South Queensferry

 Stayed at the Three Bridges Apartment overlooking the Firth of Forth.

Queenferry Sketches

Edinburgh Road in Queensferry

The other side of Edinburgh Road.

Plewlands House at the bottom of the Loan on the High Street

High Street houses looking south

View outside of the apartment on the Binks to Forth Bridge

Forth Bridge from Newhalls

Sketch from the harbour wall looking back to the Tolbooth

Mondays drive to Culross calling in at North Queensferry on the way back.

Culross walk from the west car park 1.8 miles

Top to Tanhouse Brae looking back to the Forth of Firth. We could smell the chemical works from the other side of the Firth.

Red Lion Inn 

Looking back to the village centre on the Low Causeway

Looking back to the previous sketch

Back Causeway Culross

Thumbnail sketches in my Diary

Drawing on 20x16 inch canvas board for future collage.

Morning sketch looking across the harbour - very quiet - 20x16 inch canvas board

Work finished on returning home.

South Queensferry Harbour -collage, pen and acrylic

Former Seals Craigs Hotel South Queensferry from the Craigs' headland -collage, pen and acrylic

Culross Cottages - pen and watercolour

Culross Pottery - pen and watercolour

Culross back lane just off the Lower Causeway - pen and watercolour

Cottage opposite Cramond Harbour - I enjoyed using a pencil without any ink.

Alnmouth Holiday Nov 2022

 

Down Chapel Lane Alnmouth

Back of the Red Lion Inn

End of Crows Nest Lane looking towards Coquet Island 

Riverside Drive

Sun Inn on Northumberland Street

Holiday in Appleby last year

 Outdoor painting and sketching

Appleby from the St. Lawrence Bridge

Drawn and painted in the cottage because of Covid access on the bridge

Drawn and painted from a seat on the River Eden bank looking across the cafe on the other end of the St. Lawrence Bridge

Morning sketch across the River Eden

Appleby Market Place

Drawn and painted from a seat in the marketplace when visible from cars parked on the double yellow lines!!




Other sketches and painting that were drawn later

Owl Cottage on Boroughgate

Sketches from York Holiday at Postern Close near Skeldergate Bridge

Saturday late afternoon walk to the Minster- very busy

Sunday morning walk

Sunday morning walk into the city- very quiet

South Wall walk

Walk into York along the south wall and over the Lendal Bridge to the Minster and back through the small streets.

Monday misty morning walk to Exhibition Square

Afternoon walk to Rowntree Park across the Millenium Bridge and along the North Wall.

Tuesday morning walk to Micklegate for a paper and back along Skeldergate.

Back to Micklegate and along the riverside to the railway brige and on  to Bootham Bar.