Sometimes on a weekend I like go out and explore parts of the Cotswolds. If I’m in the mood and can find somewhere suitable to draw then it can be a pleasant way to spend an hour or so; just sitting drawing out in the country and maybe chatting to occasional strangers. Where the Cotswolds […]
The Lord Leycester Hospital is a Grade 1 listed historic building built against Warwick’s old West gate. It dates back to the 14th C. and is a charming place, especially if you like medieval half-timbered buildings. I’ve made the trip up to Warwick before and spent an hour or so sketching the entrance of this […]
Blewbury is a village in southern Oxfordshire. It is about a mile or so north of the Ridgeway, has quite a few thatched cottages and has largely survived the ravages of development elsewhere. Away from the busy main road, you can walk around relatively quiet lanes and walkways, perhaps taking in the clear water streams […]
On a dull weekend I made a short trip to the local Oxford canal to do some sketching. Here is my view of one of several narrow boats moored along this particular sketch of the canal on a quiet Sunday afternoon. Choosing a spot tucked in by the reeds, here is my sketch, below. Looking […]
North Parade is a narrow street in North Oxford with two pubs, various eateries and this, a new shop; the Oxford Yarn Store. This building used to house a hairdressers and it is quite impressive what a good job they’ve done over the past few months converting it to the new store. On a rather […]