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Blewbury is a village at the foot of the Berkshire downs in southern Oxfordshire. This is an area of rolling countryside still relatively untouched by the sprawl of new housing estates encroaching from the north. Blewbury has some lovely old buildings and is well worth a visit. It also has a rather fine church green […]
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The Cowley Road in east Oxford has a colourful mix of eateries, convenience stores, charity shops and pubs – and is a good spot for an occasional bit of urban sketching. Although the buildings here are a little rundown, there are still some interesting buildings-if you look. Setting up opposite a row of eateries this […]
Read MoreAfter being away on holiday and sketching in Alicante, I thought I’d catch up on a few little projects around Oxford. With the change in the seasons accelerating, it is again something to get used to – and is more about overcoats than T-shirts. After a wander around the city, I decided to draw one […]
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After sketching a view over the city – ‘a view towards the cathedral’ – I walked down a flight of steps to one of the main walkways in this part of the old town. With the evening being quiet and few people about I decided I’d try sketching a view along the Calle San Roque. […]
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It took me a few days to adjust to being on holiday – and perhaps the flight and journey there – before I was ready to do some sketching again. With me this is very much a ‘when I feel like it’ exercise and not something that you do regardless. Occasionally you here of people […]
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