Today’s sketch is from the Mound in Edinburgh’s city centre overlooking the East Princes Street Gardens.
During the Hogmanay celebrations in December the area was home to a winter wonderland of roller-coasters, rides and family fun. Unfortunately three months on the ground is still left scarred and off limits to those enjoying this afternoons sunshine.
Hopefully the gardens will soon be re-turfed and looking beautiful once more for both the residents and the many visitors to Scotland’s capital.
From the 3rd April to 1st November 2015 a number of animatronic dinosaurs will be visiting the city zoo.
On a recent visit to Edinburgh Zoo what I first thought to be a crane towering above a fence in the distance turned out to be this beautiful dinosaur.
For a number of weeks the highest part of the 82 acre site has been kept under wraps, as a number of animatronic dinosaurs have move in.
Dinosaurs became extinct around 65 million years ago, and these man made replicas have been brought to Edinburgh as part of ‘Dinosaurs Return!’ highlighting the plight of animals around the world close to extinction.
Dinosaurs Return! opens to the public on April 3rd. But if you are at the zoo before then keep your eyes peeled, you may get an early glimpse.
Morning Edinburgh and welcome to WhereArtI – the weekly sketch quiz, can you locate this week’s drawing?
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Good morning Edinburgh and welcome to my weekly quiz, can you tell me WhereArtI?!
There are points on offer for the first three correct answers and bragging rights for a week 🙂 Keep an eye on the facebook and twitter throughout the day for clues if they are needed. Answer to come before the end of the day.
If you would like to donate a prize for the quiz or indeed feature in the quiz, then get in touch HERE.
Remember WhereArtI runs every Monday in the Edinburgh Evening News with a fantastic prize each week. You could win a bottle of Edinburgh Gin plus a tour of their city centre distillery. Buy a copy today to find out more.
This morning there was an eclipse of the sun with people all over the world hoping to see the rare event.
Although in Scotland it was a partial eclipse creating a dusk like darkness in Edinburgh, other areas around the world were plunged into darkness as the Moon came between Earth and the Sun.
(Surprised to see clear skies) I hastily pricked a hole through a piece of card so I could see the resultant crescent shaped highlight in the shadow of the card. I realise now the shape created within the cards shadow was a reverse of what you would see if looking directly at the sun, but was much safer.
I traced over the shape created on my pad at different intervals to create the doodles above. Even in times of global chat and video links it was very exciting to think millions of people were watching a variation of the same event all around the world.
Learn more about the eclipse at the BBC News link below, and if you missed this one there will be another in August, 2026.
Director Fergus Linehan presented his first Edinburgh International Festival launch at the Usher Hall last night
I was there sketching and captured the doodles to the left.
The line up looks as exciting and diverse as ever and kicking the festival off on the 7th of August will be a free outdoors event I am very much looking forward to. Using the stunning architecture of the Usher Hall as a canvas The Harmony Project will combine John Adams’s choral work Harmonium with a series of spectacular animations, projected on to the exterior of the famous building.
With dance, orchestra, theatre and opera the EIF programme for 2015 is packed full of delights, too many to list here. Head along to their website below to flick through the full list of amazing talent that is about to descend on the capital once again. I can’t wait for the summer!
WhereArtI Monday and this week it’s a relatively new building… but where in Edinburgh is it?
There are points on offer for the first three correct answers and bragging rights for a week 🙂 Keep an eye on the facebook and twitter throughout the day for clues if they are needed. Answer to come before the end of the day.
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At this time of year signs that spring and then summer are on their way are very welcome.
This week I’ve been noticing more and more the parks and cities green spaces have been exploding into colour as firstly the snow drops and now the crocuses and daffodils come into their own. Over the coming weeks the colours will only intensify and Edinburgh Council has to take some of the credit in making our city look so beautiful at this time of year.
The above sketch on Victoria Park in North Edinburgh was drawn between showers on a bright, cloudy, wet and sunny day in the capital. Enjoy the colour and energy of the current floral display, and why not try and capture it in a watercolour sketch?
The rain in Edinburgh doesn’t usually last long, often drying up for strong sunshine and glimpses of rainbows spanning the city.
Days such as these are great for drawing reflections outdoors, the sunshine kept me warm as I drew this strong reflection of the three red telephone boxes on the High Street.
Head out next time the rain starts and try and capture a mirrored image. Of course you have to be quick as the showers will return!
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Morning Edinburgh, it’s WhereArtI time and this week I am looking for the name of this city centre street.
There are points on offer for the first three correct answers and bragging rights for a week 🙂 Keep an eye on the facebook and twitter throughout the day for clues if they are needed. Answer to come before the end of the day.
If you would like to donate a prize for the quiz or indeed feature in the quiz, then get in touch HERE.
Remember WhereArtI runs every Monday in the Edinburgh Evening News with a fantastic prize each week. You could win a bottle of Edinburgh Gin plus a tour of their city centre distillery. Buy a copy today to find out more.
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Today’s sketch is from the Mound in Edinburgh’s city centre overlooking the East Princes Street Gardens. 
From the 3rd April to 1st November 2015 a number of animatronic dinosaurs will be visiting the city zoo.
Morning Edinburgh and welcome to WhereArtI – the weekly sketch quiz, can you locate this week’s drawing?
Good morning Edinburgh and welcome to my weekly quiz, can you tell me WhereArtI?!
This morning there was an eclipse of the sun with people all over the world hoping to see the rare event.
Director Fergus Linehan presented his first Edinburgh International Festival launch at the Usher Hall last night
WhereArtI Monday and this week it’s a relatively new building… but where in Edinburgh is it?
At this time of year signs that spring and then summer are on their way are very welcome.
The rain in Edinburgh doesn’t usually last long, often drying up for strong sunshine and glimpses of rainbows spanning the city.
Morning Edinburgh, it’s WhereArtI time and this week I am looking for the name of this city centre street.