The ‘Meadows’ Building at Christ Church, Oxford

January 31, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

Following on from my previous drawing of Christ Church at the Meadows is this full drawing and my watercolour of the ‘Meadows’ Building. Here’s my original drawing for this watercolour together with a cropped close-up of the finished painting. This watercolour is also now available as a ‘Giclee’ print from my Etsy shop. If you’d […]

Drawing Christ church College

January 28, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

During these Covid-19 times, Christ Church Meadow in Oxford tends to be a favourite spot to take a stroll or find a bench and eat a shop takeaway from the town. It’s also possible to sit and do some drawing as long as it’s not too busy. Here is my drawing of part of the […]

Working up a sketch of the Radcliffe Camera

January 22, 2021.Reading time 1 minute.

It has been a quiet month. With the latest lockdown biting after Christmas and the weather remaining dull, cold and wet for most of January, it’s been a good month to ‘hibernate’ and do other things. With the return of some slightly better weather there comes a smidgen of optimism, maybe the days will grow […]

Painting Hastings Old Town

December 18, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

This is my painting of a street-view in the old town of Hastings, down on the south-east coast. My original drawing was done from a photograph found on the Wikimedia Commons, showing narrow streets, half-timbered buildings and Parish Church of St. Clements. My thanks to Wikimedia and to Stefan Noble for putting the photo up […]

Drawing Hastings Old Town

December 16, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Today I’ve been drawing from a photograph – this from a view of Hastings Old Town found on Wikimedia Commons. With the winter solstice close, the days getting darker and the weather dull and rainy, it is sometimes nice to gain a little inspiration from the web. Personally I find the elements of narrow streets, […]