Sketching The Randolph Hotel, Oxford

October 20, 2024.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Randolph Hotel in Oxford is one of the city’s older hotels. I’ve drawn The Randolph before and this can be a bit daunting as it is a large building and has lots of architectural details. However, on a damp Sunday afternoon I thought I’d try sketching it again. So setting up to draw, here […]

Sketching cottages in Bishopstone

June 4, 2024.Reading time 2 minutes.

On a Sunday afternoon I took a trip out to the village of Bishopstone which lies just over the border from Oxfordshire into Wiltshire. This is one of a string of villages along the northern slopes of the Ridgeway set in some pretty special countryside. My trip was specifically to draw one of Bishopstone’s picturesque […]

From a big barn to a ruined barn – sketching outside of Oxford

February 26, 2024.Reading time 2 minutes.

Last week I was out drawing the big ‘Oxford North’ building site with its proposed ‘Big Red barn’, offices, housing and attendant building cranes. This week as a change I decided to draw something a little smaller – a ruinous shed or barn I saw passing by to the nearby village of Yarnton. This was […]

Two different approaches to sketching the Randolph Hotel rooftops, Oxford

February 8, 2024.Reading time 2 minutes.

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 […]

Sketching Blenheim Palace from the formal gardens

January 19, 2024.Reading time 2 minutes.

It has been hovering around freezing here for a while but I suppose that is to be expected in mid January. A good thing about this is we have also had a few crisp sunny days and that is enough to tempt me to go out sketching again. So it was that yesterday I set […]

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