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Images of Edinburgh
These open edition digital prints are the last available items from a series depicting images of Edinburgh which are away from the usual tourist circuit and better known to the local inhabitants of the city. The prints are framed, ready to hang and available for sale from my open edition digital prints page. The Union…
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Work in Progress January 2020
The finished piece The finished work, created using a mix of watercolour paints and pencils. This tree sits in the grounds of the Astley Ainslie Hospital, which were originally landscaped by Roland Edgar Cooper in the 1920s. Cooper went on to become head curator at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh. Just behind the tree…
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Work in Progress IV
By Loch Garten Another image from my visit to the Cairngorms earlier this year. The day was overcast so the challenge here is to create a colour palette that reflects the soft and subtle hues of the forest without creating a dull painting. This is the initial coloured pencil sketch done while sitting on the…
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Armenian Church Khor Virap
Painting of the month for December/January, reviewed by Patrick McConnell. Painting of the Month: December 2019-January 2020 Armenian Church, Khor Virab This evocative portrayal is of an ancient church in Armenia, located in the Plain of Ararat, close to the troubled borderline with neighbouring Turkey. This church was built upon the foundations of the sixth…
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