Sketching The Randolph Hotel, Oxford

The Randolph Hotel in Oxford is one of the city’s older hotels. I’ve drawn The Randolph before and this can be a bit daunting as it is a large building and has lots of architectural details. However, on a damp Sunday afternoon I thought I’d try sketching it again. So setting up to draw, here […]

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Sketching from the corner of Gloucester Green, Oxford

I ventured into Oxford late on a Friday afternoon. This is something I don’t usually do as it can be a bit too busy for me. With the eateries packed and the pubs filling up, I tend to look for somewhere a bit quieter – like the Central Library. I got to do some sketching […]

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Sketching on the Cowley Road, Oxford

Recently I had a MOT done in east Oxford and, not being one to sit around while that happened, I decided to do a little walk around the Cowley Road. Those of you who follow my posts might know this is somewhere I’ve sketched before – and I’ll add some links to previous posts below. […]

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Sketching The Gurkha Village restaurant

The Gurkha Village is a local Nepalese restaurant. It is next to a busy main road but I thought I’d take my sketching stuff and sit there while the rush hour traffic cruised by, do some drawing and maybe provide some entertainment to people on the way home. Here is my view.. .. my sketch […]

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Sketching on the corner of Catte Street and Broad Street, Oxford

In the summertime and particularly on a weekend, Oxford can be a busy place. Making the trip in on a Sunday and cycling along Broad Street it is really noticeable that the tourist season is upon us – especially when you have three or four coach parties in the same place at the same time. […]

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