RUIN IN THE DARK WOODS | Fife, Scotland | Painting Wild Rosehips in Watercolour | Ep34
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 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 heading out on a relaxing walk, along a 'den' - the Scottish word to describe a steep wooded gorge with a river or stream running through it.
We start in the historic village of Ceres (watch to the bloopers at the end to see how much I struggled with pronouncing that name..!), before plunging into the woods and eventually ending up at a dramatic ruined building which looms up out of the landscape.
The 200 year old limekiln is actually much older in origin, because the people who built it stole the stones from the nearby Craighall Castle to build it! Watch as I explore the ruined building and surrounding caves with my partner in adventure - Jack Spaniels.
There were many more signs of autumn on this walk, not least the slight nip in the air which hints of colder weather to come. I also found lots of beautiful rosehips - the fruit of the wild rose plant and I couldn't wait to try and capture them in watercolour when I got home. Watch to the end to see how I got on...
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SHE WALKS:
Ceres Village & Craighall Den
Distance Walked: 4.9m / 7.8km
My Gear:
Scarpa GTX Hiking Boots
Acai Mid-Weight outdoor trousers
Lowe Alpine 'Aeon' 25L rucksack
Berghaus Lightweight Women's Fleece
Oat Milk Cappuccino & Cinnamon Roll - Bishop's Bridge Tearoom, Ceres
SHE PAINTS:
Total Painting Time: approx 11 hours
Materials Used:
Arches Watercolour Paper
Windsor& Newton 'Cotman' brushes in sizes 000, 00 & 11
Dyffle Watercolour Pens
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It's always amazing to see your paintings take shape, color by color.
Thank you, Sarah. It's always lovely to see your Water colours
That was such a beautiful walk with bird song. Amazing! And thanks so much for your detail description of your painting. I think sometimes we forget how much patience and skill goes into a watercolour painting that is so realistic. Thanks so much for these lovely walks and paintings.
Hi sarah and team, L love you composition of walking ,history and painting
Wow Sarah what a fantastic walk. Thanks to Willie for the brilliant sound track. Jack was Jack, what a hero. Cheers, John.
Thanks John! Both my boys did good on this walk, as usual 😊
So lovely, the walk, the dog, the painting, and I didn't know one could eat a rosehip raw!
Another lovely walk such beautiful countryside. Love the rosehip painting, so realistic
Beautiful locations. Your painting is amazing. I like that there are so many berries everywhere. 🌻🐕🥰🇺🇸
I take it there is a limestone quarry somewhere local. Yes I love seeing nature reclaiming old buildings but also think of the history, of the workers that stoked the kilns and retrieved the quick lime which can be harmful. I love your rosehip painting. Thank you for your channel, it's peaceful and a delight.
What a wonderful mix with naturewalks and painting in one video. Love the painting too! So crisp!
Thanks!! I really enjoyed this painting - especially the contrast between the smooth and spiky parts 😊
Thank you so much for the beautiful walk. Growing up on a farm I spent a lot of time walking in the woods. I wish I could visit Scotland but I can no longer travel. Everything you paint just comes to life. You're so talented.
Sarah, you never fail to provide us with beautiful sites and sounds. Scotland is in my blood, literally, my DNA is 26 % Scottish! Even though I will never get to actually walk her trails, you make me feel as though I am
Aww I’m glad I can transport you to the land of your ancestors Hazel 😊
That was most lovely walk through the woods.
Thank you Susan! I really enjoyed it so I’m glad you did too 😊
Beautiful countryside and walk, love the rosehip painting. Take care and thank you for sharing 🙏👍❤️
Thanks Chris 😊 So glad you enjoyed it!
Hip Hip Hooray more wonderful stuff. I remember my Gran used to put Rose Hip Syrup in with her fresh fruit salads a real treat for us kids.😇
Thanks Richard! Rosehip syrup in fruit salad sounds amazing - and super healthy too!
