She PADDLES, She Paints | Inchcolm Island To Ourselves | Painting A Fuchsia in Watercolour | Ep36
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Hello & welcome along on this walk! If you're new here - my name is Sarah and each week I head out on a walk with my faithful companion Jack Spaniels, to explore somewhere in this beautiful country of Scotland and hopefully find something to paint back in my studio at home.
This week we are doing something a bit different, as we go kayaking across to an island in the Firth of Forth - where the river meets the sea. Because of its strategic position at the mouth of the River Forth and close by to the city of Edinburgh, this island has a long and fascinating history - from the Romans, through to the First and Second World Wars.
There are also some unusual residents on the rocks surrounding the island...
I have wanted to paint a fuchsia blossom for a long time, as they are my favourite flowers. Today was my chance, so watch until the end of the video to see how I got on with this piece.
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SHE PADDLES:
Inchcolm Island - Firth of Forth
Distance Paddled: Approx 2m / 3.2km
SHE PAINTS:
Total Painting Time: approx 10 hours
Materials Used:
Arches Watercolour Paper
Windsor& Newton 'Cotman' brushes in sizes 000, 00 & 11
Dyffle Watercolour Pens
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I love watching you paint. The picture comes alive before our eyes. 🥰
My husband and I visited Inchcolm island when we went to Scotland 10 years ago…. Loved the serenity of the place the seal were magnificent!!! Took some really beautiful flowers growing out of the walls in some places… (I’ll have to go back and review my photos of our trip) thanks for taking me down memory lane ❤
The seals calls added that extra erie
So creepy!
Well that was fun and different. Your talents never cease to amaze me, what a couple you are! It was all beautiful and fascinating, but Inchgnome Island was really cute, I think I liked it best. The fuchsia painting is beautiful, such vibrant colors. I'm so glad you had a chance to paint them since you said they are your favorite flowers. And, I can see why they would appeal to you so much as a child. That illustration you shared would definitely fire up a child's imagination. I remember hunting all over my yard for days after watching Darby O'Gill & The Little People when I was a kid. 😆Thank you for sharing the fun, and for including Jack even though he briefly lost the spotlight. 😊
Thank you!! We had a great time exploring the island by kayak 😊 I loved any kind of fairy stories as a kid - I had a big imagination! Actually I still do, which is probably why I love exploring so much!
Lovely video of an amazing Island Sarah. So much history! Beautiful painting, loved it, & the Jack's reaction at the end was brilliant! Now off to see Willie, cheers, John.
Thanks John - glad you enjoyed it!
❤This Beautiful Water colour
I particularly liked the post-video sequences on this one. Jack was SO happy to see you!
Aww yeah he was! It must seem like such a long time to him when we aren’t there haha! Dog hours are quicker than human ones 🥲
I loved your tour of the island. So much history in a small place. The Fuchsia is gorgeous. That was my grandma's favorite flower. I remember her having a hanging basket full of them on her back porch every summer.
Simply beautiful.
There is so much history and wonderful places to see almost at your doorstep. I love to "walk" with you when you visit places that I can only dream about. Thank you!
Aww thanks Karen - so glad you enjoyed it!
You know a doorway is very low if Sarah needs to duck under it 😁🏃♂What a beautiful island, thank you for another wonderful historic tour
Haha! Very true! I normally think that I’m built for historic houses as I can usually walk through the doorways…this was a new low though! Maybe those monks were bent double from the weight of their devotion…😅
I love that you tell the ordinary peoples history and social circumstances instead of the taught veiw from the rich
Beautiful country, beautiful art, just breathtaking!
Thank you Mary 😊 So glad you liked it!
Great video. What an amazing spot to paddle to. The fushia is my mom's favorite flower as well.
Thanks Tammara! We were lucky with the weather conditions for this trip 😊 I loved painting the fuchsia flower!
The Abbey is stunning, someone is doing a great job with upkeep. Love the Inchgnome Island! The door was gorgeous! Love your Fuchsia, the color is glorious. Thanks Sarah, Willie and even left behind Jack. Looks like grandparents are horrible to him HA-HA Have a great week.
