Yesterday was another fun filled day for #blogmanay including a trip out to Murrayfield on the tram and the Torchlight Procession up Calton Hill. Sketching on top of Calton Hill in the pitch black darkness with only my pen light and a the flicking light from the flaming torches around me was a challenge to … Continue reading Edinburgh’s Hogmanay Blogmanay, Day 2→
Today I had to take the car into the garage. I am now awaiting the dreaded call to tell me what is wrong with it and how much it will cost to put it right. But on the plus side I put the bike in the boot and cycled from Seafield to work in between … Continue reading Thanks to the car, a new view from the bike→
This sketch I drew on the way into work yesterday, I was a little early so took a detour up The News Steps, which climb from Market Street near the Waverley train station up to St Giles Street just off the Royal Mile. I sat out side the lovely looking Broadsheet Bistro, which is … Continue reading Top of The News Steps in Edinburgh→
A sketch for an Edinburgh holiday rental, to use as an avatar and postcard for guests. This is Craigwell Cottage, just off the Royal Mile in Edinburgh’s Old Town. A lovely wee building which was once part of the old Craigwell Brewery, which dates back to 1822. Now a mixture of townhouses, apartments and … Continue reading A commission from the heart of Edinburgh’s Old Town→
Last night I finished my experimental ‘stitched sketch’. Previously I had cut pieces of material and stitched around them to make a well known view of Edinburgh, from Calton Hill. I continued with the shading using the sewing machine and added a few highlights in white canvas material. Sticking them down with a little glue … Continue reading Stitched sketch: Day 3→