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  2011

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  EastR watercolour
  tags: bunny | easter | eggs | watercolour
   
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  2011

  Apr 26
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  Windows XP watercolour
  guess where?
  Used 7 Rembrandt half pan colours.
  tags: guess | watercolour | windows
   
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  2011

  Apr 26
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  Uncle Bob

  

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  The old Manse, Wilkieston – Watercolour

  This old building sits about one mile north of the small village of Wilkieston which is about two miles from our house. As you can see there are lots of farms around and the Glebe, the traditional land given to the minister is that surrounding the house. The strange thing is the church is further down the steep hill which sort of isolated the minister from his congregation. These days the church is a childrens nursery school while the old manse is a private house

  tags: watercolour | Wilkieston
   
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  2011

  Apr 23
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  Uncle Bob

  

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  The Old Viaduct, Almondell Park – Watercolour

  After 30 or so posts, where I have experimented with different media such as charcoal, pastel and even using just pencil, I’ve come full circle and returned to watercolour. This is the medium I started to paint in all these years ago and is still my favourite. The experiment, however, has been useful in as much as I now know – and appreciate that it is OK to mix stuff for certain effects. It would be interesting to see what others think and what experience they have of using “mixed media”.

  Another scene from the Park. This is an old viaduct, probably dating back to the mid 1800′s and probably used to carry a light rail line over the River Almond about 80 feet below. There are many similar structures in my part of the world some connected with the Union Canal which I’ve painted many times. The link should take you to some of the Aqueducts near to where I stay so you can compare and contrast the structures.

  http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/10656

  http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/52727/details/edinburgh+union+canal+slateford+aqueduct/

  http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/790678

  The last link – the Almond Aqueduct, features highly in my memory. Special barges, narrow boats kitted out for handicapped passengers are based here in Ratho and offer excursions along the canal. I once had the honour of steering the barge over this aqueduct and was told, by the “Skipper” that anyone, on their first shot in charge, who managed to get the boat across without touching the sides would receive a coin. I actually made it and he tossed the coin in my direction. Of course, I failed to catch it and its still at the bottom of the canal.

  tags: Almondell Park | River Almond | watercolour
   
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  2011

  Apr 22
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  Courtyard altered

  tags: alter | courtyard | watercolour
   
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  2011

  Apr 21
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  Uncle Bob

  

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  Spring Trees – Watercolour with some acrylic

  I finally got my bike out a couple of days ago. I cycled around the local roads and ended up on the path next to the headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland at Gogarburn. It is possible to see these magnificent trees from the busy A8 road which is just out of shot to the right of this scene. Normally, when driving, stopping is not an option as this is one of the main arterial routes into Edinburgh connecting the west and airport to the city. Cycling, however, gives an opportunity to stop and sketch which I did. This is the result from my preliminary sketch. The painting took some time which is just as well since the “cycling legs” will need time to recover before the next excursion.

  tags: acrylic | trees | watercolour
   
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  2011

  Apr 20
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  Traditional Bosnian couryard – watercolour A3

  tags: Bosnia | courtyard | watercolour
   
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  2011

  Apr 19
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  Templementary landscape in wazercolour

  tags: colour | fish | temple | watercolour
   
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  2011

  Apr 17
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  bunny mazhari

  

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  people watching

  tags: moleskine | sketchbook | watercolour
   
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  2011

  Apr 14
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  Geo-formation watercolour

  tags: geology | mountain | watercolour