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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. […]
Read MoreEarlier this week I managed an afternoon’s sketching back in the village of East Hagbourne. This is somewhere that I’ve sketched several times before as well as it being a nice place to be. Passing through Didcot, I stopped by the local Aldi supermarket to buy various lunchtime snacks. Then a quick decision – whether […]
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Sometimes you just fancy a bit of sketching – and fairly local to me in North Oxford there is our Skoda car sales showroom. It is a building that an urban sketcher might take an interest in with its distinctive modern roof. So, finding a convenient bench, I sat down and started drawing. it was […]
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One thing to do if you visit Alicante is to make the trip up to the castle. Most people take the lift, though there is a bus service as well. Those that are relatively fit can make the climb but it is a fairly stiff walk. Some of the locals make a point of jogging […]
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In the past I’ve drawn several sketches of Faringdon in West Oxfordshire and about a month ago ventured out again to draw parts of the town’s London Street. Coming down the hill into the town the road is lined with a mixture of houses that have largely been left relatively un-redeveloped. After finding somewhere to […]
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