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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. […]
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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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Its been a while ago since my last holiday in Alicante, Spain. While there i managed to do a couple of my favourite things; sketching from around the castle hillside and drawing the Old Town. Here is one of my sketches – a view from the Santa Cruz church and the old town, towards the […]
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It seems to have rained almost every day for three months now. As an urban sketcher- or pretty much any kind of outdoor sketcher – this kind of cramps your style and limits what you can or might want to sketch. One solution is to find a nice cafe, get a beverage of some sort […]
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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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