Is This Scotland's Most Beautiful Village? Pittenweem & Anstruther + Painting Gorse Flowers
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- čas přidán 23. 08. 2024
- Welcome back - thanks for joining me again! This week, we have returned to the beautiful Fife coastal path - picking up where we left off in Episode 3 at St Monans. From here we explore the remains of a 200-year-old saltpan works, on the way to what could be Scotland's most beautiful village.
Pittenweem was recently named Scotland's number one beauty spot for 2022 - join me as I explore this quaint little village and find out if it lives up to its reputation! Cute cottages and royally-approved fish & chips await us on our adventure...
Materials Used:
Windsor & Newton 300gsm Watercolour Paper
Windsor& Newton 'Cotman' brushes in sizes 1, 0 & 00
Dyffle Watercolour Pens
Distance Walked: 7.8 miles / 12.5 km
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your art is awesome i'm going to buy a print for my Mom for Mother's Day as soon as i get paid i got a feeling she would love it
I love seeing what Jacks 'role' is at the end of each video 🤣
Your dog is very happy with his life. He’s doing what he loves most with the human he loves most.
This really is the antidote to all the anxiety producing, sad and just plain scary stuff in the world. Thanks for this little dose of beauty and creativity.
You are very welcome Elizabeth! I’m so glad you enjoy my videos 😊
Absolutely well said you are breath of fresh air this and the videos with Willie keep me entertained 😅
Also Jack Daniel of course😂
Sarah- loved this walk with you and Jack Spaniels and I believe this is one of my favorite paintings
Yummy those Chips and Fish 😊😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋
I enjoyed watching your walk this morning while knitting in front of my computer and waiting on the washing. Beautiful scenery and beautiful gorse. Lovely painting.
Such a lovely walk.
Lovely! Both the walk and the art. Thanks. Suzy AZ USA
Thank you so much!!
Thank you so much for the great tour and I enjoyed the making of your painting.
So beautiful.
What a wonderful almost spring walk
Thanks Andrea! It’s definitely getting more springlike every time 😊
I look forward each week to my Sunday walk with you and Jack Spaniels. Perfect way to spend the afternoon. The painting is beautiful!
Thanks Kathy! Glad to hear you enjoy my videos every week 😊
Very relaxing and background music goes along with your painting that gorse picture was incredible.
Thanks John! My partner Willie writes & records all the music for my channel, to suit the walks and paintings that I do
I 'found' this today via your moving to Skye videos. Beautifully therapeutic. I hope more people see this series now.
I agree great walk and you certainly hit it right with the weather, your artwork is just amazing well done, I’m sure Skye holds great things in store
Thanks Brian! Skye is such a fantastic place to explore - so many places to choose from!
I love this area, spent happy childhood holidays in Anstruther/Cellardyke. Took my own kids and made more memories. I love the smell of gorse. Thank you for the walk and watching the print develop from blank paper to such a complex artwork that you can almost smell.
Thanks Liz! I’m glad I could bring back some happy memories 😊
A touch of beauty and calm
Thank you for a lovely walk. The coastapath looks a great one to walk, and wee Jack enjoying it too. Pittenweem is gorgeous and famous for its art exhibitions. I collect sea glass, when l was a child we called it hunting for jewels. Your paintings are delightful Sarah. Thanks again Alioban x
Thanks! So glad you liked it 😊 That part of the coast is so good for sea glass - I used to love finding it as a child too, although I don’t collect it as much now.
Wow .. what a great video!! Love seeing Jack Spaniels in your adventures, he's such a great pup.
Thank you for taking us all along. Really like the bits of history you share and as always, your artwork is stunning.
Aww thanks so much Sheila! Jack is really the star of the show haha!
Your content is always so beautiful serene and majestic , thank you so much, your photography and art is out of this world ! Old Owl 🦉 Alaya.
I’m new to your channel. What a joy to walk with you and then watch you paint. Thank you.
