Surprisingly, messed up perspective, if paired with nice coloring and shadowing, can give the drawing a certain charm (But it have to look intentionally messed up, not stemming from lack of skill) 😅
Outside 'The Bear,' a sign boasts that the pub is the oldest in England. I suspect that every village and town in England has a pub making a similar claim. According to Wikipedia, the current pub stands on the site of The Bear Inn, which dates back to 1241. Over nearly 800 years, the inn underwent many changes, a series of owners—one of whom is said to have had a pet bear. In case you wonder, there are no bears around the pub today.
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I have to say, it took me a long while to get used to the male voice intonation. It seems to me that he's reading everything as if from a list (I don't know how to explain better, sorry). Maybe I am spoiled coming from the stellar narrator voice of The Name of Wind...
My favourite feature of Holywell street is the huge tree protruding from the side of New College. #artstr #grownostr #plebchain #watercolors #art
On the day before drawing this view, I was standing almost on top of Mount Etna, looking at the fresh lava flowing from a safe distance of a few meters. An unbelievable experience. The volcano still looks impressive, as viewed from Taormina, fifty kilometers away. The day was very hot, and soon after finishing this drawing, we spent the rest of the afternoon in a hotel's pool. Good times. #artstr #art #watercolors #grownostr
I really enjoy listening Joe Rogan. He's aware of his own ignorance and limited expertise, mainly on psychedelics and fighting, and it is a pleasure to hear him learning about other topics. It is also funny when he obviously cannot follow and it shows. Love Joe.
I returned to the place of my very first drawing in Oxford, two years after my initial visit. This time I sketched the so-called Bridge of Sighs from the other side. This must be one of the most photographed places in Oxford. There was a constant stream of students in gowns posing in front of the structure with their families. As usual, I ignored all the people moving around and only drawn the buildings. Shall I start including people? #art #watercolors #plebchain #grownostr
Carfax is Oxford's center, where the city's four main streets meet. The Carfax Tower is all that's left of St. Martin's Church, which stood here for almost 900 years. The church was eventually demolished in 1896 to make room for road traffic. Ironically, 120 years later, two of the streets at this junction are now pedestrian-only. #art #watercolors #grownostr #plebchain
The Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest in England and one of the oldest in the world. This is the Danby Gate, its front entrance. This gate was shot at during the Civil War— incredible! If it were up to me, every building would still be massively decorated like this today, with niches for statues, rusticated surfaces, and inscriptions. Unfortunately, all we have now is plain concrete and glass instead.
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New College is not new, at least since 1379, when it was founded. This must be one of my favorite streets of Oxford old center; It is the summer entrance of New College: on the left, the wall of the cloister and on the right the sharp turn under the archway that leads to Queen’s Lane.
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Just below Magdalen Bridge, there is a very popular spot for punting. I've tried it myself twice, both times when friends were visiting and the weather was nice. It is surprisingly difficult to propel the boat forward in a straight line. Every amateur punter inevitably ends up zigzagging between the riverbanks, narrowly missing and sometimes hitting other boats. I have yet to witness anyone falling into the water, though.
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I see the bushes popping out from this old wall, and I hear the humbling message from nature: 'Everywhere is my domain. I do as I please. You are here with your walls only temporarily because I let you. As soon as you stop working against me, I will take everything back from you.' But it is said gently, with yellow flowers sprouting from a wall, and the wall is actually better for it.
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When outside it's always raining, what else to do better than going to the museum and drawing statues from the ancient world? These are from the Roman Empire: some rich English bought them (I hope...) and shipped them from Italy to Oxford. I guess they are kind of special here and better appreciated, while in Italy such beauty is often overlooked and taken for granted. Anyway, I think about the Roman Empire every day, in case you are wondering.
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I love to pass by the entrance of Oxford colleges, and peek inside if the door is open. This is Balliol College, on Broad Street. On that day, as usual numerous tourist were visiting. I asked the porter if I could stay there a bit and drawing. “Ok” he said “but don’t block the tourist passage”. So I made myself small and spent the next half hour drawing and answering tourist questions.
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Two naked strippers, ass to ass, with the pole in between them 🫣
A radiant skeleton raising from the grave, surrounded by flying white doves