Last week, Esther Semmens (from Edinbrugh) and I had a week sketching in Krakow Poland. We wanted to find a sketchable location which we could easily fly to from Edinburgh and Krakow was the winner. I didn’t have any time to do much research, so it was a case of arrived and responding to the...
CONTINUE READINGAfter a nice nine-night stay in Stornoway, I had a shorter visit to Edinburgh. I arrived around 4pm on Saturday afternoon and left after lunch on Monday. I spent Sunday at church etc with Esther Semmens and family so that meant I had two half days for sketching. Esther met me at my Airbnb apartment...
CONTINUE READINGFollowing on from my adventures around Stornoway, today I want to share my two bigger day trips to the beaches in Uig (Lewis) and down to Harris. This is the map in my sketchbook showing the routes that I took this trip. I absolutely love the landscapes of this part of the world. When you...
CONTINUE READINGI have quite a bit to catch up on in regard to sharing my adventures from this trip, so I’ll use this week to put together a few articles. I’m having a solo week of rest and work in a small village on the Fife coast in Scotland. A much needed break before heading to...
CONTINUE READINGIt’s always good to spend a bit of time thinking about a project after it is finished and this is particularly the case for my 30×30. As I have been travelling for the whole month of June, I’ve been more occupied with new places and time with family/friends, so I haven’t really been thinking much...
CONTINUE READINGYesterday, Monday 25th June, I completed my 30th direct watercolour sketch. Yay! This 30×30 challenge hasn’t been that much of a challenge for me as I’m travelling – so I’m obsessively sketching anyway. And over the last 9 days, I’ve had a lot of solo time and therefore lots of options for achieving ‘paint only’...
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