Every one of these videos brings back so many memories of my year in Scotland and all the places I got to travel to. I remember Anstruther and the fish and chip shop. How lovely to see it again after so many years and to know that this place is still going strong. Thank you for this trip down memory lane and for your beautiful paintings. I miss the smell of coconuts from the gorse.
Beautiful walk, love your painting and of course Jack
Aww thanks Phyllis! 😊
I’ve had the pleasure to visit Scotland twice. Each time, I think it would be heaven to buy a little sheep farm and live on it. But I have no idea what all that entails. 😂. I’ll just stick with your lovely videos. 👍🏻
I had no idea there were saltpans and coal mines in Fife... such interesting videos you are making.. Lovely music, great content taking us to different places to learn about. Thank you Sarah (and Willie and Jack).
Thanks! So glad you liked the video and learnt something new 😊
Thank you, again, Sarah for sharing a splendid outing. Filmed and presented very well done and easily enjoyable. Relaxing. Nice to see.the beginning signs of Spring! The villages were cozy looking, the stone/masonry is awesome. Wow, good looking box of fish n chips, I would not want to leave there! Your naturalist and artistic skill is a blessing. 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. 10/10. Looking foreword to next trip…see you Jack and Willie next time…
Thanks Greg!! I’m so glad you liked it. The villages in this part of Fife are so lovely - the buildings are so quaint.
Love your adventures, paintings and videos!!!! Dear Jack is so happy and great fun to watch! Arkansas, America
Aww thank you so much! So glad you are enjoying them. Jack is so much fun to have around, so I’m glad it comes across in the videos too 😊
How incredibly beautiful, interesting and well presented. This is my first time to your channel and I'm glad to have found you.
Thanks!! So glad to have you on board 😊
Absolutely beautiful walk Sarah as are your paintings. Hope Jack got a small morsel of that tasty looking fish. Sue and Ian, Australia
Thank you!! Yes Jack was being a very good boy (and their portions are always too big for me!) so he got some fish. The chips were a bit too salty/greasy for him though.
That fish looked wonderful. You can not buy good fish this far inland. Jack is such a wonderful dog. He keeps his eyes on you. I have never seen that yellow blooming bush before. Thank you for the wonderful safe walk. I'm getting over a head cold. I loved the views.
Aww no - I hope you get well soon!! It is a lovely thing to have the coast so close by. We get a van that comes round on a Friday selling freshly caught fish 😊
Lovely views, the seaside village is awesome! And the tidal swimming pools are amazing never seen anything like that! 💕💕W🇺🇸
Thanks Lynette! There are a few of these pools up the Scottish coast & down in England too. Maybe us Brits are just very brave…or stupid haha!
What a beautiful coastline walk. My pup would love it there as well! Wish we lived a bit closer to the water.
Aww thanks! Jack is a complete water baby, so he loves it. I couldn’t imagine not living close to water 😊
I've been noticing the first signs of spring too, in the past fortnight I've saw my first daffodil, just one lonely defiant one on it's own, and snowdrops, and last night I heard the first seagull of the summer on the roofs in my street, they nest here every summer and are a menace to every living thing, I've seen them chase a fox out of the street 🤣
Your painting was just amazing, I read it took you 10 - 12 hours! I'm not surprised, with all those spines in every direction, but you nailed it.
Thanks once again for a lovely video 🤗
Thank you! We are so happy to be seeing signs of spring everywhere. Can’t wait to photograph some daffodils properly 😊
I saw you in Kit & C.. And they recommended your Chanel, loved it 😘. We have some lovely villages here in the n. W Spain.. Galicia.. Celtic part.. Looking forward to seeing g more of your videos.
Just beautiful! So glad spring flowers are appearing where I live too.
Thanks! So glad you liked it and that spring is finally on the way 😊
YAY! i saw this flower in Scotland and wondered what it was. We had to go to Pennsylvania yesterday for the funeral of a dear friends son, age 40, killed by a hit and run driver. i needed your cheery walk and art !
Thanks Sue. It sometimes feels strange to keep making these videos when there is so much awful stuff going on in the world, but I think everyone needs a bit of escapism sometimes. All our best wishes to you and your friends xx
I love gorse! I have some seedlings growing on my windowsill from seed collected last year! Amazing painting as usual!