What a beautiful walk. The limestone kilns are magnificent. There are abandoned limestone kilns in Michigan, called the Dyer Kiln Ruins. They were last used in 1899, and now are a protected historical site. They sit very much in an open area and an effort is underway to preserve them before they crumble any further.
I just received my art print. It is more beautiful than I imagined.
I'm so glad I found your channel through Dirty secrets thanks for sharing
Aww thanks for coming over here and watching! So glad you liked it 😊
Lovely, rich colour on your rose hip painting. Your blending of the various colours was wonderful.
Gorgeous walk, always seems to be some form of water on the walk to satisfy Jack (and, me).
I like the names he gets titled in the credits each week. So funny!
Thanks! I really enjoyed this painting - especially the different shades of orange and red. Jack loves the water so much - it’s always high on the list of things to find on our walks 😅 I’m worried I’ll start running out of names for him, but fortunately he is always causing some kind of mischief that I can refer to 😜
So lovely xx
Wonderful walk, Sara. Very happy to see you add the calendar to your Etsy store. I pre-ordered one as a Christmas gift for my sister. I'm sure she will love it.
Aww thank you so much Steven!! I might pop a wee something in for you too, as that’s my first calendar sale 😊
What a lovely walk. I learn so much from your videos. The glowing mushrooms, and the mushrooms that melt into a tarry mess...so cool! The building was really impressive and I loved the history and learning how they were used. The tearoom was a treat too. You find the best places. I love how they display their goodies under glass on crates. Your rosehips painting is beautiful, so much detail, right down to the spots. The calendar is fantastic! What a great idea. So many of your beautiful works of art all in one place! The thistle was a great choice for the front page. I thoroughly enjoyed this video as I always do. And, love ending with the out-takes for a laugh. Thank you so much!! 🥰
Aww thank you so much! It really means a lot to me (and Willie) to hear that you have enjoyed the video and all the different parts 😊
Another beautiful location, with every one of your videos I want to come to Scotland more and more! No wonder it was the late Queens favourite country. Gorgeous painting! 😀💗 x
Aww thanks Amanda! I can’t imagine anyone coming to Scotland and not falling in love with it 😊
love your videos
Thanks Laura!!
I follow u on here and living the sky life, what a beautiful life you three hv and your painting are amazing
I love wandering through old ruins, feeling the texture of the rocks or bricks and imagining the people who lived or worked there when it was operational. Look forward to seeing your calendar when it arrives, it must have been hard deciding which paintings to select for it
Aww thanks Brett! I had a lot of fun choosing the paintings, but yes it was sometimes tricky to decide! I can’t believe I’ve done so many paintings haha 😅
Lovely walk on such a beautiful day! Thank you Sarah. Beautiful painting as always!
Thank you Kristin! It was a fab day 😊
Hi Sarah❣❣
Love your videos and always look forward to them. Safe Trip.😉
I deadhead my roses to keep them from making Rosehips. I want them to keep blooming (so I have to deadhead). Jack always seems to have a wonderful time. You have many beautiful places to visit. We have a lot of beautiful places here in Eastern Kentucky; but, I have gotten too old to do big trips by myself. I stay close to home for safety. Thank you for this video full of beautiful places and things to see. Your painting is wonderful.
Hi, thank you for the very interesting circular walk from the ancient village of Cere through the beautiful peaceful woodland, seeing the incredible lime kiln and then the farmland. It is incredible to think of the physical industry of the people who used to live there. Lovely to finish at the cafe by the old bridge. Thank you for sharing. The Rose Hips look so good, they are such a bountiful looking 'fruit'. Take care and have a good week. xx
Thank you Cate! So glad you enjoyed it 😊
nice walk Sarah.. just love the views etc, love watching Jack having fun. great Painting xxx love the out takes hahaha
Thanks Sue! I always enjoy editing the outtakes the most haha!
I'm late watching your video again. Saved it for after a busy day to watch in bed.