Thanks Debbie! The abbey is looked after by Historic Scotland (who I used to work for), so I know it’s in good hands 😊 Jack does a very good job of looking excited about going to his grandparents house…he clearly has a terrible time there 😜
Sarah, your castle tour was amazing! You are so tiny and athletic, you made it look easy to get through, but the doorways are short and stairways are tight! I'm claustrophobic, but I loved seeing you explore it! Thank you!
I love your videos! Jack had such an adorable expression when you were explaining he would be going to visit Grandma! Thanks to Willie, too, for filming your excursions with his wonderful music!
Aww thanks Rebecca! I think I was built for old castles at 5ft2 😂 sometimes if there are small rooms or spaces I will try and get inside them, but I wasn’t tempted into any of the smaller ones on this trip!
That was so interesting Sarah, such a long varied history and as you say if only walls could talk! Loved the gnomes and your fuchsia too. Thank you for a great adventure.❤️
Thanks Jane!!
You are so very talented.. Beautiful paintings.. and it’s a history lesson and painting tutorial all in one.. I’m so grateful I found your channels!!😊
Thank you!
Thanks for the tour Sarah. Loved it! Stunning Fuchsia flower, Thank you!
Thanks Kristin!
Such an entertaining video and intriguing walk. I was wondering what you were going to choose to paint. So many wonderful choices. The island is beautiful and fuchsia was a nice pick! By the way, the filming was well done. Love the painting 🖼.
Sarah think you nailed it on the Fuchsia flower! It is so beautiful! I have had several Fuchsia plants during the spring and summer but have never been able to keep the alive through the winter. It always breaks my heart to have to throw them away. I do have several pictures of them though. The island was spectacular! The seal cries only enhance the mystery of the place! I am_ always glad Willie is with you on these outings! 😉 Please be careful and stay safe! ❤❤
Thank you Mary! So glad you liked it 😊 I’ve only ever grown fuchsia in pots before, so I’d love to grow a larger one someday. I was glad Willie was there too, mainly to do most of the paddling 😜
Castle 🏰 is so beautiful quite impressive. It seemed so peaceful and lovely and to think that it was built so many centuries ago. Your painting is lovely with all the attention you give it to make it just the right intensity of each color shade. Thank you Sarah for such a beautiful video. 🌻🐕🥰🇺🇸
Thank you Guadalupe! It was so peaceful there, although maybe a bit too quiet for me…slightly creepy as well haha!😅
The views from the island are stunning! And I love the old stone ruins. What an interesting walk and kayaking adventure. Your painting is gorgeous. I was successful with ordering one of your calendars. Cant wait to receive it! Cheers from PA USA. (Happy Bday Jack! "7"🎂
Thanks Larisa! I can’t wait to start sending out the calendars 😊 Hope you love it when it comes!
what a gorgeous country you live in
We are very lucky to have all this on our doorstep 😊
Loved this 💕
Thanks Penny!
What a lovely place, Gnome Sweet Gnome😁
Haha thanks Richard! I missed a trick with that one 😂
I’m twenty minutes into the video and I am so relaxed. Very interesting history of the island, so thank you for the wonderful tour, Sarah! Jack would have loved it. You can take him another time, I hope. 😊❤
Aww thank you so much! I love to think that my videos are a relaxing escape for you all :)
Have just watched your latest master piece on Inchcolm Island on the river Forth, as well as your exceptional skill at water coloured ilistrations along with your knowledge of it's history was very informative and excellent to say the least.
I am looking forward to more in the near futre.
Good job in kayaking there to the island. Amazing to see those ruins there and interesting history. Very peaceful there. Surely is a lot to explore on that island. Love the garden gnome island, very cute. Yes, very strange seeing no Jack around. Lovely painting, very detailed work.
Thanks Sally! We had such a great day but we do wish Jack could have been there. Next paddling adventure he will be there I’m sure 😀
How fun to have that beautiful and strange island to yourselves! Sounds like the monks (for a while) had a pretty good thing going....Fabulous fuchsia, too!
