Enrico

www.enricosketching.cloud

Watercolor artist, moment collector, serial enthusiast. Bitcoiner.

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2024-09-04 23:38:38

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My favourite feature of Holywell street is the huge tree protruding from the side of New College. #artstr #grownostr #plebchain #watercolors #art

2024-08-17 10:13:56

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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.

2024-08-06 15:02:49

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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

2024-08-01 09:03:16

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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

2024-07-16 19:31:00

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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.
#art #watercolors #grownostr #plebchain

2024-06-25 09:08:57

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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.
#art #watercolors #grownostr #plebchain

2024-06-10 11:41:18

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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.
#watercolors #art #grownostr #plebchain

2024-05-27 14:36:14

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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.
#plebchain #grownostr #watercolors #art

2024-05-25 11:46:08

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It gives me nightmares 😅

2024-05-06 11:06:54

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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.
#watercolors #art #plebchain #grownostr

2024-04-22 10:05:29

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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.
#oxford #plebchain #grownostr #watercolors #art

2024-04-20 13:20:54

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Two naked strippers, ass to ass, with the pole in between them 🫣

2024-04-12 10:32:33

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A radiant skeleton raising from the grave, surrounded by flying white doves

2024-04-12 10:30:05

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Episode 1 was far better than my (low) expectations! I hope it keeps up for the rest of the season.

2024-04-09 09:12:52

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Did you hear the hen scream? 🤔

2024-04-09 09:09:18

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You must be great at pixel art! 😅

2024-04-09 09:07:23

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I always try to squeeze some trivia or personal anecdote in there 😅

2024-04-08 16:08:08

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The entrance to Christ Church Meadow from St. Aldates is always packed with tourists snapping photos of Christ Church College or taking selfies among the flowers in the War Memorial Garden. I was not able to properly render justice to the remarkable view here. In my defense, there are so many levels of vegetation and building overlapping.
#plebchain #grownostr #watercolors #drawing #art

2024-03-25 16:45:14

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The Lamb and Flag Passage is an alleyway which runs through the famous Lamb and Flag pub on St Giles’ Street and leads to the Natural History Museum. When I cycle through it, I need to maneuver around pedestrians and slalom through the barriers put on the other end to prevent vehicle passage. The big horse-chestnut looks at least one hundred years old. It is amazing to see its awakening with so many budding leaves. Spring is here.
#art #watercolors #plebchain #grownostr

2024-03-23 19:51:34

Please shill me an AI image generation tool pay-per-use, no subscription, that accepts sats, thanks
#plebchain #ai

2024-03-20 23:12:08

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Rain is really annoying. Even when it’s not raining, the sky's usually gloomy. It's tough to find a good view with interesting shadows. After wandering around for a bit, I decided to sketch the Sheldonian Theatre. It's still impressive, even in dull light. I like how you can see the spire of Exeter College Chapel from this angle. Last year, I came to the Sheldonian Theatre to listen Richard Dawkins speak. It was an emotion to be in the same room as one of my intellectual heroes.
#watercolor #art #plebchain #grownostr

2024-02-12 17:09:34

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Just around the corner from my place, Margaret Road is one of my favorite streets in Oxford. Here are a few shops I like: "Wild Honey", where I buy honey (obviously) and shampoo; "Magic Café" where I work on Friday mornings; "Taste Tibet" where I've had dinner only once so far. The whole street has a good vibe. #watercolors #grownostr #plebchain #zap_this

2024-02-05 11:26:51

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Bath Place Hotel is a cluster of small cottages constructed just outside the old city wall in the early 1600s. At the end of the alley, after a sharp turn left, a narrow passage leads to the Turf Tavern, one of the oldest inn of Oxford, and now a famous pub. The area was once housing people from the lower level of society. Jane Burden, who later became the favored model for artists of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, was born here. Just outside the hotel, a plaque mentions that Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor had multiple secret rendezvous here. I believe the towers visible in the background belong to All-Souls College.
#watercolor #art #plebchain #grownostr

2024-01-22 17:58:54

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Last drawing for the 2023. Back in my hometown for the holidays. This is the road entering the old town coming from the hill, one of my favourite views. #plebchain #grownostr #watercolors #art

2024-01-15 09:15:24

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A postcard from the first half of this year's winter holiday. Nobody goes to the beach in winter, despite the nice weather allowing me to stay in a T-shirt. I also briefly entertained the idea of jumping into the sea: the incredible amount of jellyfish washed ashore deterred me, not the temperature. I drew a view of the Sicilian beach at Patti Marina, with numerous boats parked for the winter. In the background, the familiar cape of Tindari is visible, where the namesake sanctuary is located, as well as the ruins of the ancient Greek city. #watercolors #plebchain #grownostr #art

2023-12-22 14:35:25

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GM!