I never knew rosehips were called rosehips till I was in my late teens! I grew up calling them 'itchycoos', when I was wee, people in school used to put them down the back of other peoples shirts, I had it done to me once after school, I had to run all the way home and take a bath 😭 the itch lasts for *ages* as well.
But these days I know they're actually rosehips, but I can't imagine ingesting one of those, they are nightmare fuel for me!
Thank you for another lovely walk, and beautiful video. 🤗
Lovely painting of the rose hips🌸
Thank you Sherry! They were so lovely, I couldn’t resist them 😊
Thank you for another blissful walk, and a beautiful painting at the end 💜
Thanks Jayne! So glad you liked it 😊
Awesome scenery , beautiful rose hips, berries, mushrooms and apples. Did the apple taste as good as it looked? That building surprised me. Your painting was awesome, as always. I told Willie that I spent the day preparing for Hurricane Ian, I watched two of my favorite CZcamsrs while I cooled off, so now it is time for a shower and readying for bed, 3AM comes early. Thanks Sarah, Willie and Jack!
Thanks Debbie! Hope you are staying safe and well during the hurricane 😬 Best to stay inside and out CZcams on 😜👍 The apples were lovely - crisp and sweet. Such a nice gesture from the owners of the tree!
Loved the walk and the watercolor was beautiful
Thank you Dawn!!
Karen Houlding
1 minute ago
Absolutely delightful! I'm so glad I found your channel. I am a daily nature walker, hiker in the PNW of the U.S. and I do nature journaling of the plants that catch my eye on walks. Your videos are so inspiring, I look forward to watching more. And, your art is incredible! Thanks for sharing.
Aww thanks Karen!! So glad you are enjoying my videos 😊
My rosehips are cherry red! I cut some and bring just a few inside. The last of the summer roses! Patty
what a lovely walk! the bridge is magical. the way you captured the ribs in the leaves was amazing! thanks for sharing this with us 🥰
Thanks! So glad you liked it 😊
Hi Sarah what a lovey peaceful walk it's so beautiful there, were the small purple'ish black fruits sloes ?Look forward to purchasing your calendar, it's gorgeous.its clear to see autumn is here with so many berries, I do love autumn especially when the trees start to change, so many shades of orange brown and gold . Thank you for another wonderful walk,love to you Willie and Jack. Take care and be well.
Thanks Linda! Yes, I love all the signs of autumn too - the leaves are just going here, so I can’t wait to do some more autumnal forest walks 😊 They didn’t seem like sloe berries - a bit too big and shiny, plus the leaves looked just like rhododendrons…🤔
Aaw loved this one. Not heard of Ceres, looks amazing. Loved when you came through the farm gate into the sun and open land. Rosehips are beautiful, and so too your painting. You seem to find yummy places for cake and coffee. Thank you.....Alioban
Thanks Alison! Coffee & cake stops are high on my research list for any walk 🤣
There is a big old line kiln a few times the size of this in Minera north Wales. They are rather impressive structures and wildlife seems to like them... Amazing rosehip painting Sarah!
Such a cool building - I had no idea about them before this! But then lots of historical industrial buildings are really impressive like that. Plenty more to find and explore I’m sure 😊
I love your restful channel. You talk so fast and I am so old, sometimes I can’t keep up, and I want to, so much. I will keep watching anyway.
Ahaha sorry about that! It’s one of the things that people from Newcastle are known for - talking very fast! I will try to slow it down a bit 😅
Thank you.
Thanks! 😊
This was such a beautiful walk. I would love to see those mushrooms glow under UV light. Your painting is very nice. I’ve never seen a Rosehips plant before. 🍎🍂
Aww thank you Penny! I did mean to show a photo of some sulphur tuft mushrooms with a UV light from another walk, but I forgot oops! Thank you so much for your Kofi contributions 😊 I really really appreciate it xx
Amazing video!
