Category: Venacular

Sketching in Christ Church Meadows, Oxford

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It has been wet and cold for a while and I have not been out doing as much sketching as I’d like. However yesterday the Sun came out briefly whilst visiting the Christ Church College Meadows and I did manage to do a couple of sketches. One is a re-hash of an earlier drawing, except […]

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The Emerson Chambers Building at Eldon Square in Newcastle

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Here is one of my earlier drawings – of the Emerson Chambers building at Eldon Square in Newcastle Upon Tyne. This landmark building is pretty much in the center of Newcastle – and this is a city with a lot of character. This is a drawing from quite a while ago – you might find […]

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More sketching at Rick’s Dinner, Cowley Road, Oxford

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Living just outside Oxford, I sometimes take the trip in and do some drawing on a Sunday. With the University and various historic buildings, there is quite a bit of opportunity for this but sometimes it can be a bit too busy. So it is sometimes nice to mix it up a little and go […]

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Sketching Pizza Express at the Golden Cross, Oxford

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Oxford can be a busy place so when the crowds are gathered and various buskers are playing on Cornmarket Street. So it can be nice to take a few steps away and into the relative quiet of Golden Cross courtyard. Here the buildings date back to the 16th century, including one of Oxford’s many old […]

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Sketching Ship Street, Oxford

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A few days ago I did a post of ‘Sketching amongst the cycle dispatch, Cornmarket’ – drawing one of the old historic pubs in this part of town. After doing that i decided to do another sketch facing in the other direction – towards Exeter College Chapel. Here is my view and sketch in-situ. And […]

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