Punting on the Cherwell — 10 Postcards | William Rowsell

Punting on the Cherwell is a pack of 10 flat art postcards by William Rowsell, reproducing his black-ink sketch of people punting on the River Cherwell behind Oxford Botanic Garden in Oxford. The scene was drawn on location in July sunshine, with punts reflected in the water beneath the dappled shade of riverside trees. Each postcard has a blank reverse for your message.

The inspiration

I was painting with the Oxford plein air painting group in Oxford. I always sketch my locations in black and white ink before painting in oils en plein air. This enables me to simplify the scene and break it down into a simpler form. I captured people punting down the river in the dappled shade beneath the trees that line the River Cherwell in the July sunshine. An idyllic scene with the punts reflected in the water.

The original sketch of punters on the River Cherwell

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Postcard details

• Artist: William Rowsell.
• Artwork: Punting on the Cherwell.
• Original medium: black ink sketch.
• Process: drawn on location before painting in oils en plein air.
• Subject: people punting, riverside trees and reflections in July sunshine.
• Location: River Cherwell behind Oxford Botanic Garden, Oxford.
• Format: pack of 10 flat postcards.
• Available sizes: A6 (10.5 × 14.8 cm), square (14.1 × 14.1 cm) and A5 (14.8 × 21 cm).
• Reverse: blank for your handwritten message.

Send a summer scene from Oxford to friends or family, or keep a postcard as a reminder of time beside the Cherwell. These postcards reproduce the ink sketch, not an oil painting. They are flat cards rather than folded greeting cards; the original sketch is not included.