The Oxford Paintings

Over 100 new paintings and drawings of Oxford throughout the seasons, by the acclaimed artist Francis Hamel

Accompanied by a wonderful collection of Oxford writing by Philip Pullman, Evelyn Waugh, Iris Murdoch, Vera Brittain, C.S. Lewis, Dorothy Sayers, William Wordsworth, Elizabeth Jennings and many more.

Frances Hamel has lived and worked in Oxfordshire as artist in residence at Rousham for over 25 years He trained at the Ruskin School of Art whilst at Magdalen College, Oxford. This latest collection is a huge range of atmospheric paintings of the city painted throughout the year from the long days of persistent drizzly winter gloom to bright summer sunshine. An exhibition is scheduled for March 2025 in Oxford and then at the John Martin Gallery in London W1.