2023-12-11 12:35:31

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The Ashmolean Museum is full of art from the ancient world. The collection started in the XVII century, making it one of the oldest public museums in the UK. I love to wander its rooms filled with statues, ceramics, artifacts, fragments from a distant past. I can’t help but thinking to the person who carved, or painted, or molded the pieces of art; the one who commissioned it or bought it; the one who got it as a gift. I imagine the time the objects were in use, the statues on display, the paintings decorating important rooms. And then I think about the time they spent buried beneath rubble, covered by dirt or vegetation, forgotten, unappreciated, ignored. But then they were found, transported in a completely different world, in a different time, among different people. And they were appreciated again, recognized and admired. Not a bad ending…
#grownostr #watercolors #art #plebchain

2023-11-30 15:31:23

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Bitcoin mining did that???

2023-11-23 10:23:24

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Dark forest... 😱

2023-11-20 18:10:47

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Greg is the best thing on x. Sometimes I think he's an alter ego of Elon. I would not be surprised.

2023-11-20 09:29:24

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I'm sitting in the outdoor area of The Vault and Garden, a cafe located inside St Mary's Church in Oxford. I'm not sure if it would be still here for long: there are leaflets everywhere for a petition against the cafe's impending closure. Sitting at one of the tables in the garden, I sketched the towering stained glass window of Brasenose College Chapel. #art #watercolors #plebchain #grownostr

2023-10-02 09:48:54

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Sooner or later, I had to draw the Radcliffe Camera again. It's my absolute favorite spot in Oxford. I'm not exactly sure if it's the size, the perfect proportions, the symmetry…I just find it endlessly enjoyable to watch. So, I went there on a cold but sunny day and decided to look at it from a different angle.
#plebchain #grownostr#watercolors #art

2023-09-22 20:14:35

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😱

2023-09-22 12:28:07

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What do you mean "put it inside the coffee"? 🤔

2023-09-11 17:16:37

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I haven't yet tried to paddle on my SUP on the Oxford Canal, but it is definetely on my bucket list. This is a view from Jericho, the tower bell of St. Barnabas tower is visible on the back ground. There are loads of narrow boats parked along both sides of the canal. The folks living on those boats seem really chill.
#plebchain #grownostr #watercolors #drawing #art

2023-09-05 14:02:02

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Back in Saluzzo for holiday, I once more ended up strolling through the old town, trying to find a place to sketch. This is the Church of the Black Cross, no longer used as a church, I believe it is now a museum. Shame on me, I never saw the inside.
#plebchain #grownostr #watercolors #drawing

2023-08-24 10:47:23

Leaving the wide open space of Christ Church Meadow, you can use a small gate that only one person can go through at a time. Once you pass through, you'll find yourself in a narrow walking path. The tall tower of Merton College Chapel sticks out above the trees, just behind a thick row of bushes. A bunch of tourists were going through this path that day. One guy even stopped and asked me for directions.
#plebchain #grownostr #watercolors #drawing #art
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2023-08-14 17:44:03

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Her hands are made of nightmares...

2023-08-13 13:37:45

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As a "Xennial" myself, although from a European country, I recognize most of what you describe. The big issue that characterizes the gap between our generations and the Z, is the omnipresent internet and social media in their formative years.

2023-08-08 12:19:40

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Dude, that's one of my favourite places on Earth

2023-07-31 21:06:50

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The remarkable courtyard of the Old Bodleian Library, one of the oldest libraries in Europe. The statue of the Earl of Pembroke, founder of Pembroke College, is gazing towards the Tower of the Five Orders. Behind him, you cannot see the entrance of the Divinity School, which I will probably draw another time. This enclosed space is always full of tourists, and rightly so. It was quite challenging to capture enough of the view on the paper; I had to eyeball a pseudo fish-eye perspective. #watercolors #art #plebchain #grownostr

2023-07-25 09:46:29

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I was invited by a nice young lady to sketch the chapel of Oriel College as a gift for her boyfriend’s birthday, who holds a deep affection for that place. She offered me a tour of the college and shared some funny anecdotes, including one about a door that was walled up to separate male and female students, and another about a cat door that was opened through a solid wall to accommodate the provost's cat. I was very worried by this drawing, I felt the burden of responsibility on my shoulders. I hope the gift was well received.
#watercolors #art #grownostr #plebchain

2023-07-17 09:54:25

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This church, constructed in 1836 to resemble a Greek temple, has been desecrated, survived a demolition attempt, and it is now a cocktail bar. I was invited to a 'bop,' a college party, held in this place, despite my old age. It was fun. I mainly stood in a corner, sipping a margarita, glad not to be a student anymore. #watercolors #plebchain #grownostr #art

2023-07-05 08:54:04

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As I walked down this street connecting Cowley Road to Iffley Road, I couldn't help but notice a building that stood out in a peculiar way. It seemed like a church roof had been added onto an otherwise regular structure, or as if a church of initially normal proportions had been raised until its roof height matched the height of its bell tower. The result looks weird but not unpleasant. I like it.
#plebchain #grownostr #watercolors #art

2023-06-28 12:59:53

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51 so far...

