Urban sketches, etchings, watercolours, pen and ink.
Shetland landscapes
Here is a collection of landscapes all done directly in watercolour with no pen and ink. I am using Daniel Smith Watercolours, and trying different mixing combinations. All of these pictures are done with three or fewer colours, alone or mixed together. It seems to me that the fewer the better. The picture hangs together better if I don’t use many colours. And it’s faster.
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The Loch of Quinnigeo, drawn from the hill in a Force 5 wind. The dark lines round the edge are the peat.
The young guillemot, by the rocks off Burrastow.
This is the Seal Lagoon, seen from the East, looking across to the Seal Beach where they lounge.
The Standing Stone marks where the road divides. I climbed up there and looked back to Burrastow.
The island of Vaila and the land beyond.
The view across the bay from Burrastow, on a misty day.
The view from the Virda Stane.
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Thank you Uma Maheswar Nakka for your kind comment. These landscapes are painted in the wind – and sometimes the rain. Often the faster sketches come out best.
Jane Sketching 
Good Morning,
All the landscapes have a professional touch. Very beautiful.
Regards
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Thank you Uma Maheswar Nakka for your kind comment. These landscapes are painted in the wind – and sometimes the rain. Often the faster sketches come out best.
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These are delectable, Jane. Thank you!
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Thank you JayP. I’m glad the pictures give pleasure. They are also fun to do. And give me a reason to pause in my walk.
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