Reflections from a bridge

You may well of seen this view if wandering through Stockbridge and you look over the wall on to the Water of Leith

This is one of Antony Gormley’s ‘6 Times’ art installation which runs along the Water of Leith from the Modern Art Gallery to Leith docks. I often look over the wall in Stockbridge to see this guy standing in varying depths of water and I love the fact that the full size figures are not only a great piece of art but also a way of measuring the height of the fast flowing river.

To me they signify a peace and calm a stillness where people and nature come together. The calm in the city which is what the Water of Leith and the cycle paths around the city are for me.

I sketched this one from a photo taken on a lovely Sunday walk from Stockbridge to Dean Village. It may be a future WhereArtI so remember it!

Drawing from this angle really captures the reflection well and I fought the urge to add blue to the sky as on the day there was none!

This 6 times sketch in my book along with my thoughts from the piece.