2023-06-26 16:45:59

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That's the spirit I like!

2023-06-26 13:33:57

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😢

2023-06-26 10:44:23

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Yes, there is indeed a shark on the roof of that house. The first time I saw it while passing by on the bus, I thought WTF??? I later realized it is pretty famous around here. It was lowered on the roof with a crane on August 9, 1986. The homeowner commissioned an artist to create the sculpture. The city council initially fought the weird sculpture, because you know, burocrats. The heroic owner got the support of many, nationally and abroad, an he eventually won the fight. The shark is here to stay. #grownostr #plebchain #watercolors #art

2023-06-19 14:57:43

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The original Blackwell's Bookshop in Oxford on Broad Street. It is huge, with a massive amount of books, a big space underground too. Everytime I visit, I fondly remember a time before internet and smartphones, when I used to read actual books…My younger self would have loved this place. My current self, on the other hand, just bought two slim books about Oxford, filled with anecdotes and history about the city. I will have something to say when someone come visiting.
#plebchain #watercolors #grownostr #art

2023-06-12 10:02:55

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Trinity College, viewed from Broad Street. This wall is covered with a lush ivy-clad wall. I recall coming here during the long, dark and depressing winter months and imagining how beautiful this place would be in spring. I was right. But now I look forward for the autumn, when all of this will be an explosion of reds. (I said I look forward for autumn: I lied. I hope summer never ends)
#watercolors #plebchain #grownostr #art

2023-05-25 09:37:27

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Hello, this is a nice course (in Spanish, but have subtitles):
https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/1624-blender-for-beginners/course

2023-05-22 19:07:11

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On a beautiful day, I went to one of my favorite biking trails along the Thames to the Folly Bridge. I sat among geese and drew the view. Small cruise boats are generally parked here, and on the other side, the pub "The Head of the River" has a nice outdoor space. Halfway during the process, a goose approached me hissing. I didn't mind: I love geese. I hate swans, though.
#plebchain #grownostr #watercolors #art #drawing

2023-05-20 10:00:11

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I really wish it was real. I would pay a ticket to visit such a place!

2023-05-18 10:08:30

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These things are a plague

2023-05-16 10:57:38

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What being a bitcoiner feels like. This GIF should substitute the rollercoaster one... 😅

2023-05-15 12:09:50

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#nevent1q…trla
These days the weather is crazy, one moment is sunny and hot, the next is raining, the next again is windy and chilly, then sunny again. Few minutes into drawing the backside of the Sheldonian theater, a couple of raindrops (while sunny) made me move and run for cover and start again from another perspective. I like the stone heads on top of each pillar (there are more that the ones visible here, 13 in total). I was told they depict roman emperors, but it is not really sure. They are not the original ones from the 1669: They were ruined after two centuries of bad weather and got replaced with copies made by an even weaker stone type, that lasted a shorter time. These are the third generation ones, placed on the pillars in the 70s.
#plebchain #grownostr #watercolors #drawing

2023-05-08 10:09:22

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Oriel college is one of the oldest colleges of Oxford. This particular view of its entrance, with the belltower of St. Mary looming in the background, has been drawn or photographed many times in the past. It is almost uncanny to see how little this view changed over centuries. I added my snapshot from 2023 to the list.
#plebchain #grownostr #watercolors #drawing
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2023-05-07 09:34:50

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Naah. You can eat whatever you want if you remember to keep up your cloth mask between bites.

2023-05-06 17:48:21

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#nevent1q…ulgd
Ok, I colored it. As usual I do not like how the shadow came out. I still have to figure out how to get it how I envisioned in my mind.
#plebchain #grownostr #watercolors #drawing

2023-05-06 10:55:59

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#nevent1q…f99p
I'm gonna color this one next
#plebchain #grownostr #watercolors #drawing

2023-05-02 12:25:57

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This is the entrance of the medieval Magdalen college, on Hight Street. I walked around a bit, over my lunch break, in a sunny but relatively cold day. I decided to stop and draw the beautiful wooden gates of the college, decorated with statues and elaborate floral and shield reliefs.
#plebechain #grownostr #watercolor #drawings

2023-04-26 14:37:19

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I'll give it a listen!

