St. Swithun’s Church at Headbourne Worthy, near Winchester

December 23, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

St Swithun’s is an 11th c. church on the outskirts of Winchester. I hope this view captures some of the atmosphere of this quiet and often shady spot set amongst clear Hampshire chalk streams. Thi painting is also available as a print from my Etsy shop

A Garsington Cottage

December 21, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Garsington is a village on the eastern fringes of Oxford. The village has achurch with views to the south and towards Oxford and Cowley to the west. Part of Garsington’s charm is the contrast between the old historic core of the village and the modern city outskirts, which to me accentuates the feeling of history […]

Walking past St. Lawrence’s, Winchester

December 20, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

One of my more detailed watercolours – this a view of the passageway leading to the ‘Butter’ Cross which passes the small Church of St. Lawrence. It’s entrance is here shown by the sign of a fish above. You can probably tell by the clothing that this is a winter scene- the air chilly but […]

A view of the Ponte Vecchio from the Uffizi Gallery

December 15, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Another view of the Ponte Vecchio in Florence – this time from the river bank outside the Uffizi gallery. Again in a slightly different style from my other views of the Bridge. And here’s a photo from the bridge itself – on a rainy day with the local police in their snazzy uniforms…not really […]

The Ponte Vecchio , Florence

November 27, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

A view of the Ponte Vecchio (or Old Bridge) in Florence. This is my latest (November 2017) watercolour, based on a sketch done from next to the bridge done amongst the tourist hordes, the local artists and hawkers. Surprisingly sketching here wasn’t too bad – and I tended to be ignored by most of the […]