Blossom close up

More floral sketching, this time from a photo taken in the Meadows.

May 13 • Edinburgh Sketcher

April 2026

Island experiments

An oil pastel capture of Lochranza Castle on the Isle of Arran

Apr 21 • Edinburgh Sketcher

March 2026

Water in Leith

Reflections on the Kirkgate Shopping Centre at the bottom of Leith Walk

Mar 25 • Edinburgh Sketcher

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Wet weather scenes

Mixing my mediums for a break from the norm.

Mar 13 • Edinburgh Sketcher

3

February 2026

Pencil starter

A rainy cold morning in Stockbridge.

Feb 11 • Edinburgh Sketcher

2

1

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

1

1

January 2026

Inky trees

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

Jan 30 • Edinburgh Sketcher

3

A sketch walk on Calton hill

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

Jan 25 • Edinburgh Sketcher

5

1

Turners return

At the Scottish National Gallery by the Mound.

Jan 7 • Edinburgh Sketcher

5

1

Painting the cat

Can you spot Misty in the Christmas tree?

Jan 1 • Edinburgh Sketcher

3

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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3

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