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After a day of rain it is good to get out and go for a cycle-ride. Not too far today and taking my sketchbook to take the opportunity to draw. Today stopping on the small canal bridge at the small village of Shipton on Cherwell to frame a view of the canal and narrow-boats near […]
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Here is one of my older watercolours – of St. Mary’s Church in the small village of Swinbrook. Swinbrook is in a small river valley a few miles to the east of Burford. The church itself isn’t that inspiring from the outside, though its setting on raised ground in the village is interesting – and […]
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Another day making the most of the weather. Today out to the village of Fingest in Buckinghamshire to draw their exceptional twin towered Norman church. Instead of posting my drawing first I’ve shown a photo of my completed sketch with the church for comparison. This drawing was the result of about an hours sketching – […]
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Another fine sunny day and I took the opportunity to go to the picturesque village of Bibury in the Cotswolds to draw a well known view – Arlington Row. Today I drew a slightly different view of these old workers cottages- sitting in the shade at the southern end of the row. Also below a […]
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Today experimenting with a line and wash style painting of the historic schoolhouses at Ewelme in southern Oxfordshire. The school was built in medieval times using a distinctive red brick and is probably the oldest functioning school in England . I guess that doesn’t really excuse my slightly over-the-top use of red in this sketch, […]
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