WORLD HERITAGE SITE Forth Rail Bridge, North Queensferry + Painting Seashells In Watercolour - Ep28
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 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.
Today we are visiting a UNESCO World Heritage Site - one of only six in Scotland. Other examples worldwide are the Taj Mahal in India and the Great Wall of China.
After discovering the industrial past of this coastal village, we walk through a local nature reserve to find one of Jack's favourite things - the beach! Here I finds some beautiful and fragile tiny scallop shells to photograph & paint.
I've never painted seashells before, so I was little nervous about trying this. Watch to the end to see how they turned out!
If you enjoyed this video and you haven't already, please check out my other videos - including the three special Skye episodes, where we explore some incredible Scottish scenery. Join me again next week as we explore somewhere else in Scotland and look for painting inspiration...
SHE WALKS:
Distance Walked: 3.3 miles / 5.4 km
My Gear:
Asics GTX trainers
Lowe Alpine 'Aeon' 25L rucksack
Coffee & Cake Stop: Rankin's Cafe, North Queensferry
SHE PAINTS:
Total Painting Time: approx 14 hours
Materials Used:
Arches Watercolour Paper
Windsor& Newton 'Cotman' brushes in size 00
Dyffle Watercolour Pens
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This channel! Is. Everything. Perfect. Thank you Sarah, for the walk, Jack Spaniels cuteness, the filming, the magical painting, the history! Love it!
Aww thank you so much Elizabeth!
Just love your pup and of course love your Chanel hugs
I really enjoyed going for a walk with you and Jack Spaniel and all the scenery and your painting is first class. Will be watching more too.
Lovely as always, a wonderful painting as always ❤
Definitely the right decision 👍👍✍️✍️✍️
I really enjoy the peaceful nature of your videos and your love of your landscape and history. Beautifully captured. 🌸
Thanks.
Thanks Anna!
Definitely like the shadows! Beautiful!
Beautiful painting of such beautiful shells! Love your walks and art...
Thank you Janet!!
Hi again, PS, your painting of the shells was mesmerizing and the accuracy of the colouring a pleasure to see. Loved the shading it added to the 3D quality of the shells. Made me want to go down to the sea shore now.Thanks
Thanks so much Cate!
Very interesting history. Beautiful views of the bridge. Well done! Lovely art work as usual. Thanks, Suzy
Another beautiful, restful video, your shell painting is beautiful they look so real I feel like I could pick them up.
Thank you Catherine!!
Jack is a good branch manager 😀 😃
I am amazed eatery time I watch you paint! Beautiful!
Dang! Just read what the dang auto-incorrect did! Not eatery… every!!!!!
Marvellous! Oh without a shadow of doubt it was poetry in motion dare we say it Shelleyike😁
Haha thanks Richard!
Oh Sarah once again you amazing me. As I watch the shells pop out of the paper I am outstanding by your talent! So very very delicut and beautiful! I so enjoy your walks with Jack and getting to see the Scottish countryside! Thank you so vry much for the juy you give to me and I'm surw many others! Please be careful and stay safe! ❤❤
Definitely yes on the shading. It was unfinished without it. It also just made the shells pop out of the page even more. Great walk!
Thanks Eleanor! Yes I agree - I was glad I did it.
Gorgeous seashells - I personally thought the shadowing was perfect and really made the shells "pop" out from the page - loving it!
Thanks Kim! That was what I was hoping to achieve 😊
You both never fail to amaze me with what you are able to do and film. I am seeing you in a different light now as I have just had cataracts removed from my eyes and WOW life is much brighter and colourful. Keep up the good work all three of you
Aww thanks Ivan! Hope everything went well with your op - must be amazing to see things clearly again 😊
Loved the video Sarah. The train bridge looks like 3 great Dinosaurs marching across the water! Kudos to Willie for superb video and Jack for being Jack! Cheers, John.
Haha yeah I think it gets lots of different comparisons - Nessie’s humps is a popular one too!
Your walks and talks and photographs are so relaxing. Music is wonderful, and I love watching you paint!!
Thank you so much!
Hi, interesting history of the river crossings, it was possible to see the incredible scale of the engineering from when you were underneath. Hats off to the men who worked on the bridge and to those who lost their lives during the construction. Good to see all the flora growing in the nature reserve, lots for you to choose from, and the shells are exquisite, thanks for the journey today, have a good week. xx
I remember fondly the car ferries which operated between North and South Queensferry in the 1950’s - before the road bridge was built.
