Views
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San Gimignano
Not so long ago we went on a walking holiday in Tuscany, staying every night in a different hilltop town, one of which was San Gimignano. Each day was full of its own surprises and delights, but there was one thing that happened every day – our walk started downhill in the morning and ended…
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Black Mountains – Lower Slopes
Trees present an interesting drawing challenge. There is (normally) just one trunk, then a few main branches, then many smaller branches and finally many, many leaves. However, if one sketches the same level of detail for each leaf as is given to the trunk then the drawing will never be finished! This particular tree is…
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2 CVs
I was rather taken by this scene – although to be honest most views containing a 2CV will tend to catch my attention! I had expected to have to concentrate on getting the cars to look right, but in the event it was the poplar trees that caused me the most grief – to the…
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Cows at Gatton
Gatton Park has many fine views, thanks to a combination of the natural landscape and to Lancelot “Capability” Brown’s attention some 250 years ago. I have drawn this particular view a few times using different techniques – this vector graphic created using the LibreOffice drawing tools is my favourite to date. This style makes everything…
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Under Reigate Hill
Well obviously this isn’t really “under” the hill – this is the path that runs from the main Reigate Hill road to Wray Lane, and so the path effectively runs across the foot of the hill. However, to me the phrase “under the hill” sums this up rather well and I get to choose the…
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Goðafoss
Iceland has several magnificent waterfalls, many with equally impressive names. The name Goðafoss is often translated as “waterfall of the gods” and the view across it is certainly awe-inspiring. In the summer you might reasonably expect to see this fall illuminated by bright sunshine, but on our visit the sky was a leaden grey which…
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Raindrops
The way that raindrops play with light is fascinating and, if you can remember from physics how lenses work, not too difficult to understand. This picture is simply an attempt to get the rain-on-glass effect to look realistic. The rather blurry background to the scene is actually Iceland, a place that provides all sorts of…
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A Gate in York
York has many streets which are called gates – and this is a drawing of one of them. This gate is straighter than many, although perhaps not quite as straight as I have drawn it. I think too that there are often many more people walking down this street – perhaps everyone is elsewhere because…
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Polesden Lacey
Well, actually this is a view looking in from outside the fence. However, with the trees full of leaves, there is not much of the estate to be seen here …
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A Bridge Over The River Kwai
No – this is not THAT bridge! The original bridge was both built at enormous cost to the prisoners conscripted to construct it and then destroyed by bombing during the Second World War. This bridge was built after the war, but of course is now often visited by those coming to understand and pay tribute…
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