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WhereArtI Quiz – 24th April

Image 24th April 2023 Edinburgh Sketcher 18 Comments

Where have I sketched this week?

Railings, sandstone and archways, look up to see this view.

Leave your answer as a comment below, your entry will not show up until I reveal the answer in 24 hours. I will pick a random winner from all correct entries to win a prize.

The prize is a set of six Edinburgh post cards, each featuring a sketched scene from the city.

Keep an eye on my facebook and twitter feeds for clues if they are needed, and remember you can also see my weekly competition in the printed version of the Edinburgh Evening News each Monday.

Keep looking up and noticing the beauty in the everyday, you never know where I will be sketching next!

My Edinburgh sketched merchandise and high quality prints are available on my Etsy shop and I am available for commissions too.

Email me at contact@www.edinburghsketcher.com for more details.

Keep up to date with my sketches as I share a more personal look at what I get up to and what I have planned, with competitions, offers and news about upcoming live events and workshops.

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WhereArtI Quiz – 17th April

Image 17th April 2023 Edinburgh Sketcher 20 Comments

Where have I sketched this week?

Blossom, steps and structure, all in the west of the city.

Leave your answer as a comment below, your entry will not show up until I reveal the answer in 24 hours. I will pick a random winner from all correct entries to win a prize.

The prize is a set of six Edinburgh post cards, each featuring a sketched scene from the city.

Keep an eye on my facebook and twitter feeds for clues if they are needed, and remember you can also see my weekly competition in the printed version of the Edinburgh Evening News each Monday.

Keep looking up and noticing the beauty in the everyday, you never know where I will be sketching next!

My Edinburgh sketched merchandise and high quality prints are available on my Etsy shop and I am available for commissions too.

Email me at contact@www.edinburghsketcher.com for more details.

Keep up to date with my sketches as I share a more personal look at what I get up to and what I have planned, with competitions, offers and news about upcoming live events and workshops.

Daily Sketch

Watercolour skyline

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Layering washes of watercolour can be tricky at first, but results in faded, hazy views of a skyline

I do love to create a watercolour only painting, layering the washes of faint colours on top of each other and slowly seeing the view in front of me emerge from the paper.

Below are photos of the process as I sat sketching on Arthur’s Seat recently, looking at the magnificent Edinburgh skyline.

Have a go layering colour but wait a few minutes between each layer to make sure the paper has dried. By the time I had taken these photos and posted them on social media the paper was ready for another wash!

Like a foggy memory of the scene this resulting piece will remind me of a windy, rainy and at times dull view of the city I love.

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WhereArtI Quiz – 10th April

Image 10th April 2023 Edinburgh Sketcher 4 Comments

Where have I sketched this week?

A WhereArtI sketch from 10 years ago, but I don’t think it has changed!

Leave your answer as a comment below, your entry will not show up until I reveal the answer in 24 hours. I will pick a random winner from all correct entries to win a prize.

The prize is a set of six Edinburgh post cards, each featuring a sketched scene from the city.

Keep an eye on my facebook and twitter feeds for clues if they are needed, and remember you can also see my weekly competition in the printed version of the Edinburgh Evening News each Monday.

Keep looking up and noticing the beauty in the everyday, you never know where I will be sketching next!

My Edinburgh sketched merchandise and high quality prints are available on my Etsy shop and I am available for commissions too.

Email me at contact@www.edinburghsketcher.com for more details.

Keep up to date with my sketches as I share a more personal look at what I get up to and what I have planned, with competitions, offers and news about upcoming live events and workshops.

Competition

WhereArtI Quiz – 3rd April

Image 3rd April 2023 Edinburgh Sketcher 16 Comments

Where have I sketched this week?

A red wall and crafted ironwork at this well photographed location.

Leave your answer as a comment below, your entry will not show up until I reveal the answer in 24 hours. Get your answer in before 9am tomorrow morning and I will pick a random winner from all correct entries to win a prize.

This week’s prize is a set of six Edinburgh post cards, each featuring a sketched scene from the city.

Keep an eye on my facebook and twitter feeds for clues if they are needed, and remember you can also see my weekly competition in the printed version of the Edinburgh Evening News each Monday.

Keep looking up and noticing the beauty in the everyday, you never know where I will be sketching next!

My Edinburgh sketched merchandise and high quality prints are available on my Etsy shop and I am available for commissions too.

Email me at contact@www.edinburghsketcher.com for more details.

Keep up to date with my sketches as I share a more personal look at what I get up to and what I have planned, with competitions, offers and news about upcoming live events and workshops.