Thanks Richard! I never thought of growing it at home before…🤔
@@shewalksshepaints the seed pods need keeping until they pop naturally, then boiling water pouring on the seed in spring to "damage" them. Then once the water is cool, simply sow the seed.
I love the historical factoids you include. I live in Aberdeen so have been googling how far it is to Pittenweem😀. I’m a pensioner with limited wall space for more artwork otherwise I’d be purchasing so many more of your exquisite paintings❤
Thanks so much! I hope you get to visit the Fife coast - it’s such a beautiful place 😊
Nice photos of the waders, especially the redshank. :)
Thank you!
Hi Sarah. My Sunday is complete with Willie first & then you. What a wonderful part of Scotland! Those tide pools bring back fearsome memories for me! Dunbar had one, (long gone), & had the coldest water ever!! Beautiful video and painting. Thank you.
Thanks John!! I wish I could be one of those cold water swimmers, but I’m just not brave enough! There were some swimmers when we were there, but their reactions didn’t make me feel like joining in..!
Great walk. One of the places we have visited. August this year is the Pittenweem arts festival. Which is well worth a visit. People use their homes to exhibit the artist work, with some artist present. No, I don't work for them. Nice info on the salt works. Scottish traditional sea salt manufacturing is making a comeback.
Lovely art again. Always interesting to see what you pick to paint.
Thank Billy! I have heard of the festival before, but never been able to go. Maybe this year..!
Gorgeous views of the coast. Thanks for bringing us along, Sarah.
You are very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Laughing, Jack is now the Fish and Chips Snaffler! Thank you for another beautiful, and I do mean beautiful walk Sarah. Time with Sir Jack is always fun. In your first still pic of Sir Jack, it is very obvious he is pure royalty! His hair was a crown, his face pure aristocratic...a pup of pure breed of course! Joking of course, but the image is still with me. Thank you for this outing and a time to appreciate your amazing talent. You capture the light Sarah, unlike any other artist I've seen. You're amazing!
No one appreciates Jack like you do Julianne!
Look at that dog go, lol. A lovely walk and tour of the oceanfront. Thank you.
You are very welcome Wendy - glad you enjoyed it!
I just started watching all your videos and I'm enchanted with the mixture of beautiful scenery, historical descriptions, and followup paintings (SO lovely!). And Willie's music! Such a perfect accompaniment!
Thank you Anna! So glad you like them 😊
Back in the '90s, I heard Brian McNeill (Falkirk) & Ed Miller (Edinburgh, now in Austin, TX) performing for several years in a row, at the North Texas Scottish Festival & Highland Games. One of the songs they sang was about Pittenweem. In 2001, I had the opportunity to take a vacation with my parents to Scotland, and we drove along the scenic coast, from Edinburgh to St. Andrews. Your video shows that the coastal walk is really beautiful.
Hi David! Thanks for your comment - so glad you enjoyed this video. It is indeed a beautiful part of the country here. We are very lucky to live close to the coast 😊
It always amazes me how you can go from one town to another by way of the walking paths. The countryside is absolutely gorgeous. Another beautiful painting!!! Have you ever thought of painting Jack or castle ruins? You have so much talent with your eye for shades, shapes and color. I have always loved castles. Toured a castle on the Rhine River in Germany in 1980. So different from what you see on TV and the movies. Thoroughly enjoyed this adventure♥️ can’t wait for the next one.
Thank you very much for this video we are planning to stay in St.Monans and travel around the areas you visited.
Stunning views, amazing history, and superb artistry, thanks again Sarah.
Thanks Bryce!!
Thank you for another wonderful Vid. Congratulations on reaching over 1 K Subs!
Thank you Daniel 😊
If you like sea glass you should take a trip to Elie. There is a little bay there nicknamed 'Ruby Bay' where you can pick up small garnets (only a few mm diameter). If you do a youtube search for Ruby Bay there are a few videos about it. Loved the scenery on this one - the Fife coast is a very under rated place.
