Meadows’ at Christ Church College in Oxford – here is my take on another nearby ‘classic’ view. It is of the Christ Church College buildings and the entrance to the meadows from St. Aldate’s. For me this may be one to return to later in the […]

A view of the Radcliffe Camera, Oxford

February 18, 2021.Reading time less than 1 minute.

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 […]

A view of Narberth Town Hall, Pembrokeshire

February 16, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

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 […]

The ‘Meadows’ Building at Christ Church, Oxford

January 31, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Following on from my previous drawing of Christ Church at the Meadows is this full drawing and my watercolour of the ‘Meadows’ Building. Here’s my original drawing for this watercolour together with a cropped close-up of the finished painting. This watercolour is also now available as a ‘Giclee’ print from my Etsy shop. If you’d […]

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