My favourite Edninburgh Bridge is in need of a little love.
This beautiful iron bridge has been sadly left to deteriorait in recent years but there is good news to come as Forth Ports who own the iconic landmark are due to restore and reopen this bridge later in the year.
I will be watching on and I look forward to crossing it again soon and perhaps seeing it working again one day.
I sketched the black outline on location and then added the watercolour in my car as the rain started to pour down across the city. Can you see the couple walking their dog?
This sketch is available as a mounted, high quality signed print from my Etsy shop HERE, prices start at £24 including UK delivery.
Early for a meeting in Leith I found time to draw this quiet lane which looks on to Sheriff Brae.
Behind where I was drawing are bollards across the lane which narrows its way to a dead end in front of the Sandport Place bridge over the Water of Leith. Ahead you travel along Sheriff Brae to the Sikh place of worship, the Guru Nanak Gurdwara.
Previously known as St Thomas Church, this beautiful building was built in 1843 as a memorial to the Gladstone Family by Sir John Gladstone of Fasque. John Henderson was the architect, an important figure in the history of the church design of 19th century Scotland..
I love walking around the Water of Leith and finding these landmarks, sketching them and then finding out a little about their history in our ever changing city.
My India ink sketch shows Edinburgh’s beautiful docks in Leith, and this stretch of gable ended houses line The Shore, and area of restaurants, cafe’s and pubs. Perfect for a late afternoon summers walk.
Using the India ink with a brush allows for a wide range of strokes and with a little added water a diluted lighter hue can be achieved for shading.
Below is the scanned painting, prints of which can be bought in a mount in two sizes. 150x100mm for £22 and 290x200mm for £34. Drop me an email HERE is you would like a print.
Illustration painted on watercolour art paper with India ink.
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Early for a meeting in Leith I found time to draw this quiet lane which looks on to Sheriff Brae.
