The Saxon Tower at Northgate, Oxford

January 13, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Here is a little colour sketch I made today – partly from a sketch I did out on the moody streets of Oxford a couple of days ago – for comparision take a look at my last post.

Sketching – from the Saxon Tower to Boswells

January 8, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Sketching today in Oxford. A broody sort of day but managing to sketch for half-an-hour or so without getting interupted. Even managing to sing along with the guy playing guitar there though perhaps less tunefully. This is a view from the Saxon Tower at St. Michaels to Boswells department store and Waterstones on the corner. […]

The Radcliffe Camera, Oxford

December 31, 2019.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Here’s my somewhat frivolous take on a view of this famous Oxford landmark – The Radcliffe Camera in Radcliffe Square. The Camera is part of the Bodleian Library and for students and members of the library that prefer to, can be accessed via a underground tunnel which connects to the rest of the Bodleian.

A landscape : the view of Dragon Hill and the Vale from White Horse Hill, Oxfordshire

December 30, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

Out for a walk on White horse Hill near Uffington in Oxfordshire on Christmas Day. Luckily for us the day turned clear and sunny day if none too warm, so we could indulge in a walk and a visit to a couple of good pubs in the area. Up on White Horse Hill – or […]

Ewelme Church and Almshouses

December 26, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

A watercolour sketch of the church and almshouses at Ewelme in South Oxfordshire. This is one of my favorite churches, combining a great sense of history with a glorious setting in the rolling countryside of South Oxfordshire. The church was already old when it was rebuilt in the 15th C. under the auspices of William […]