I was inspired by the calm and relaxing gardens on a wintry afternoon.
Last week I ran a couple of workshops within the Palace of Holyroodhouse and I was so inspired by the light in the gardens that I made this sketch.
I hadn’t been in the gardens since they were reopened along with the Abbey Strand Buildings, which now are home to the Learning Centre, providing spaces for school groups, families and adults to learn about and engage with the Palace and the Royal Collection.
The sun was just hitting the tops of the buildings as I stood in the gardens painting, I think it was the highest the sun rose that day.
My drawing was created in ink and watercolour, below you can see a photo from the gardens.
Find out more about the Abbey Strand buildings on the Royal Collection Trust website HERE
As we enter our second week of March the temperature in Edinburgh is little above freezing causing my outdoor sketching sessions to become shorter and shorter!
This little stone house lies just outside the gates of Holyroodhouse Palace, although at one time would of made up part of the boundary wall around the King’s Privy Garden. Although it is called the ‘Queen Mary’s Bath House’ most experts agree it was unlikely to have been used as such, more credible is that the building was a summer house or pavilion for the Royals.