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Tuesday 17 November 2020

Dunbar holiday at 6 Harbour View

Woodbrush Cottages along the East Shore
East Shore Beach Houses from the beach
Out the back door of No. 6 looking towards the castle. The house is called Craigvilla
Out the back house of No. 6 looking towards Yellowcraig and Castle Cottage back yards
From the seat next to the Leisure Centre looking to the backs of the harbour side cottages
Marine workshop at the back of No.6. Late evening with light streaming from the workshop and the staff busy repairing the roof.

Tuesday 10 November 2020

EDINBURGH PAINTINGS

 

1 Edinburgh Castle ..........SOLD

2....Edinburgh Old Town..Sold

3.... Edinburgh from Calton Hill


Available Durham Paintings

1... Elvet Bridge and the Swan and Cygnets

2... Elvet Bridge and the Castle

3... Elvet Bridge from the Prince Bishops

4,,, Elvet Bridge from the riverside

5... Durham Catherdral from the Court Inn.....SOLD

 

Monday 24 August 2020

Keep on painting

Duart Castle on the Isle of Mull
Collage on 20x16 canvas board
Collage on 12x10 canvas board
Stonehaven Scotland -  Ink over acrylic

Edinburgh - collage and acrylic on 20x16 inch canvas board





Friday 21 August 2020

Keep on sketching

Culross in Fife Scotland.
Pen and Tombow grey markers
Tantallon Castle between North Berwick and Dunbar.
Using the harbour wall as a lead-in.
View to Isle of Eigg from the Aird of Sleat on Skye.
Pen and pencil - from Google Street View
Port Isaac in Cornwall looking down Church Street. Pen and pencil - from Google Street View

Credit card sketches of Mousehole in Cornwall
pen and pencil - from Google Street View




Sunday 7 June 2020

How to use Instagram from a PC

First, download the Instagram app- All steps are highlighted in yellow
Install your account - cannot give you a link as it just opens up my account


Right-click at the right-hand side and select --- inspect


Choose a phone type from the list


Click on the bar at the top to turn it blue
then enter

A plus sign appears at the bottom select to a picture then add comments.
Add tag so people can find similar posts ie
#dogs #dogpaintings etc
If they have been used they will appear in the drop-down box.
If you want a friend to see your post add
@malcolmcoilsart

You cannot enter multiple pictures unless you a special app.


Good luck

Drawings during the lockdown

 
Staithes composite drawing is taken from individual photos square on to each building and being such a narrow street I could not see the roof lines. This information I gleaned from photos taken from high points around the village. Also useful was Google street view who had a backpack camera walk through the village as part of the Cleveland Way. This is in an A2 Sketchbook which I cut in half lengthways.

Staithes High Steet left side walking down the village


From A5 book No 6
The Instagram task set by Brain
From an old holiday photo of Pittenweem
Staithes Beckside
Seaton Garth Staithes

Aird of Sleat on Skye drawn from Google street view
 
Link to my Instagram feed.





Sunday 10 May 2020

New paintings




Portloe in Cornwall view from the harbour
Ink on Gelli plate print on w/c paper

Collage of Robin Hoods Bay using newsprint

Collage on 12x10 inch canvas board
St Jeremiahs Church on the Grand Canal Venice 

Monday 27 April 2020

Lockdown paintings and drawings



Collage on 12x10 canvas board
Dunbar Scotland
We should have been on holiday the first week of the lockdown 
in the cottage in the middle at the top of the steps.
Photo from last years holiday to Edinburgh.

Collage on paper glued to a 20x16 backing board
A collage that did not work out, sanded and covered in clear gesso.
Made up village using black pen, chalks and acrylics.
When in doubt name it Polruan.
Collage on 20x16 canvas board
From Craster to Dunstanbiurgh


Drawing Instagram challenges set by @brejanz

D4H dozer

Mullion Cove

Old Calton Jail Edinburgh

Tuesday 31 March 2020

Drawing a wild garden with Karen Stamper


https://www.karenabend.com/sketchbook-revival/st-en/

My efforts


Lastest collages
Robin Hoods Bay finished painting

I think I prefer it at this stage with more of the collage showing



Bamburgh from Lonsdale Hill - all collage from Biscuit Factory Gallery
magazine and tissue paper except for the sky and gate. 

Staithes Blues





Saturday 14 March 2020

Lastest paintings

Acrylic on paper. Decided to crop this at an oblique angle and removed the horizon
Staithes-Acrylics with a textured base

Polperro- As above 
Caterhouse Pit Lane - Unison pastels on Pastelmat paper

Lindisfarne Castle- Mixed Media-collage with pen and acrylics

Thursday 2 January 2020

2019 - Last watercolour paintings

Watendlath Beck Cumbria
Firth of Forth from Low Granton Road Edinburgh
Loanthwaite Farm near Outgate Cumbria

Scafell View- workshop at Friendly Art Group
Second attempt


Pear Tree Cottage Staverley Cumbria

Cottage at Dhoon Beach near Kirkcudbright Scotland

Langdale View from Joe Hush workshop