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It has been a while since I’ve posted, mostly down to it being a long dull and damp winter. Not many of those bright and frosty days this year. Instead, I’ve tended to make more local trips. Over the years I’ve drawn quite a few of Oxford’s landmarks but sometimes as a contrast it is […]
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During a rainy day going around Oxford, I dropped in to the Ashmolean rooftop cafe – to have a cup of tea and take the opportunity to do some sketching. With the rain coming down outside, I did some more drawing to add to a previously started sketch, so at least I could do this […]
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This was my view from the ‘Korenlei Twee’ – a well known cafe-restaurant and tourist viewpoint in central Ghent. … and here is my sketch in-situ. Later I went back to add to my sketch – and maybe have another hot chocolate. Below is a scan of my sketch after a little bit of re-working. […]
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I was recently on holiday in Ghent, Belgium – on a short holiday via Eurostar – and of course I took my sketchbook. Here is a view sketching from one of the many canal-side cafes in the centre of this historic town. Cafe sketching has many advantages: you can seat in comfort, have a drink […]
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I’ve just got back from a short holiday to Ghent in Belgium – and of course took my sketchbook to do some drawing along the way. For an urban sketcher one of the easiest ways to sketch is to find a suitable cafe to draw from. That way you can do two things at once: […]
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