060 Catte Street, Oxford

November 14, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Another Oxford ‘street scene’ – This is a view down Catte Street from besides St Mary’s Church, with the Radcliffe Camera and Bodleian Library in the distance. Catte Street was also known as “Mousecatcher’s Lane” as far back as the 15th century. For me this is quite an evocative place – when you think of […]

076 A view over Vernazza

November 13, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Here is one of my paintings taken from a trip to the marvelous Cinque Terre ( or ‘Five Earths’ ) area on the NW coast of Italy. It shows a view over one of the old fishing towns set on the rocky coast here. This is the view from the coastal path above the village […]

The Pret at Cornmarket in Oxford

November 12, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Here is another of my watercolours ; The Pret at the Corner of Cornmarket and Ship Street. Like a lot of old buildings , part of its charm is the way it is all slightly askew.. This is one of my views of this historic building in the heart of Oxford at 26 – […]

The Statue of the Madonna Della Stellario in Lucca, Tuscany

November 11, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The Statue of the Madonna Della Stellario in Lucca, Tuscany. This is my watercolour of this statue of the Madonna -Not one of the more usual tourist haunts but just a short distance from the amphitheater. Sited at the junction of five roads within the NE of the city. Well worth a visit – with […]

The Ponte Vecchio in Florence – an A3 print

November 11, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Here is a photo of one of my prints – in this case of a view of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence. I’d be interested to hear if you have any comments…