Competition

WhereArtI Quiz – 27th March

Image 27th March 2023 Edinburgh Sketcher 5 Comments

Where have I sketched this week?

An impressive dome with a view of a major junction.

This week’s prize is a set of six Edinburgh post cards, each featuring a sketched scene from the city.

Keep an eye on my facebook and twitter feeds for clues if they are needed, and remember you can also see my weekly competition in the printed version of the Edinburgh Evening News each Monday.

Keep looking up and noticing the beauty in the everyday, you never know where I will be sketching next!

My Edinburgh sketched merchandise and high quality prints are available on my Etsy shop and I am available for commissions too.

Email me at contact@www.edinburghsketcher.com for more details.

Keep up to date with my sketches as I share a more personal look at what I get up to and what I have planned, with competitions, offers and news about upcoming live events and workshops.

Daily Sketch

A Sunny Hawthornvale

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A bright and sunny sketch of one of my favourite streets.

Hawthornvale, which runs down from Newhaven Road to Lindsay Road and the fab little cafe, the Haven which sits opposite the Chancellot Mill.

We nearly bought a flat here once, they have wonderful views especially the ones that have windows on both sides. I did draw a nice commission once of the view from one of the flats. I will see if I can find it and post it below.

I noticed today the street has had double yellow lines painted down the right hand side, which now means as you can see there are no cars parked along the pavement.

There is also a strange pavement/road thing at the top which I didn’t quite understand and to me looks a little dangerous for pedestrians.

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WhereArtI Quiz – 20th March

Image 20th March 2023 Edinburgh Sketcher 23 Comments

Where have I sketched this week?

View up the hill from a creative centre, but where??

Leave your answer as a comment below, your entry will not show up until I reveal the answer. Get your answer in before 9am tomorrow morning and I will pick a random winner from all correct entries to win a prize.

This week’s prize is a set of six Edinburgh post cards, each featuring a sketched scene from the city.

Keep an eye on my facebook and twitter feeds for clues if they are needed, and remember you can also see my weekly competition in the printed version of the Edinburgh Evening News each Monday.

Keep looking up and noticing the beauty in the everyday, you never know where I will be sketching next!

My Edinburgh sketched merchandise and high quality prints are available on my Etsy shop and I am available for commissions too. Email me at contact@www.edinburghsketcher.com for more details.

Keep up to date with my sketches as I share a more personal look at what I get up to and what I have planned, with competitions, offers and news about upcoming live events and workshops.

Competition

WhereArtI Quiz – 13th March

Image 13th March 2023 Edinburgh Sketcher 10 Comments

Where have I sketched this week?

Five lights, all on red. But can you tell me where I was stuck?

This week’s prize is a set of six Edinburgh post cards, each featuring a sketched scene from the city.

Keep an eye on my facebook and twitter feeds for clues if they are needed, and remember you can also see my weekly competition in the printed version of the Edinburgh Evening News each Monday.

Keep looking up and noticing the beauty in the everyday, you never know where I will be sketching next!

My Edinburgh sketched merchandise and high quality prints are available on my Etsy shop and I am available for commissions too. Email me at contact@www.edinburghsketcher.com for more details.

Keep up to date with my sketches as I share a more personal look at what I get up to and what I have planned, with competitions, offers and news about upcoming live events and workshops.

Daily Sketch

Help kickstart 100 Cats book

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100 Cats in 100 Days: A Journey. A picture book of my 100 cat sketches drawn one a day as a form of creative therapy after our family cat ‘Mocha’ passed away after 21 years.

I am now raising funds through a Kickstarter in the hope to have a picture book of all the cats along with a little description about each one and how they helped my family and I through a tough time.

Follow the link below, have a read about why I drew the cats and if you would like a signed copy of the book you can pledge an amount so I can have them printed.

There are exclusive rewards for pledging too, from a poster of the 100 cats to an original ink and watercolour sketch of your own feline friend, and even a mention within the book as a special thank you.

At the end of March if I have made the amount needed I will be able to print and send out this lovely collection of sketches, made at a very emotional time for my family and I. Thanks, and paws crossed!

The original sketches sold for £5 with all money raised going to the Lothian Cat Rescue charity, hopefully £500 when all are sold (Currently 23 left and available at the Art & Craft Collective gallery in Causewayside, Edinburgh. If I make the total needed to print the book then 5% from each will go to the Edinburgh Cat & Dog Home, which would be another £500.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/edinburghsketcher/100-cats-in-100-days-a-journey

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