Just to make things a little Easier I have created this ScanQR Code that will easily share the Facebook Event for the exhibition. Its not a virus but it should ask if you want to open Facebook & Musselburgh Art Club? Musselburgh Art Club Summer Art Exhibition 2019 The Club will be holding …
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Nearly Ready for Musselburgh Art Club Exhibition on the 3rd August. Another year but this one was tough. Alexander reduces time that I have free. Tanya is now a club member and is hosting a craft table with hand painted glass, greeting cards, candles, gift boxes and some other extras. So Anna was working with …
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I have never written much about pain in the past and until now I have not thought about why. I am not really sure why “I understand” but here goes… Firstly I think that I am honest with myself about my pain. That’s a good start. A long while ago I met someone in hospital and he …
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I cant believe that its this time again. Its time for club exhibhition in the Old Town Hall in Musselburgh. We run from the dates and times below but after several weeks of masking tape, mount boards, plastic and sadly 1 ruined painting I have my entries ready to go. 5 Large canvas and 8 …
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I am delighted to be able to put in a couple of images as a sample of my work into the exhibition in Haddington. Its a long run so plenty time to be had there are over 80 painting at the last count. Details as follows EAST LOTHIAN ARTISTS EXHIBITION 10th Feb – 2nd …
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I will be showing my new works at Musselburgh Art Club Annual Club Exhibition 2017. Now I did post this already today on www.musselburghartclub.com on behalf of the club but in case you missed it here it is… Scan the QR Code to see the Facebook event for the exhibition! Musselburgh Art Club will …
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So Saturday morning in the Pentlands .. It was good fun but I got sunburnt even with a Cap and Hood up but the wind was so strong and lets just say my easel did not survive the trip. The other observation was that my oil paints were very fluid so much more than …
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So on last Sunday I was able to grab the painting gear and hit Musselburgh.. problems were I had only 60 or 90 minutes. It was dependant on Alexander either sleeping while his mum walks with him.. thankfully it turned out to be nearly 90 minutes but it was not quite long enough. Why, mainly …
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It was a couple of months back now but it was a late Friday evening and one of the kids started feeling very, very unwell. It’s always easy to say afterwards that it was an over reaction to call 999 but we did not overreact that night. Sp the ambulance crew arrived in less than …
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The sun was out and so it felt the right time for painting outdoors. Of course my house does not look out towards Seattle but the cityscape was inclosed with a gift Tanya and I received for our son Alexander. The gift was a christening present of a really cool Seattle Seahawks shirt which is …
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Almost exactly a year ago I posted about the upcoming exhibition of art from Musselburgh Art Club that I am a happy member of. So it may be a week later than last due to civic events in Musselburgh #ROM2016 but the art club is getting ready to put on our event. I have also …
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What a nice day today. Painted outside the house with Alexander for a while in the morning. It was glorious and has got my painting and urban sketching appetite going. Should Urban Sketching in East Lothian interest you? Then please have a look at my other post about urban sketching in Musselburgh or East lothian …
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If anyone is looking for any urban sketching in Musselburgh or East Lothian? If so, then send me a message maybe we can recruit a few local budding companions for days when the sky is blue or the sea is rough? Scottsibbald.co.uk is looking into the creating of Musselburgh East Lothian Urban sketcher’s Group? Have you heard …
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Train sketching and even a bit of nuclear train spotting on the way.. Nice So today was another day trip to the pain clinic in Glasgow. It’s a repeat of a trip from last month but I need to go and replace my power charger for my spinal cord stimulator. While the trip is a …
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Last Thursday was a Lovely day, cold fresh and so tempting to paint.. I thought I will do that now on the train to another hospital appointment in Glasgow. It worked out in the end but the problem was on the return journey when someone brushed my arm and now I have a pencil line …
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Urban Sketching at Edinburgh regional hostpitals. It’s not unusual for me to visit hospitals but as I had a lot of December appointments I also wanted to use the time better than reading an old copy of a magazine. I decided to bring my outdoor sketching kit and started to draw the area where I …
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Musselburgh Art Club has exhibhition in Musselburgh Libary I popped into Musselburgh Libary the other day to have a look at an Exhibhition of paintings from Musselburgh Art Club. The works are located at the rear of the Libary and the works are affordable and are around A4-A3 in sizes. The collection looks great …
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This is the view from beside the fallen towers of Cockenzie Power station earlier this week. I agree it’s not pretty but it is a strange view from what was there before and in someway it looks so out-of-place but so familiar at the same time. Like in human life buildings evolve and dissolve into …
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Sunset Inspiration Cockenzie Power Station August 2015 before Demolition Last month I was drving home and the sunset was simply breathtaking. Tanya snapped away while I drove on, sorry it took so long to share but thats life.. Should anyone feel like using these images as a painting subject, please do so just …
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Arrived in Kiev! Seriously how cute? Tanya, Richard, Anna and I all have arrived in safely. Weather is hot but not too hot. Kiev city looked s amazing in the distance with gold gilded church roofs and really different architecture. We will get into the city on Sunday as tomorrow is Vassa’s seventh …
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