Thanks Colleen! It was a great day exploring the island - we were so lucky to have it to ourselves 😊
You have got such a wonderful God-given talent, I pray that you can really go places with it someday! Absolutely adore the old ruins. Some fascinating history in those old buildings.
Thank you Sheryl!
'With a fine brush, the edges', my mother's art schoolteacher used to say, during WW1..
A lovely paddle, reminds me of where I grew up. A small island off the coast of Maine. Your painting of the Fuchsia was so mesmerizing in the time lapse. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Cassie!!
That was a nice paddle and tour. Inchcolm’s got a long and interesting, somewhat violent, history, considering how small an island it is. Thanks for the history tour! And, it’s neighbouring gnome-filled island was adorable and a nice comic relief to the goings-on of the “big” island.
The fuschia was a wonderful choice for your painting, and it turned out very pretty.
Thanks! Nice to have a bit of comedy relief, so it isn’t all doom and gloom haha 😂
Absolutely fascinating. Thanks so much!
You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching & commenting 😊
Wow, you are so blessed to be able to go on such beautiful adventures. 🌊🚣♂️🏰🏔Hug 🐕🦺 for us all! ❤😊Can I just say, this trip is exactly what I need on a blustery fall day at home with the kitty cats! 🍁🍂Can’t wait to watch you paint. You’re brilliant, Sarah. Super talented, both you and Willie!
Aww thank you so much Kellie! So glad you liked it and very glad we didn’t have a blustery day haha! 😅
Here in Ontario we only get to enjoy the Fuchsia as a hanging potted plant. It definitely does not grow like a large bush in a garden…too cold. I love it as do the Hummingbirds.
Ah, yes we don't have quite the same low temperatures that you do!! But, we also don't have hummingbirds...😔
Wasn't that door gorgeous. Inchgnome Island, hilarious!
Very cool to see such an interesting place and you're right, if the rocks could talk what tales they'd tell.
Amazing fuschia. Always impressed by your ability to bring out the brightness!
Tfs.
Thank you Karen! I wasn’t sure if I would get the bright pink colour right but I was really happy with it.
You have some excellent videos, this is no exception. I marvel at the amount of labor it must have taken to create such wonderful old structures, now slowly being eroded away by time. We can only imagine the activities that occurred within and around the walls. Fuchsias are one of my fathers favorite flowers, and mine as well. It is incredible to watch you paint, it's like a flower emerges from the paper as you dust it off with a small brush. Best wishes from across the pond!😊
Aww thank you so much! I am always amazed at medieval buildings here - both the ruined ones and the ones still standing. I can't even comprehend designing and building them nowadays!
HI, great that you can enjoy the peace and silence of the lonely island, (even the mournful songs of the seals have their place). This comparison to its turbulent past is quite poignant. Love the silver/grey leaves of the Seabuckthorn contrasting with the vibrant orange of the berries, and the Fuchsia are delightful, so pretty for such a resilient plant. Take care and have a good week. xx
Thanks Cate! I loved the contrast of the sea buckthorn too, but they didn’t have enough berries on for me to paint them yet (not sure if they haven’t come out yet or if the birdies have been eating them. I did find a pile of berries inside the abbey ruin though…🤔)
Wonder who is stashing the? a bird, rodent, the oil from the berries is said to be very beneficial for the skin etc , who knows 🤣😂!!
@@catepearce2138 Haha another mystery for the island! I thought maybe someone was trying to tempt the birds in, but you never know the reasons for these things! Sea buckthorn is supposed to be lovely made into jams and syrups, but we haven't tried yet (plus you have to brave the thorny branches!)
That looked like a great place to explore while not many people can get there, the ww2 buildings and the abbey ruins looked so different, but both with interesting histories. And I loved the gnome island! They're persistent wee gnomes to claim the island as their own! 😂
The seals made me think of mermaid stories as well, I can see how people came to that conclusion when they heard them and didn't know any better.
And your fuschia was absolutely gorgeous, when you mentioned flower fairies it brought back memories, I *loved* flower fairies, I had 3 of the dolls and you could clip wings on their backs, and I still have a load of scraps in a book of different flower fairies, they are gorgeous.
