Summer wrap up and Next Events

What a wonderful summer it has been here in Shetland this year with so many beautiful warm sunny days. I took the opportunity to do some driving around the islands with my camera taking some reference photos that I can work on during the rainy winter days. We aren’t into winter yet though and I must say Autumn is one of my favourite times of year, the colours are stunning, I just love the colours changing and mellowing into so many russets, reds, golds and olive greens, it really is so beautiful. What is your favourite season? This year I entered “As Evening Darkens, Nesbister Bod” into the Voe Show and “Northern Lights Over Mousa Broch” into the Cunningsburgh Show and was quite delighted when both Paintings took 2nd place in each Show. Next in the calendar is the annual Shetland Arts and Crafts Fair on the 14-16th November at the Clickimin Leisure Centre. This will be my first year attending the Craft Fair and I must say I’m really looking forward to it and being a part of the event. If you are able to go to the Craft Fair, I’d love to meet you and have a chat with you there, hopefully see you then. If you want to contact me before or after about anything please do drop me a line either by email, or via my contact page, or by telephone or any of my social media pages, I’d love to hear from you.

St Ninian’s Isle Sketch

Started sketch of St Ninian’s Isle and sand tombolo. St Ninian’s Isle and tombolo is a well known destination in Shetland. The sand-shell tombolo is regarded as one of the most spectacular in the British Isles. On the isle of St Ninian’s there is the remains of an old chapel and archeological remains that date back to the iron-age. St Ninian’s Isle is also famous for the hoard of pictish silver treasure that was discovered there in 1958 hidden in the remains of the medieval chapel. Although it was probably hidden in an earlier chapel on the same site. During winter storms and high spring tides the island can become cut off as the tomobolo vanishes under the sea.