#BlueskyArtShow #Evening The tall dune system at Newburgh, Aberdeenshire.

Glorious on todays dog walk.

Sailing Away One of the options in my Christmas Charity Print fundraiser. 12 photographs to choose from, only £15 per print, 3 for £40 or 4 for £50 and every penny to the great causes I am supporting. circa35mm.com/art-store/p/...

#BlueskyArtShow #Autumn

#BlueskyArtShow #Inside a plastic bottle washed up on the beach.

With the latest storm approaching, here's one of my photos from a series taken of the trees in wind and rain at midnight a few weeks back. I'm in the middle of making a handmade book using them. #photography #storm

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#BlueskyArtShow #TheRoad

Autumn seems a good time to buy a book full of trees. Like this one perhaps… www.finnhopson.com/photobook-products/woodworkbook Also contains some excellent old English words like ‘nunty’, ‘shimper’ and ‘mizmaze’.

Night trees in wind and rain at midnight.

Autumn colours tentatively begin. Actually, this year they started in mid August due to lack of rain. It'll be interesting to see if Autumn colours will be done and dusted by mid October when usually at their best.

My last drawing of #DrawingAugust is of a poor tree split by Storm Arwen in Nov 2021. The fallen trees are a daily reminder of the power of the storm. Hopefully not to be repeated any time soon. #DrawingAugust2025

Another digital drawing with Procreate for today’s #DrawingAugust A rare peaceful moment for Tess my cocker spaniel. #DrawingAugust2025

#DrawingAugust today is a monotype print. It could be better but it’s a process I’m just learning. #DrawingAugust2025

We're delighted to announce that 'Fragments Vol.2' by @iainsarjeant.bsky.social is now available to pre-order! 🔥 The standard edition is just £19, and there's a limited edition of 30 which come with a signed & numbered print. Pre-order a copy here - anotherplacepress.bigcartel.com/product/frag...

#DrawingAugust today is a digital drawing on Procreate. The finished work always looks a bit ‘digital’ compared to pencil on paper but it’s very freeing with that magical undo button. #DrawingAugust2025

Todays #DrawingAugust is of one of the dogs long suffering toys. An orange chameleon with a look of fear in its eyes. #DrawingAugust2025

Studio scissors drawn in charcoal for today's #DrawingAugust. I must get some new ones because these are really uncomfortable to use. I've put up with them for years, not sure why. Anyway here's a permanent reminder of them. #DrawingAugust2025

A bit of an experiment for today's #DrawingAugust Messing about with how tree branches grow. A bit Andy Goldsworthy or something. #DrawingAugust2025

I'm delighted to announce that my latest book 'Fragments Vol.2' is now available to pre-order! 🔥 The standard edition is just £19, and there's also a limited edition of 30 which come with a signed & numbered print. You can pre-order a copy here - anotherplacepress.bigcartel.com/product/frag...

They flew for the 1st time today. Good luck garage swallows.

Here's the birthday boy. 🎉 Minty is 20 today! Still enjoying life. #cats

The 2nd swallow brood from the same nest in the garage. The 1st was a gang of 5 baby swallows. Amazing to think they'll be flying all the way to southern Africa soon. They fly over the Sahara desert and the Congo rainforest to get there - from my garage! *scratches head in amazement

#DrawingAugust day 7 and today's effort is a pencil drawing of an onion. #DrawingAugust2025

Today’s #DrawingAugust is an imagined tree in the storm of yesterday. I live in rural Aberdeenshire surrounded by trees and they were being shredded by 70mph winds. Drawn using Procreate which I’m learning to use. It’s good fun. #DrawingAugust2025

A quick sketch with Procreate for today’s #DrawingAugust of a relaxed Tess the cocker spaniel. #DrawingAugust2025

Day 3 of #DrawingAugust Continuing my series of charcoal drawings studying the flow of water around rocks. Charcoal is brilliant at showing movement as it's so easy to smudge. #DrawingAugust2025

Wow, this 3,400 year-old ancient Egyptian paint box still contains original pigments! Looks similar to a modern-day set! An inscription tells us it belonged to Amenemope, Vizier during the reign of Amenhotep II. 📷 Cleveland Museum of Art www.clevelandart.org/art/1914.680 #Archaeology

Day 2 of #DrawingAugust. I'm working on a series of charcoal drawings studying the movement of water around stone. I love the way US charcoal artist Emily Nelligan drew this subject so thought I'd give it a go. Using charcoal is really freeing too. #DrawingAugust2025

#DrawingAugust 2025 day1. Playing with ink.

It's #DrawingAugust time again so here's a quick sketch of a slumbering Tess the cocker spaniel. A rare quiet moment. #DrawingAugust2025

They're here folks, and they look fantastic! Limited editions of 100 copies, selling fast...

I've been messing about with ideas that I've had for a while. This is a section of a concertina book that has pop-op sections cut into my photographs. I painted onto the photos to highlight the sections. I quite like it.

Our village had its annual dinner in the street, so I took advantage of the lack of cars for a quick painting. #FêteNationale #france #gers #oilpainting #urbansketch #painting #art

I worked as a freelance illustrator for many years. I was clearing out a wardrobe and I came across these illustrations that I'd forgotten about. Gouache, watercolour +pen & ink on HP paper. I wouldn't know where to start with digital. #illustration #painting #penandink

Poppy has spoken! It’s miserable and raining in the middle of summer, so here is a treat for anyone who fancies it… Use the code ‘ThankPoppy’ at checkout to get 20% off every product on my website. Offer ends at the end of day on Monday 21st July www.charlottestrawbridge.co.uk/products

Sketching in Northumberland this week at the coast and also along Haidrians wall. Making the most of the good weather, quick studies can lead to more developed work in the studio.

As part of #100daysprojectscotland I'm making artists' books and photobooks of my project on trees. This is my latest where I cut the top photograph to show sections of the photo underneath. A sort of 3D effect - hopefully. You can see more of it here >>> www.instagram.com/shonagrant99...

🌿 Step into the wild soul of Ardnamurchan 🌊 Join me as I launch a new blog series exploring 9+ years of writing & photography from Scotland’s remote west. A journey through time, land & spirit begins here: www.rkphotographic.com/blog/2025/7/... #ArdnamurchanSpirit #WritingJourney

Coming soon. Kickstarter campaign for my new book. www.kickstarter.com/projects/107...

What ever I try I always seem to be drawn to the simplest of scenes. Another image from my upcoming charity book - SEA. Edited by the amazing @johnashphoto.bsky.social & @paulgotts.bsky.social Preorder your copy - www.ssaphotobook.co.uk

This was one of the 1st artists' books I made called 'Venation' after my photos of decaying holly leaves. I pressed the actual leaves and attached them to the pages of the book. The photos were included as scrolls printed on Hahnemuhle 100gsm Rice paper. Happily it sold to a collector :)

'Charm Offensive' oil on board (2021) by UK artist Annie Ovenden. Such a wonderful bold use of colour and tone.

I've finished a second artists' book today as part of #100daysprojectscotland of my tree artwork. This one is a pocket flag book of removable monoprints and is based on a beech tree in my garden. You can see more of it on my Instagram page www.instagram.com/shonagrant99...

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#BlueskyArtShow #narrow

As always, great to see the Grays School of Art Degree Show. Some really interesting pieces and lots to make you think. #degreeshow

I've been progressing with my handmade book of charcoal drawings of an imagined birch wood as part of #100daysprojectscotland2025. Today I finished the drawing and added the endpapers. You can follow my progress on Instagram >> www.instagram.com/p/DKr7egiNDY...

#BlueskyArtShow #vibrant