Over the years I’ve drawn various views of Broad Street in Oxford – who knows, if i keep going maybe I’ll get to draw the whole street? Anyway, on my latest sketching venture into the city, I set up and did another drawing, this time roughly from the middle of the street towards the east, […]
A few days ago I was doing some urban sketching in Oxford city centre, drawing the KFC at Cornmarket So, continuing on a theme, yesterday I was back drawing more fast food places – this time the Kebab Kid & Tops Pizza out on the Cowley Road. This is a part of town out from […]
Sometimes you just feel like a bit of sketching. Even though Oxford has its fair share of grand or historic buildings, sometimes it is good to have a change, to mix it up a bit – and maybe draw the local KFC. For me this also has the advantage of being close to one of […]
Sometimes on a weekend I will go into Oxford to sketch but the crowds can get to be a bit much – depending where exactly you are sketching. As an alternative, visiting Blenheim Palace is usually quieter and less pressured, so last Sunday, with a shiny new yearly pass, I ventured back to the Palace. […]
Yesterday I went back to Brill in western Buckinghamshire for another late lunch and to sit and do a little more sketching. My last post was about sketching the church here- and some of those Brill chimneys. On this trip, in the late afternoon sunshine I did some more house and chimney sketching to complete […]