Category: Urban Sketching

Drawing Oxford Broad Street

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Over the years I’ve drawn various views of Broad Street in Oxford – who knows, if i keep going maybe I’ll get to draw the whole street? Anyway, on my latest sketching venture into the city, I set up and did another drawing, this time roughly from the middle of the street towards the east, […]

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Sketching The Kebab Kid & Tops Pizza on the Cowley Road, Oxford

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A few days ago I was doing some urban sketching in Oxford city centre, drawing the KFC at Cornmarket So, continuing on a theme, yesterday I was back drawing more fast food places – this time the Kebab Kid & Tops Pizza out on the Cowley Road. This is a part of town out from […]

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Sketching the Cornmarket KFC in Oxford

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Sometimes you just feel like a bit of sketching. Even though Oxford has its fair share of grand or historic buildings, sometimes it is good to have a change, to mix it up a bit – and maybe draw the local KFC. For me this also has the advantage of being close to one of […]

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Sketching The Liaison on a rainy day in Oxford

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I’m settling into a typically English summer – and here in Oxford that means occasional days of rain too. So on a wet and dull day I ventured back into the city and sat on the steps of the Westgate shopping centre to do yet another sketch of the old Liaison Cantonese take-away. This is […]

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Drawing The Last Bookshop, Oxford

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Over the past few days I’ve been doing some sketching around around the north of the city centre, mostly around what could loosely be called ‘the student quarter’ – otherwise known as little Clarendon Street. In amongst the bars and eateries there are some interesting shops – and one of these is ‘The Last Bookshop’ […]

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