Exploring the Isle of Skye
Visiting Marta and Maurizio in Edinburgh in 2014 set the idea to visit the Isle of Skye. Marta's hint on taking on a Rabbies tour was the right one: making it is easy to move around, but also meeting people while being in a little tour bus was a great experience. We enjoyed the trip - heading to Isle of Skye from China, Germany, the USA and many more.
Next to Isle of Skye, the Scottish Highlands and the Lowlands are of astonishing beauty, too. Especially Rosslyn Chapel is a beauty to visit and rest. William Wallace's statue was impressive, too - I visited the National Museum in Edinburgh and got dragged into the tales. While heading "home" from the cold outside to M&M's apartment, I encountered Leo's. I spent numerous hours at Leo's beanery. A great café to get real Chai tea - thanks, Leo! Around the corner there is a nice gallery that serves as a community gathering and where we exchanged ideas on how to get around as an unknown artist. The gallery's name is the Gallery On the Corner who now establishes as virtual gallery.
Sketches and more sketches
On the country side my decision on painting on air literally did not work out: too windy, too cold to unpack my prime colors and sit there in the field ... I then quickly decided to do some sketching like the ones below.
Eduoardo Paolozzi's Vulcan Sculpture is dominating the café at Modern two, the National Museum of Modern Art in Edinburgh. It is two stories tall and has been brought in a set of 60 pieces to get assembled inside. Have a look at the real-life sculpture here.
I transformed than some of the sketches in little paintings with watercolor pencils - I like the ones from FABER-CASTELL Albrecht Dürer, DERWENT, and CARAN d'ACHE. Their mines offer a soft strong line. They are also long lasting and the colors turn out how they should be when applying my beautiful watercolor brush - it is by the way one of the greatest pocket brushes. I encountered it in Nice in an arts supply store in walking distance from the Museum of Modern Art. Have a look at the little watercolor pieces:
