Sketching crows on The Lizard On a recent holiday we stayed for a few nights on the Lizard, Cornwall, and used that as a base to tour around. I am usually an early riser and from our B&B had a good view of the hundreds of c…

After a recent holiday to Cornwall here's my latest post - about sketching crows over the Lizard...
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Out exploring southern Oxfordshire on the weekend. Visiting churches, in search of tea and cake but also doing some more sketching in East Hagbourne. For more see my blog below:-
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Sketching seasonal fruits has its advantages - like it's a shame to waste this stuff - delicious !

Abingdon Market Place Alleyway Abingdon is a town with a history – and quite a few old buildings to prove it. Personally, when it comes to sketching architecture, I like my buildings a bit askew, wonky, even. So when I cam…

This afternoon visiting Abingdon and sketching this view towards the market Square.
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Another view of Stonesfield After a day of rain the skies brightened, the clouds parted and it turned into a nice summer’s evening. So – time to get the bike out and go for a ride; this time over to Stonesfield which is about…

After a day of rain, the clouds parted and the Sun came out.
Time to go for a ride to Stonesfield in West Oxfordshire and do some sketching.
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Sketching Spoon’s people on a rainy day In the Oxford Central Library one of the larger windows makes a good spot to sketch from if it isn’t too busy. There is a view across to a local Weatherspoon’s pub and if the weather is…

On a rainy Saturday I sat and sketched people outside the Oxford Weatherspoons. More on my blog below
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Back to Bath Road, Abingdon A few weeks ago I went back to Bath Road in Abingdon to do some more sketching. I’d previously drawn a row of fast food places along this row and went back to finish off this view. Why do I l…

Sketching more of Bath Road, Abingdon
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Sketching a pub in Benson, southern Oxfordshire Last week I was visiting various Artweeks events in Southern Oxfordshire and stopped on the way to do a sketch of a passing pub! Here’s my view of The Crown Inn in Benson – and my sketc…

Last week - out visiting Artweeks events - and stopping to sketch this pub in Benson.
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Sketching cottages and a local pub in Blewbury, Southern Oxfordshire. More on my blog- bryanmatthews.org?p=8253

Chipping Norton mill The old Bliss Tweed Mill at Chipping Norton is quite a landmark but one that you tend to just pass by on the way to somewhere else. So on a sunny Sunday afternoon I decided to make the trip out and…

Sketching Bliss tweed Mill near Chipping Norton
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Sketching The Randolph Hotel in Oxford again.
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Sketching Bath Road, Abingdon Sometimes I visit Abingdon on a weekend as it makes a change from the bustle of Oxford, even if they do seem to have the same snarly traffic problems when busy. One of the reasons I like Abingdon i…

On a weekend - sketching Bath Street in Abingdon, while the world whirls on it's way.
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Sketching Ivy Farm Cottage, West Hagbourne A couple of weekends ago I made a trip to South Oxfordshire, in search of country cottages to draw. In this part of the world, East Hagbourne is a favourite spot but on the way there I stopped off …

A couple of weeks ago I was down in South Oxfordshire- sketching Ivy Farm Cottage at West Hagbourne.
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Sketching Christ Church College again With the weather improving and a few days of sunshine coming our way, I’ve been tempted to go out more and do some sketching. So on a Sunday morning I made my way into Oxford and did a short …

At the weekend I took advantage of the sunshine to go sketching in Christ Church meadows, Oxford.
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Another sunny day in Oxford!

Taking advantage of a sunnier day to go back out to the Oxfordshire countryside. Visiting the church and pub at Swinbrook - but still a bit too early for the daffs!

In the late afternoon I headed into Oxford - sketching St John's College with that golden light going fast...
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Sketching on Oxford High Street on another chilly day In southern England the weather has been cold, grey and unexceptional for weeks now – and there has been hardly a glimmer of Sun. That means it is harder to go out and actually feel inspired …

Yesterday I braved another grey and cold day to actually go and do some sketching in Oxford. This this a sign of early Spring?
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Sketching the Oxford Christmas Market with the Urban Sketchers Occasionally I will come across the odd sketcher around Oxford – but not very often. So it was a pleasant surprise to come across a whole group of Urban Sketchers in the Oxford Covered market…

On Wednesday I went out sketching with the Oxford Urban Sketchers - drawing the the Christmas market on Broad Street.
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Hi Wendy
I wouldn't worry too much about the time - I think your idea of the energy of your drawing or what you are trying to achieve is a better guide. Besides a incisive drawing is very often quite short anyway - good luck !

Hi Wendy
How long to do a sketch - I'd guess usually about 20 minutes to half an hour for a simpler sketch. On some of the more complicated ones I find it helps to go back and do another session. B

A sketching trip to the Letcombes After days of rain, the sun did come out again – and I decided to take advantage of this and try some sketching along the Ridgeway again. I headed for Wantage, then south-west on smaller road…

A few days ago, I took advantage of a break in the weather to venture out: braving some of our local flooding to go sketching at the foot of the Berkshire Downs. Visiting Letcombe Regis and Letcombe Bassett to sketch churches and country cottages. More on my blog bryanmatthews.org/2024/11/28/a...

Walking through Winchester Winchester is a very old city. It was at one time a major Roman town (Venta) and later the capital of England. So if you like a bit of history, a walk around Winchester might be an option. If you k…

Here is one of my watercolours from a few years ago. It's of an old alleyway in Winchester - between the Cathedral and the Old Market Cross - something I call 'Walking past St.Lawrence's'. For more visit my blog at bryanmatthews.org/2024/11/27/w... or my etsy shop at www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...

Baking some cheese scones this afternoon - they're supposed to be a trio of elephants and a couple of giraffe - but turned out more like Dino's!

A tale of two sketches – Catte Street, Oxford Catte Street runs from Broad Street, past the Radcliffe Camera to Oxford High Street and is arguably one of the most scenic roads in Oxford. Like a lot of Oxford, it’s somewhere I’ve sk…

A tale of two sketches - drawing two sketches of Catte Street in Oxford - on consecutive Sundays. #Oxford #Sketching
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Sketching The George Hotel in Dorchester on Thames on a chilly November afternoon.
#GeorgeHotel #Sketching
#Oxfordshire

Three views of The Tudor House, Northleach With the seasons changing it is good to get out on the nicer, sunnier days. For me that meant a trip out to Northleach on the eastern fringes of Gloucestershire. Northleach is one of the old &#8216…

Out sketching The Tudor House at #Northleach Gloucestershire
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Hi, thanks, I'm glad you like my stuff - I should put some more up on Bluesky.
I'm not that familiar with John Piper's work having just seen bits and pieces -but yes, looking him up on Wiki.
Anyway - thanks for your comments B

Sketching The Randolph Hotel, Oxford 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 det…

On a damp Sunday afternoon - having a go at sketching The Randolph Hotel in Oxford.
#Oxford #RandolphHotel #urbansketching
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Back in Oxford - and sketching down the Cowley road again.
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#Oxford #urbansketching #carblight