Sketching houses on London Street, Faringdon

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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The Lighthouse Roundabout, Alicante

After a gap of a couple of years, we recently made it back to Alicante again – for a holiday and a recharge. Last time we were here I did quite a bit of sketching so this time I took along a couple of sketchbooks and a small sketching stool. I decided it was worth […]

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Sketching Oxford North

On the northern outskirts of Oxford they are building what is called the Oxford North ‘Innovation district’ . This will be a mixture of offices and laboratories with additional houses with some small park areas. Possibly its main feature is ‘The Big Red barn’ – which is likely to be more offices in something that […]

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Sketching in Oxford – The Oxford Martin School

It has been a cold month so far and the tendency is to hibernate a little – especially after the Christmas excesses. It is still a good idea to get out occasionally if conditions permit, and to maybe do a little sketching along the way. Hence, after a cruise around the shops in Oxford, I […]

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