Thanks Dave! We have been to Ruby Bay before, but never had the time to look seriously for garnets (Jack is not very patient when it comes to beach-combing!). We have watched the Northern Mudlarks video of hunting for garnets there though 😊
I hope you took Will on this lovely trip. That town was glorious. You painting was again stunning.
Thank you!! Yes, Willie was in tow - he does all those amazing drone shots from above 😊 And I treated him to the fish & chips as a thank you!
Been to Scotland and enjoyed it immensely. Don’t take this wrong Willie, but I love the fact you reign your enthusiasm in to highlight beautifully Sarah and Jack! Great videography and editing. Sarah you’re an amazing artist and you floor me with your attention to detail.
Thank you Jill!! We know there is a time and a place for silly dancing…and that’s when a belter is found 😊 This channel is more beauty and relaxation than silliness 😂
It's always amazing to watch as you bring to life your lovely paintings. Every little stroke is magical. Beautiful little town where you had fish. I like that you always take time to treat yourself to coffee and cake. It's nice to see your pretty baked goods. Congratulations on yet another great video. 👏👍🥰🙏🐕🇺🇸
Thank you Guadalupe!! I’m so glad you enjoy them 😊
That must have been quite a distance you walked. I loved the building with the shells on it. Your painting was beautiful!
Thanks Penny! So glad you enjoyed it 😊 The shell house is known as the “Buckie House” and was done in the 1840s by a local eccentric. Apparently he used to charge people to see his shell-decorated coffin too…😅
Beautiful as always! Thanks for taking us along your very long walk. What a gorgeous place!
A lovely coastal walk, the villages are beautiful painted in their pastel colours and with the houses all jostled next to each other. You and Jack are the best company, thank you for taking us on the journey. Loved the painting of the Gorse flowers, spring is in the air.....Take care and have a good week.
Thank you Cate! So glad you enjoyed it 😊
I really do love your walks. ❤️ Scotland is such a beautiful place!
Another beautiful walk with Jack, and a scenic ocean view. I loved the painting and you captured the flower and the thorns perfectly. Purely magical!
Thank you Mare!
@@shewalksshepaints any time Sarah. I watch them many times over...very soothing music and I like to hear your story telling.
You really captured the complexity of the thorns Sarah! Loved the bird stills too. well done!
Thank you!!
Sarah I am enjoying the walks in your beautiful country of Scotland. Your paintings are fine depictions of the nature you obviously love and respect. Thankfully Chris Douglas Half Moon Bay California.
Thank you Chris! I’m so glad you are enjoying my videos 😊
love the gorse painting its always one of the first spalshes of colour in the spring ... love it.. another great video thank you for sharing xx
Thank you!! I love the gorse too - it’s always so bright and cheerful to see 😊
Another awesome video of your beautiful coastline and amazing villages and to top it off an awesome picture too. Thank you for sharing hon it was awesome, take care and see you next weekend 👏👏👍👍💖💖
Thank you Chris! So glad you liked it :)
I had never heard of gorse. It is beautiful and you captured it perfectly! Love to explore beautiful and amazing places with you and Jack!
Thanks Kathy! I guess it doesn’t grow where you live maybe? It’s so prolific here - we see it on almost every walk but it’s really lovely (if a bit spiky…😅)
Methinks that swimming hole water may not be too overly warm for swimming even in the summer, but you'll let me know when you try it?!---My sniff of gorse in Scotland smelled of honey! (I'll get one of those prints, & think it'll fit in nicely with my vintage North Dakota artwork from the 50's.)
Thank you so much Alana! I will definitely feed back on the swimming pool temperature if I try it…I have been swimming in the North Sea a few times in the summer, but you need some nice warm days!
I absolutely love your channel! The scenery is gorgeous, the music relaxing, entirely peaceful.
I paint with colors also, but yours are stunning. Oh, and of course Jack Spaniels! Thank you.
Your work is just beautiful!
You have an amazing talent. Loved this.
