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 […]
Sometimes I visit Abingdon on a weekend as it makes a change from the bustle of Oxford, even if they do seem to have the same snarly traffic problems when busy. One of the reasons I like Abingdon is that it has some history and that is partly reflected in its buildings. It has a […]
A couple of weekends ago I made a trip to South Oxfordshire, in search of country cottages to draw. In this part of the world, East Hagbourne is a favourite spot but on the way there I stopped off at West Hagbourne, another village which also has some very nice cottages and vernacular architecture. It […]
With it being a relatively sunny day, possibly our first proper day of early Spring – I decided to head into Oxford to do some sketching in the late afternoon. With the light going fast I decided to try a drawing of St. John’s College – here is my view of one of the college […]
In southern England the weather has been cold, grey and unexceptional for weeks now – and there has been hardly a glimmer of Sun. That means it is harder to go out and actually feel inspired enough to draw something. Hence no postings for a while. Yesterday I decided I’d dress for the weather, go […]