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Friday, 28 July 2023

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.


Thursday, 19 January 2023

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















Friday, 30 December 2022

Scarborough holiday

Sketches and paintings from Scarborough while staying at Manor Court, the first week in October 2022 Friday Day 1 Walk around Robin Hoods Bay in the rain.
Steps on Cliffe Street Robin Hoods Bay

The rest of the week walking from the flat or driving up to Castlegate and then into the South Bay Area.

Caslebank Scarborough



Scalby Mill North Bay Scarborough





Scarborough Arms



 Collage painted at home on 20x16 inch canvas board
View to Scarborough Harbour from Burr Bank



Monday, 14 March 2022

Holiday in Spittal near Berwick upon Tweed

 No painting outside - too cold. Painted after the holiday.

View from the town walls

Palace Green

The Avenue as viewed from the town walls.


Sally Port 

58 Church Street with house numbers a, b, c, etc

A passageway to Palace Green



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





Sunday, 13 March 2022

Screen Drawing with Lanchester Monday Art Group

Busk House Little Langdale
Busk House Little Langdale
Low Tilberthwaite near Coniston
Great Langdale
Deepdale in the Ullswater valley near Brothers Water