A watercolour view of Charlbury, Oxfordshire.

March 11, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Today finishing a watercolour version of a sketch I did a few days ago. This a view from the approach to the small town of Charlbury, which is on the eastern fringes of the Cotswolds. For comparison here is a view of my original sketch of Charlbury in-situ.

Waterstones – colouring in

February 26, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A couple of days ago I did a line drawing of the Waterstones bookshop in Oxford – and as an update here is that drawing coloured in and slightly expanded.

The Guitarist

February 12, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Here is another of my Oxford townscapes. Taking a walk around the town – on a cold and bright day – and struck by the view of this guitarist casting shadows against the light. So trying a slightly different technique, here’s my take on that view.

St. Peter’s Church at Upper Slaughter

January 28, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

After a series of boaty posts here is a view of St. Peter’s Church at Upper Slaughter in the Cotswolds. A slightly different approach for me but I quite like the ‘spiky’ trees and grassy bank on this one. Upper Slaughter is a picturesque village not too far from Bourton-on-the-Water and Stow-on-the-Wold. Beyond the church […]

Two boats at Sennen Cove, Cornwall

January 25, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Another study of a couple of smaller fishing boats, pulled out on the slipway and next to the lifeboat station, with the old winding house in the background. In past times the winding house would have had a horse or donkey to walk the windlas around. Nowadays it is home to an atmospheric art gallery.

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