Thank you for another beautiful video 🤗💛
Aww amazing - so glad you liked it! We were so lucky that weather was on our side on a day when the boats weren’t running - it was such a privilege to have the island to ourselves 😊 Although it meant that we couldn’t see inside the main bit of the abbey 🤷♀️
I got into you guys from watching dirty secrets of Scotland but your channel is also so good for relaxing interesting background 💚
Thank you!
Thanks for watching! 😊
I was hoping you'd paint that door. Very cool
Ahaha not this time! I loved the photograph I took though 😀
crazy hubby and i went on hols to Newcastle and visited a priory /castle with gun batteries also hehe.. made me smile. we didn't need to paddle though ... great video and painting xx
Ah was it Tynemouth Priory? I worked there a few times (although the same goes for most historic sites in the North East…😂) Love it there!
@@shewalksshepaints yup thats the one.. was awesome to walk around and explore.. video to follow when I get it edited :)
Great video Sarah! Looks like a great wee island, and I had no idea there was a place in the Forth named for St Columba (he was a Derry boy so I've heard a lot about him over the years!). Also love the painting - I'm mourning my fuchsia as I came down after one very windy night to find mine blown off the ledge and the pot smashed to bits!
Aww thanks lovely! This video is your sign to go get another fuchsia plant 😀👍
What a beautiful place! All that history, there's something for everyone and I love the Gnomes! The Fuchsia is beautiful, such a gorgeous flower. 😀💗 x
Thanks Amanda! The gnomes were so funny 😂
When we went to Scotland, we visited a place called Inchmahome ( i think), a tiny island in the middle of a lake. It also had an Abby, and very old (yews?) supposedly dating back to William Wallace. We took a ferry, and our ferryman was related in some way to my mother's family name, Cowie. He called hus dad, and uncle, and told us he had an Aunt Phyllis Cowie in Pennsylvania. I am from PA, and my moms youngest brothers wife was Phyllis. HIS aunt was in Philadelphia, mine in a small town called DuBois. our ferryman gave us directions to the tiny town of Cowie, not far from Stirling. We had searched and asked for 10 days, and he helped us find it. Seeing your video, this is a very different, larger island and Abby though.
Loved the Gnomes!
Aww what a lovely story. I’ve been to Inchmahome before - it has wonderful bluebells in spring. I’m sure we will do a paddle there before too long…😊
Awesome tour around the island and the structures on it. We have a place 10 minutes from home called Gnomesville which suddenly gnomes started turning up and now it’s a tourist attraction, crazy huh. Loved your Painting it’s beautiful, take care and thank you for sharing 🙏👍
Ahaha excellent! Maybe Inchgnome and Gnomesville should twin 😂
@@shewalksshepaints apparently they multiplied up to 10,000 plus gnomes over a fairly large area with a stream running through the middle lol
@@christhompson4270 Oh wow! I think with 10,000 gnomes, Inchgnome would sink haha 🤣
So glad you enjoyed it! I’m not sure why the doors are so small - usually I can walk through most historic doorways without difficulty but these were very small indeed! Maybe a defensive thing - to make it easier to defend?
I did not know that you could plant a Fuchsia in the ground and it would not freeze out during the winter. Mother always grew her Fuchsia in a hanging pot and brought it inside during the Winter.
Clearly it’s a hardy plant - I’m always amazed when I see the blossoms that look so delicate but seem to last for so long!
I wonder if that big gun was ever fired...?---When my (now 58 y/o) sister was a toddler, she TWICE stuck a fuschia bean up her nose. No idea why! The first time, Mom took her to the doctor to get it out. Several months later, when sis did it the second time, Mom decided to get it out herself! Sis never did it again! (I'm buying a copy of your painting to frame & give to my Baby Sis!)
Ahaha oh dear! What is it with kids and sticking things up their nose…I just got your print back today, so it will be with you soon 😊 Thank you so much for buying it! I’m not sure if the guns were ever fired, but I do know that the first air attack on Britain in WW2 was over this area of the River Forth
Where did you learn to paint so well?
I studied art at university, although I’ve never been taught watercolour! Mostly it’s just a lot of trial & error - I learn something new in every painting 😊