Pencil starter

A rainy cold morning in Stockbridge.

Feb 11 • Edinburgh Sketcher

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Misty day in fife

Dabbling with acrylics again on the weekend, this one from a drive through the kingdom last month.

Feb 8 • Edinburgh Sketcher

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January 2026

Inky trees

Scribbling away with my pilot pen tonight while half watching a drama on tv.

Jan 30 • Edinburgh Sketcher

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A sketch walk on Calton hill

It’s a cold and damp Sunday so how about a podcast…

Jan 25 • Edinburgh Sketcher

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Turners return

At the Scottish National Gallery by the Mound.

Jan 7 • Edinburgh Sketcher

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Painting the cat

Can you spot Misty in the Christmas tree?

Jan 1 • Edinburgh Sketcher

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December 2025

Top Ten City Sketches of 2025

A look back through a sunny year sketching in the capital

Dec 27, 2025 • Edinburgh Sketcher

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November 2025

Drawing the Italian Renaissance

A fantastic exhibition of sketches and drawings by some well known and some not so well known artists at The King's Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Nov 5, 2025 • Edinburgh Sketcher

October 2025

Stockbridge stroll

Just passing the Lannan Bakery queue this morning in Stockbridge.

Oct 31, 2025 • Edinburgh Sketcher

Water on a large canvas

Back in spring I made this large piece for a couple in Stonehaven, on the east coast of Scotland

Oct 11, 2025

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Summer sunshine continues into autumn

It’s been a busy few weeks since my last catch up so let’s get right into it.

Oct 6, 2025 • Edinburgh Sketcher

September 2025

Along the East Coast

I climbed up Arthurs Seat to sketch a view, not into the city this time but east along the coast towards North Berwick.

Sep 5, 2025 • Edinburgh Sketcher