The Eastgate Hotel, Oxford One of my more experimental watercolours, this is a view of one of Oxford’s old coaching inns – the Eastgate Hotel on the High Street. Originally a 17th c. Hotel at the former Eastern city gate, the hotel is now owned by the Mercure group and now houses an Italian restaurant […]
The Natural History Museum in Oxford has recently re-opened after being closed for a while – so I thought I’d post my painting of this fine building. If you’d like to know more they have a twitter account. The Museum building was started in the mid 19th century, initially to house natural history specimens moved […]
Here is one of my watercolour sketches of the Hertford College ‘Bridge of Sighs’. Also on this blog at ‘The Hertford College Bridge of Sighs‘ and Another view
Another watercolour of a favorite subject – No.s 26 – 27 on the corner of Ship Street and Cornmarket in Oxford. This building has seen many changes. Now it houses a Pret and a currency Exchange, but it was originally built around 1386. The building is owned by Jesus College and was at one time […]
One of my latest pieces – trying to capture the crisp sunlight of a sunny morning in Oxford. This is a view from the corner of Broad Street along Catte Street – towards the Bodleian library and the Radcliffe Square. This view is also available as a print from my etsy shop