The Cowley Road Baptist Centre, East Oxford

The Cowley Road in east Oxford turns out to be one of the more rewarding places for me to sketch and I’ve done a few posts from this busy and jumbled road (thumbnails and links at the end). My latest is a view of the Baptist centre which I think also doubles as an arts […]

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Pippa Pig on the Cowley Road, Oxford

This is another in a short series of urban sketching of various shops along the Cowley Road in east Oxford. Previous posts include ‘The Zaid Store‘ & ‘The Eastern & Continental‘. Here is my view of this large poster and the shop. Those of you looking at previous posts might recognise this as the Zaid […]

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The Eastern & Continental Store, Cowley Road, Oxford

Last month seemed to be mostly showers and rain but with enough gaps in the weather to still go out and do some urban sketching. My last post was of the Zaid Store on the Cowley Road in east Oxford. This post is just me catching up with another of my shop studies, this time […]

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The Zaid store on Cowley Road, Oxford

As a change to sketching and drawing in the centre of Oxford I will sometimes venture out a little to explore different areas. One of these is along the Cowley Road. This has a colourful collection of eateries, fast food places, charity shops, bicycle shops, pubs, coffee shops and convenience stores. It is a bit […]

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Sketching shops on the Cowley Road, east Oxford

The Cowley Road in east Oxford has a colourful mix of eateries, convenience stores, charity shops and pubs – and is a good spot for an occasional bit of urban sketching. Although the buildings here are a little rundown, there are still some interesting buildings-if you look. Setting up opposite a row of eateries this […]

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