What a lovely channel you have. Kind regards from Dundee
Hi Sarah. What a beautiful walk that was. It’s definitely made me want to visit that part of Scotland. Love the details in your painting. Video was also well edited and filmed too so thanks to you both. I’m new to your channel and will definitely check out more of your videos. Take care. Nick
Thanks so much Nick!! So glad you are enjoying the videos 😊 I can’t wait to start sharing more walks from our new location!
Love this week's painting x
Thanks lovely!
Quaint villages. As always love going on your walks with you via my phone.
Thank you Susan! 😊
The Fife coast walk has been my planned next casual section walk since I finished The John Muir Way in 2019. Blooming covid! (If you haven:tdone the John muir I heartily recommend the JM link from co'path to dunbar (waterfalls, coastline and nuclear power) The Prestonpans to North Berwick bit (tank traps, a wetland reserve, parrot finale), the circular walk over the two roman forts at Croy and lastly the Loch lomond to Helensburgh via Rennie Macintosh' s gaff.
Such a pretty flower! I’ve read books that mentioned it but didn’t know what it was. 💛
i spent a fortnight there in the summer 1972 , sea pool under water phone cable going to USA. BRILLIANT PLACE ,
It always amazes me how much the coastal tides change the view. I’m from the Midwest of the U.S. of A. and have never witnessed them. The “shell house was lovely. Does Jack spaniel ever get tired? Love the prints!!
Thanks Teresa! No, it takes a lot to tire out Jack Spaniels, and even then it doesn’t last long before he’s ready for more mischief 🤣 I love the coast - I can’t imagine not being near it, but then we are a lot smaller here!
Thanks
Quite ironic that the sea glass ends up on a beach where it’s cycle began as sand, Just found your channel, cheers 🥂
Absolutely gorgeous place! The painting is beautiful, you really caught the light on the flower! 💛x
Thank you Amanda!
Sarah,
Lovely country along the coast.
I didn't know that Jack ate Fish and Chips:)
Love the Gorse painting!
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Thanks Rik! Jack wants to eat most of the things that we have, even if he isn’t supposed to. We don’t give him lots of greasy/salty food, but he is allowed some fish if he’s been good 😊
I presume the tide is out in this video, but I really hate all that spooky black rock for a 'beach' - it looks as tho it's volcanic which is very odd. The village is very nice & the walk along that path must have been lovely & bracing with the sea breezes. Thank you for your video !
Thanks Veronica! I love the jaggy black rocks - they look so dramatic to me, but everyone has different preferences. There are stunning white Sandy beaches here in Scotland too - which I am sure I will show you more of 😊
Wonderful scenery as always Sarah, I love the beautiful yellow of the gorse and daffodils, the shall house was impressive and a great handful of sea glass especially for someone who doesn't usually pick it up. you are right about the glass in one of the small bottles, if it is clear put it where the sun will hit it and it will almost glow. Are the spines of the gorse stiff and prickly or soft? Beautiful painting!!
Thanks Debbie!! I think I found one of the sea-glass hotspots by accident - there are lots of good places for it on the north east coast of the UK. Gorse spines are very very prickly! I definitely advise not getting to close…as you can see in the wee clip at the end of the video 😅
@@shewalksshepaints Oh, I missed that, ouch! I must have been typing. I am trying to find wall space to hang one of your mushroom prints, I have a very small place and my daughter paints also, so very full walls.
@@shewalksshepaints When I was a little kid I got told the brown ends on the spines was the dried blood of anything that got too close to the gorse 😉
You’re walking right past my back door and down the slipway. And up the ladder from my favourite little sheltered beach!
Oh you’re so lucky!! It’s so beautiful in this area 😍
Just found both your channels!! 🎉Happy New Year!! ❤ from Maine!!
I always enjoy seeing the scenery there and learning the history of the places you visit. Also seeing the different wildlife and plants there. Of course we must not forget Jack who loves to run around. Pretty sea glass. Very nice little village. I love how that yellow in your gorse flower painting turned out. Very well done.
Thank you Sally! I’m so glad to hear that you are enjoying my videos 😊
You are so gifted, the painting is beautiful.
