The newly revamped Oxford Tavern is located on the corner of New Canterbury Rd and Crystal St in Petersham.The Daily Telegraph published an article about the iconic pub's closure, read it here. Although we all knew what the old Oxford Tavern was about, indicated by the nude neon female sillohettes outside, it has always had a mysterious aura about it with it’s dark windows and sealed doors.
The bar is now under new management and has swapped babes for boars, offering a southern American inspired menu featuring pulled pork. With bands, a beer garden and open windows the bar is a place that welcomes everyone, though it retains the famous nude neon ladies as a nod to it’s past.
The pub was a fun illustration. I wanted this to
be a night scene to make the neon really pop. I grabbed the fabric box and pulled
out some heavy nits (I was doing this in winter) for the dark night sky. There
was minimal watercolour in this one, just a few highlights.
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