Recently I had a MOT done in east Oxford and, not being one to sit around while that happened, I decided to do a little walk around the Cowley Road. Those of you who follow my posts might know this is somewhere I’ve sketched before – and I’ll add some links to previous posts below. […]
Back from the sunny climes of Kent – well it is that time of year, with the seasons changing again and the weather has definitely become more autumnal. Still, on a recent holiday exploring the cinque ports and other parts of Kent, I managed to get up early one morning and make my way through […]
Sometimes you just fancy a bit of sketching – and fairly local to me in North Oxford there is our Skoda car sales showroom. It is a building that an urban sketcher might take an interest in with its distinctive modern roof. So, finding a convenient bench, I sat down and started drawing. it was […]
It seems to have rained almost every day for three months now. As an urban sketcher- or pretty much any kind of outdoor sketcher – this kind of cramps your style and limits what you can or might want to sketch. One solution is to find a nice cafe, get a beverage of some sort […]
After a gap of a couple of years, we recently made it back to Alicante again – for a holiday and a recharge. Last time we were here I did quite a bit of sketching so this time I took along a couple of sketchbooks and a small sketching stool. I decided it was worth […]