Rest and be thankful – Watercolour
The name is inscribed on a boulder near the summit of this road in Argyll at the head of Glen Croe. This photograph shows the old drovers road with the new road above it.
The name has been borrowed and used in many parts of the country and Edinburgh is no exception. Edinburgh’s “Rest and be Thankful” is the local name for a spot on the Ravelston Area on the east side of Corstorphine Hill. The scene shows the view, over Murrayfield Golf Course looking towards the city away in the distance. This was a favourite spot of my parents when they were courting during WW2. The view has hardly changed according to an old sketch by Gordon Hume whose version, “Edinburgh from Murrayfield Golf Course” looks exactly the same as this. Dad liked this area so much he requested his ashes be scattered here after his death.
This is a painting study reproducing the lovely work from a...
Ziza 8:10 am on May 18, 2011 | #
Nice perspective Bob. How do you post a photo below the main post?
Uncle Bob 8:41 am on May 18, 2011 | #
Thanks Grandpa. The photo is saved in my flickr account and I posted the link to it when I wrote the description to my painting. Skineart seems to intercept this and display the photo thus saving readers the task of loading up the photo. PS This also works when I direct readers to a video I have placed in my You Tube account. A still from the video will appear in the Skineart post.