A rewarding weekend

Well done to Joanne, James, Brogan, myself, Zoe, Jade, Holly and Stacey for completing the Big Fun Run 5k in aid of Edinburgh’s Sick Kids Friends Foundation.

We all had a fantastic day and have raised well over £500 for the hospital. Thank you to all those who sponsored us, and congratulations to everyone who took part in the fun run on Sunday.

You can still sponsor us here: http://www.justgiving.com/5kforsickkids
info@markkirkham.com

Going round the bend

An afternoon with the kiddies today, and what better than a walk through the leafy streets of Trinity and Boswall. Along the way this zebra crossing caught my eye, not sure why, I just like the composition.

Arboretum road on which the crossing lies runs from Ferry Road to Invereith Place and the Royal Botanic Gardens. A lovely walk and so lucky to have it all,  just around the bend.

Lazing in the sunshine

A warm Sunday afternoon in the capital and with it came a walk with the family around Inverleith Park. This is a quick pencil sketch of four lucky swans, who must of been up early enough to grab this prime sunbathing  spot, right in the middle of the pond. 

Inverleith is a great park, always busy with runners, dog walkers and all sorts of team games being played. For us it’s a beautiful place to push the pram around and feed the ducks, and swans.

I was very relieved to hear the council had decided not to sell their corner of the park to property developers recently. With the amount of parents and children in the park this weekend I imagine an activity/learning centre, with a gallery and outdoor cafe would go down very well.  I could suggest a few pieces for the gallery 😉

The morning after

A beautiful day in Edinburgh today, great for a family walk through the Botanics and Stockbridge. I’m glad I was disciplined last night and worked on a couple of commissions, so no more today. This is a close up of one I was working on, a mother and her son which is now finished and ready to send.

Mother Laura, made a successful bid for the portrait  in a recent online auction for the Countthekicks campaign, making £70 for the charity. I hope she likes it 🙂

Here is the full image of Mother and son:

A reminder…

… of how boring the bus journey home can be, especially in the dark.

Having had a splitting head ache this morning I decided to leave the trusty bike at home and head to work on the bus. Unfortunately that means getting the bus home, waiting at the bus stop and then taking over almost an hour for a 20 minute cycle.

Never again, but then I always say that, especially in the winter funnily enough 😉

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