A watercolour Folly

A few days ago I was out drawing at Folly Bridge in Oxford. If you have seen my last post you’ll know I have been working up a couple of drawings and starting a watercolour of my sketch. This is pretty much where I ended up last time… And here is my slightly more finished […]

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A view of the Folly Bridge, Oxford

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, […]

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A view of Christ Church College, Oxford

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 […]

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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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