Lovely sketches- some 50 years since I visited but not all has changed!!
Here are some sketches of Orkney, made during a visit earlier this month.
This is Stromness:
Looking towards the ferry terminal 
Looking towards the Double Houses 
Alfred Street, Stromness 
The Double Houses 
“Norland”, 10 South End, Stromness.
The seascapes and light were magnificent.
The island of Hoy 
Looking across the Pentland Firth 
Stromness Harbour and Hoy, from the top of the hill 
Hoy, in the evening
St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall is awe-inspiring.
These drawings are in two sketchbooks:
- PrintUrchin Sketchbook 3, with Arches Aquarelle paper, 10″ x 8″ (landscape)
- A long thin sketchbook with Khadi Paper, 12″ x 5″ (landscape)
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