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Work in progress July 2020
Insh Marshes II Staying with Insh Marshes for my next painting: this is the watercolour sketch that I will be working from for the initial layout. In contrast to the previous painting, which was taken from the hillside looking down onto the plain, this view is taken from a lower perspective. See below for progress…
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The Well
Medieval Well, Astley Ainslie Hospital Helen’s depiction of a medieval well on the grounds of a 1930s hospital in South-Central Edinburgh has been undertaken during her continuing spell as a member of staff working there. The well was built for patients who had unfortunately contracted bubonic plague, which was swift in its destruction of communities…
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Insh Marshes
Lockdown art continues Another painting inspired by my travels in the highlands of Scotland. Insh Marshes are part of an RSPB wetlands nature reserve, covering just over 6 square miles of the River Spey floodplain. It is an easy hike from Kingussie on the way to Kincraig, along the Badenoch Way. Work in progress This…
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Lockdown art II
Work in progress What I should have been doing right about now is staging a small exhibition in my local library. I have been working on a series of watercolours of the local area: mostly of the grounds of the Astley Ainslie Hospital and Blackford Pond which offer an abundance of images for nature lovers.…
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