"Room with a View: Andrews Seat"
Edinburgh, Scotland
5" x 3"
Bob and I returned several days ago from a three-week trip to Ireland, Scotland, England, and Paris, all done via public transportation -- trains, buses, mini-vans, occasional taxies, and one ferry across the Irish Sea. I painted at least one tiny painting of each location in my Moleskine watercolor journal using my Koi paint sets with water brush.
I start you in the middle of the trip with one of my more colorful pieces. During our five days in Edinburgh, we stayed in a modest B&B off Dalkeith Road, a main thoroughfare to uptown Edinburgh, about a mile and half away by local bus. The view from the room was of the famous landmark, Andrews Seat. I woke up to a gorgeous sunny morning, a rarity during this trip, and quickly sketched with my micron pen and dropped in some color.
While in town, we took a tour of the Castle, visited Holyrood, danced at a local milonga (Argentine tango venue), did some shopping for accessories for Bob's kilt, enjoyed the pubs and restaurants, and toured the National Museum.
5 comments:
Wow, relying on public transport over here - you are brave ;) !!
I love the vibrant colors in this piece, Mary!! Sounds like you had an amazing time!!!
Jerry, for us, compared to the USA, the public transit is great. However, I know not a lot of people would do an independent trip using public transit, so I accept the bravery title!
Hilda, thank you. We had a great time.
Oh I am so going to enjoy your trip through your moleskine. This is just lovely. Being Irish, English, and Scot (and German), I would have loved this trip.
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