2023-04-23 12:20:49

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The trees in front of this house are huge. They must be at least one hundred years old. I really hope they will not get cut down.
#grownostr #watercolor #plebchain

2023-04-21 20:45:42

The cutest #grownostr #catstr
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2023-04-21 09:27:22

Say hi to my favourite cat in the world #catstr #grownostr
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2023-04-20 19:23:25

Just returned from my drawing session. I'm gonna color it soon. #plebchain #grownostr #watercolors #drawing
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2023-04-20 17:43:05

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How is your fast going? I'm on the fourth day. I think I will end it tomorrow, I feel great, absolutely nothing bad to report. Amazing, if you think about it.

2023-04-16 22:11:14

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Right now my main goal is to reduce inflammation. I also have to reset from the holidays, when I couldn't choose what to eat and got too many carbs.

2023-04-16 22:08:42

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I could not agree more. I never saw another movie so many times.

2023-04-16 15:32:20

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I'll start tomorrow. Good job!

2023-04-14 23:43:59

Ok, who do I zap⚡first? #zapathon #plebchain

2023-04-13 08:49:47

Here is the website where I collect my drawings. I started uploading the new ones here on nostr too.
Www.enricosketching.cloud
#grownostr #plebchain

2023-04-08 11:35:22

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Amethyst, or nostrgram

2023-04-08 09:44:40

Sorry for the stupid question: is it possible to add a link to my nostr profile on a normal website, like you do to Instagram or Facebook profiles? If so, how? #plebchain

2023-04-07 20:12:10

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The Eagle and Child is an historical pub on St. Giles' Street. I read it was here since 1650. J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S.Lewis and the other members of the writers group "The Inklings" met in this pub every Thursday evening for years. The pub is closed since 2020, another victim of Covid restrictions... Couple of doors down the road, Ramen Kulture serves the best ramen in Oxford. I love ramen.

2023-04-06 00:09:24

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Great episode!

2023-04-04 11:31:58

Amethyst is much better than last time I tried it!

2023-04-02 17:00:45

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St. Mary's passage connects Hight Street to the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford, and I heard a story about this little pathway. The famous writer C.S.Lewis once exited via the side door of the church, facing St. Mary's passage, on a snowy day. Directly in front of the church exit, there is a wooden door adorned with the relief of a lion and flanked by two fauns. Its view somehow conjured in the young author's mind the picture of "a faun with a parcel in a snowy wood". That image was the seed that, many years later, blossomed in his famous Narnia book series. Now, I am not really certain this is completely true, but I was told that on Internet one could write whatever he wants without being saddled by things like accuracy or truthfulness, so that's it.

2023-03-20 16:15:23

I very frequently park the bike here when I go to the city center. I like the corner tower of this building, decorated with reliefs showing tigers, elephants and moustached barechest men. Makes sense, since it used to be the Indian Institute of Oxford. You know, British Empire and such...While I was drawing, it started to rain and of course a drop of rain fell exactly on the only spot with fresh ink. Try to spot the stain.
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2023-03-14 15:46:20

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I see not everybody is out of fiat food...

2023-03-14 10:32:32

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Orange sun is good

2023-03-14 10:30:09

Every day, on my way to the gym or grocery store, I walk past this charming cottage with a thatched roof. It looks completely different from the surrounding buildings, which consist of two big malls and an ugly, multilevel parking lot. It's not hard to imagine a time when this cottage was situated in a more rural and sparsely populated area. Or perhaps it was built in the 80s by a weirdo.
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2023-03-06 11:05:44

I like very much the dome on top of the circular structure supported by columns, so prominent on top of the entrance, so I was very surprised when I asked chatGPT to write a brief description of the Queen's College entrance and it adamantly said that there was no dome on top of it, nor columns, nor statue. It insisted that "the entrance features a vaulted archway with a series of spires and sculptures rising above the roofline". Only after I told it that I saw and drew the dome myself that very day, that it apologized and admitted that "it appears that there is indeed a dome structure on top of the entrance of Queen's College on High Street, Oxford"...
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2023-02-24 21:30:24

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Because I may faint.

2023-02-22 10:18:03

I am reposting here an old drawing of mine, about this ominous building that towers over Basel main train station. This is the BIS tower, one of the reasons the current financial system is so profoundly wrong. To feel better, I embedded in this drawing a symbol of hope. Let me know if you find it.
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