The Half Moon Pub at Cuxham

April 2, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Cuxham is a small village in southern Oxfordshire. The village straddles a small stream, the Marlbrook, with some large farm buildings to the west and a small church that originally dates back to pre-Norman times. For me this is usually a stop on the way to Watlington, about another mile or so to the southeast. […]

Aldbourne Church

March 31, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

A couple of weeks ago I visited the village of Aldbourne in Wiltshire and stopped to explore the village and do a drawing of their magnificent church. Here is an update on that drawing. I’ve added a little more line work to extend the drawing and to add a bit of perspective – and started […]

The colourful village of Riomaggiore.

March 27, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

A new drawing and watercolour of one of the colourful villages on the Cinque Terre coast of NW Italy. Here is my line and wash of Riomaggiore, which is probably the largest of the Cinque Terre villages, at the southern end of this area. The coast here is typically very rocky with steep slopes and […]

The Tudor House on The Green, Northleach

March 25, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Northleach in Gloucestershire is an old market town perhaps best know for its impressive ‘Wool’ church. The town has many fine stone buildings but for me the half-timbered Tudor House in an area known as ‘The Green’ is a star attraction. This building is presently occupied by a family Butchers at one end and a […]

Reflections of Laugharne Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales

March 24, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

Revisiting some of my earlier work – this a more line and wash style drawing of Laugharne Castle in southwest Wales. Laugharne is about 15 miles southwest of the county town Carmarthen, on the estuary of the River Tâf. Laugharne is perhaps best known for its castle and for its association with Dylan Thomas. Dylan […]