Daily Painting - Arthur's seat from Leith Links park


Arthur's seat from Leith Links park  - Painting number 13


Daily Painting - Original Oil Painting on canvas panel 9x6.5 inches

You'll notice by now that I have a love of painting the sky. I wake in the morning and immediately leap to the window to see what type of day faces me. To me the sky can be like looking at a new mountain range every hour. 
My fascination started as a child when I would lie in the grass absorbed in finding creatures in the clouds. I studied all the different cloud formations and still like to spent time cloud watching. 
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