I just realized how much I miss hearing the music that Willie wrote for your channel - maybe you could include it sometimes in the Skye Life episodes? Also miss seeing you do your amazing paintings! You are so inspirational in your attention to detail! I look forward to seeing chickens at your cottage. And I want you to know how much I enjoy your visits to bakeries and cafes - there's nothing like that here in Mexico and the items on offer look SO delicious!
Aww thanks Anna! We are including a lot of the music from my channel on Skye Life, so it’s still there!! We are hoping to get back to our normal activities - especially walking and painting - once the byre conversion is done. We can’t wait to be able to work in there!!
That was a lovely walk and your painting is really beautiful. Sarah, you should look through the many plant identifying apps for phones. One would have come in very handy on this walk. I use a free one and it has been most helpful.
Thanks Kathy! I often think that on my walks and then I completely forget to download it until the next time 😂🤦♀️ Usually I just send a photo to my mum and she helps me out!
Your attention to detail is wonderfully demonstrated in your paintings… I hope to get one of you 2023 Calendars! You and Willie are so talented as artists in videography, paintings, restorations, music, and Jack shows you have great taste in K9s! ❤
Aww thanks!! So glad you liked our videos and everything that we do 😊
The berries, and leaves, in that tree look like choke cherries.
The Provost looks like a Toby Jug figure I have. Could be the origin? Again, I love the calendar. Such a wonderful way to gain the prints and them frame them after the year is over. Good luck on them.
Thanks Mary! I think the provost statue was definitely meant to resemble a Toby Jug - possibly to poke fun at the man it was representing!
What an absolutely beautiful walk and painting! I wish I had a small portion of Jack or your energy! Mine seems to run out soon after I think about doing something! That is so different from my younger years so enjoy them all you can. I hope one day soon to get one of your prints. My birthday is in March and I love the print of the daffodils. It I'd on my want list! 😄 I will soon have to binge watch some of your back walks. For some odd reason I did not get the all so now I have several to watch and make up for. Rose Hips tea, have you ever drank any? It is very good! Please stay safe and be careful! ❤❤
Aww thanks Mary! So glad you like my paintings and the videos. I can’t believe I have done so many now! I’ve had rosehip & hibiscus tea, but from a packet. Never tried to make my own version, but I’m sure it would be lovely.
Sarah,i believe the tree with the black berries on was a huge laurel
Oooh yes I just looked that up and it does look the same! Thanks 😀👍
It is neat to see the ruins out there in the forests. Incredible how they built the castle out there. Beautiful scenery out there as usual. Your an excellent painter. Your artwork always look so real.
Thank you Sally! I wish we could have seen the castle as it was originally, but they certainly put the stones to good use haha!
Sarah,
Rose hips when properly harvested make a tea rich in Vitamin C
The size of that KIln and the work making indicate that it was very important pre late 19th early 29th century,
an amazing structure.
At first I thought it was one of those structures to attract Pigeons to harvest their eggs:)
I should have realized you would know all about the Rose hips, but I start commenting too early sometimes and find you are way ahead of me:)
It's all the subtle colors that bring your art to life it's definitely NOT paint by number:0
Just to show you how crazy things can be, early paint by numbers can bring a lot of money
figure that??????
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Hi Sarah.the walk you did … can you tell me if it has a name And is it sign posted, i am travelling to that area in October from Australia and looking for day walks .the fife coastal walk is already on my list.
Hi Dianne! This walk and lots of others will be listed on the Walk Highlands website - it breaks Scotland down into areas and tells you lots of information about the length/difficulty of the route, plus maps. Well worth checking it out 😊👍
I'm from the USA and would love to know the difference between your money and our dollars! ❤❤
Hi Mary! I honestly have no idea what the exchange rate currently is and I would hate to give anyone the wrong amount!! I would google the current exchange rate or, if you want to know how much prints or my calendar are - Etsy should work it out for you automatically 😊👍
The cherry like fruits are very poisonous, it’s a laurel tree.