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  • Drawing at sea on the Waverley

    Drawing at sea on the Waverley

    With all the speedy intense movements and rhythms in the ship’s engines to work from, it was good fun sketching loosely with the coloured pens in the sketchbook, using various colour combinations with lots of markers in my pockets to use, some funky and others more atmospheric, and experimenting with compositions as well. Here are…

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  • Into the Atlantic Ocean to Oban and Colonsay on the Waverley

    Into the Atlantic Ocean to Oban and Colonsay on the Waverley

    At the end of last week I sailed on the famous Waverley for the first time, the last ocean going paddle steamer, with my pal Bruce Peter, writer and maritime expert, who showed me the ropes and the etiquette – namely enjoy! Was a great trip, starting early and slowly with a few cuppas as…

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