‘The House of the Fishes’ Alicante

October 5, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

A view of this decorated house in the Ravel Roig district in Alicante, Spain. The house is on the edge of an area formerly associated with fishing, not far from the old marina and just across from the Marina Railway Station. It is decorated with plaster images of fish, rays and King Neptune amongst other […]

Borough Market, London

September 29, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Walking along the river in London – and through a busy and bustling Borough Market in Southwark. Here’s my watercolour view of the market – with the Shard towering above the market and surrounding area in the background.

M. J. Castle – Half timbered shop in Northleach

September 27, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Another of my watercolours – this a coloured version of an earlier pencil sketch. The location is M.J. Castle’s butcher’s shop in Northleach in the east of Gloucestershire.

Scooters on Ship Street

August 3, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

The junction of Ship Street and Cornmarket in Oxford is a busy junction near the centre of the city. Cornmarket is a pedestrianised shopping street but scooter delivery riders can walk their way across this busy shopping street with their bikes without fearing a fine. Over time this has grown to be a busy route […]

A watercolour sketch of a traditional family butchers in Northleach, Oxfordshire

July 25, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Out and about in the Cotswolds – and stopping to sketch this traditional Butchers shop in Northleach. Part of what I like is the way the timber framing has had time to twist and contort over time.

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