Thank you Denise! 😊
Gorgeous walk amazing artwork. Thank you
Thank you Pam!
What a beautiful coastal walk, and I noticed there is a Miller Terrace in St Monans so I'm all set to move in there 😂 Another beautiful painting Sarah, I'm going to need a lot of multiple A5 frames at this rate 😄
Highly recommend it Brett! We would love to live in this area too 😀
Omg I LOVE that wall with the stone and seashells all over it, how beautifully done it was, @20:58. Excellent painting as always! Does your Etsy store convert to US dollars?
Thank you Sheryl! I believe the shell house was decorated like that in the mid-1800s, by a local “eccentric”. He did a very good job of it! I think Etsy should convert to whichever currency you use on your device, so hopefully yes 😊
love your work... blessings!!!
Hank you Jeanne!
Sarah your paintings are incredible. I am unable at th time to buy anything extra but as soon as I can I will. I really want one. Thank you, beautiful video as always. Thank you.
Thank you so much! Any support is appreciated - watching my videos and liking/commenting also helps 😊
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Hey! I'm from Anstruther (well, Cellardyke actually which is the next village along but they're attached so I still say Anstruther sometimes.)
If you pause the video at 18:28 and look over to the right side of the harbour, you see a blue and white boat berthed on its own. That's the May Princess that takes visitors out to the Isle of May 5 miles off the coast.
It's a nature reserve with around 250 000 sea birds art peak times (June, July & August).
I work on the boat.
But about the village and area in general, I'm born and raised and love it with all my heart. When my time comes to pass, I want to be here as well. Wonderful place.
Highly recommend the Fish and Chip shops (there are 3) but also recommend the Indian restaurant called Eastern Touch. A favourite of mine!
Hi Scott!! We actually visited Cellardyke in another walk on the Fife Coastal Path (episode 29 I think). I loved it - so much quieter than some of the other villages in that area. I’d love to visit the Isle of May sometime 😊
@@shewalksshepaints glad you liked our wee corner of Fife.
The Isle of May is so worth it. I know it might seem like I'm shamelessly plugging the business, but it's such a great experience. May through to early August is the best time to see the Puffins (the birds people mostly want to see) but there's dozens of other species. We see Grey Seals too. And, if we're very lucky, we sometimes see Bottlenose Dolphins.
I recognized the Buckie House in Anstruther. Used to live in Fife.
Haha yeah - it’s so cool!!
That was really relaxing. My wife and I are now planning a couple of weekend breaks in Fife. Thanks for the inspiration :)
Thanks!! I hope you enjoy visiting Fife - there are some wonderful places here :)
Beautiful painting and beautiful scenery. Sarah would you put the name of the flowers or plants on the painting even on the back. Thank you so much. Keep up your lovely work. Lots of love from Diane in upstate New York.
You are amazing 🫶
Again, I continue to be amazed. How long did this beautiful painting take you? With water colors do you have to worry about smudging?
Thanks Tammara! This painting probably took around 10-12 hours - the spines were quite complicated to do! I don’t really worry about smudging, although I try not to touch the paint surface too much even when it’s fully dry. You do need to think about colours bleeding into one another, as once you add more water it releases the pigment. That’s why I usually start with the lightest colours and add darker ones later 😊
@@shewalksshepaints thank you Sarah for responding. I know you both are busy. I am enthralled with both of your channels and look forward to every single one 😊
When are you going on walks again? or have I missed something, best wishes do you use water colour pencils or brushes? A very late starter (78) in painting. Love to both of you Brenda Collingwood
Great video Sarah sorry I missed last week's caught up now, this is my favourite places I fife I would take my children to shell bay then Pittenweem when they were we to hunt for amazing creatures in the rockpools the starfish were their favourite lol Happy memories excellent artwork they are amazing well done xx
Thanks Alexandrea! So glad you enjoyed it 😊
...Jack is Scotland's most Beautiful dog !
Ahaha maybe! You haven’t seen his crazy zoomies after he’s been walking in the rain though…
@@shewalksshepaints lol ! i love the way Jack uses his tail like a propeller