Sketching amongst the cycle dispatch, Cornmarket, Oxford

On another Sunday trip into Oxford, this time to sketch at the old historic crossroads of Ship Street and Cornmarket. I found a relatively quiet spot amongst a group of cycle dispatch riders and set about drawing The Plough Inn. Here’s the view and my sketch in-situ from this busy corner… …and here is my […]

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Sketching Black Horse House in Watlington, Oxfordshire

Back in May I was visiting our local Artweeks events in Watlington, a small town at the foot of the Ridgeway hills in southern Oxfordshire. While there I decided to also do a small sketch of one of the many characterful local houses – in this case a former pub – Black Horse House- with […]

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More sketching in Brill

Yesterday I went back to Brill in western Buckinghamshire for another late lunch and to sit and do a little more sketching. My last post was about sketching the church here- and some of those Brill chimneys. On this trip, in the late afternoon sunshine I did some more house and chimney sketching to complete […]

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The Half Moon Pub at Cuxham

Cuxham is a small village in southern Oxfordshire. The village straddles a small stream, the Marlbrook, with some large farm buildings to the west and a small church that originally dates back to pre-Norman times. For me this is usually a stop on the way to Watlington, about another mile or so to the southeast. […]

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