Abingdon Market Place Alleyway

Abingdon is a town with a history – and quite a few old buildings to prove it. Personally, when it comes to sketching architecture, I like my buildings a bit askew, wonky, even. So when I came across a good piece of medieval overhang by the Market Square in Abingdon, it seemed a good opportunity […]

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Back to Bath Road, Abingdon

A few weeks ago I went back to Bath Road in Abingdon to do some more sketching. I’d previously drawn a row of fast food places along this row and went back to finish off this view. Why do I like this road ? Well maybe because it is a Hodge-potch of signs and slightly […]

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Blewbury cottages

Blewbury is one of a series of villages along the scarp of the South Oxfordshire Downs. it is about 10 – 15miles south of Oxford and a good spot for a drive out and some country sketching. So, on a lovely May day I got to sit for a while and do a few sketches. […]

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Chipping Norton mill

The old Bliss Tweed Mill at Chipping Norton is quite a landmark but one that you tend to just pass by on the way to somewhere else. So on a sunny Sunday afternoon I decided to make the trip out and actually try to sketch this impressive building. The Bliss Mill was originally built in […]

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Sketching The Randolph Hotel, Oxford

A couple of days ago I ventured back into Oxford. This time not venturing very far-far enough to do another sketch of the Randolph Hotel With most students away at the moment Oxford is relatively quiet. There are a few tourists around but not that many and I was mostly ignored as I sketched from […]

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