Your shell painting is amazing, and drop shadows really were ideal. Thanks for the walk. ❤
What a beautiful job
Thanks Dolores!
Shadowing did wonders to "ground" the shells" to the page and they POP!
Another great place to see and to learn the history of the bridges and other areas. Jack is sure happy carrying his big stick. What nice pathways to be walking on in the park. Pretty scallop shells. The painting turned out really well. The details were great. Fantastic artwork Sarah.
Thank you Sally! Yup, Jack is never happier than on the beach with a huge stick 🤣👍
Those harebells were gorgeous! They would be a good future subject. I love lattice bridges and it is an impressive structure to travel across 😁
Ah yes they were lovely too! But the shells won out on this occasion. I love finding things that I know I will come back and paint another day - impossible to run out of inspiration here 😊
Thanks for the walk it's beautiful and your painting lovely 😍
Another enjoyable adventure, showcasing the beautiful places to be found in Scotland. The intimate perspective you offer through your hikes, and the excellent cinematography both you and Willie create make for a relaxing experience. You are both Scottish treasures in my opinion. Oh and of course Jack Spaniel too.
Thanks William! So glad you liked it 😊
Wow! It really looks 3d. I could run my fingers across the paper and feel the grooves! I like the added shadows.
The bridge is pretty cool. Lovely walk. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Karen! So glad you liked it 😊
Congratulations on 1.5k
Thank you!! 🥳
great walk & painting 😍
Sarah, the sea shells are beautiful. This type of scallop shells are some of my favorites. I always manage to bring back a bag full of shells from our trips to Mexican beaches. Once again you have captured every little detail of the lovely colorful shells. I think Jack Spaniels sticks are getting longer each time. Thank you for another lovely walk. Take care. 🌻🐕🇺🇸
As always, the walk was informative and charming. I’m learning so much as I avidly follow your painting technique, such complex layering of color. 💕♥️💕
Thank you so much! So glad you liked it and are getting some painting tips 😊
Lovely walk today, I love to see Jack playing in the water, and the beautiful countryside. Your shell picture is so realistic. XO from California
Great job on the shells, Sarah! I love your work, you make it look easy. hugs to Jack Spaniel 💜
Thanks!! Believe me, I don’t always find it easy. But I can usually find a way to make a painting work 😊
I lost 5 different comments, so you are lucky, got shorter each time. Thanks ,beautiful shells, yes to shadows.
Aww no Debbie! Thanks for persevering - I appreciate it!
Awesome countryside and history too. The painting of the shells looks amazing, just as if you had real shells sitting on the paper, beautiful job hon, you definitely made the right decision. Take care and thank you for sharing 👍👏❤️
Thanks Chris!!
I have seen several videos of Mudlarks at Queensferry but didn't appreciate how beautiful the surrounding area was. Many thanks for the history and the wonderful footage. Your scallop painting is superb! How I envy your patience 😁💗 x
Also included in World Heritage Sites is in southern Illinois, USA. Cahokia Mounds, it is a town built by the Mississippian culture in pre-columbian times. It had thousands of citizens. Cool place to visit.
Wow - sounds amazing! I’ve always wanted to visit the Americas to see the ancient cities and pyramids there. Maybe someday! 🤞
Gratz on Subs Sarah you are doing great.. awesome walk again .. and i LOVE the shells painting
Thank you Sue!! So glad you liked the painting 😊
Your painting looks very much like real seashells. It is wonderful how you got the colors and look of texture so perfect. Jack had a very happy and beautiful walk with both of you.
I have a very large seashell collection. However, I did not take them from nature myself. I bought them one at a time from second hand stores, Flea Markets, and Rummage sales. I think it is time for me to let go of this collection; because, they have been stored out in the storage building for over twelve years. Other people would enjoy looking at those seashells. It is selfish of me to keep them to myself.
I may keep the two Sailor's knuckles (because of the story my father told me). I almost did not buy those two seashells (because they were damaged). However, when Daddy told me what they may have been used for by Sailors (that is a little part of History I need to share with others). I may let them try the shells on (but, they must not hit anyone or anything with them)..
Had to comment to say I read 'selfish' as 'shellfish' 😬😂
Thanks Arvetta! I bet you have a great collection and good that you bought lots of them second hand. I hope you find good homes for them if you decide to part ways 😊
@@Kazza_8240 I am very sorry I have offended you. If I ever learn how to make the little hearts, I can quit making comments that upset other people.
@@arvettadelashmit9337 You didn't offend me, and I'm sorry if it came across that way, it was honestly just me misreading and I thought it was funny as I read 'shellfish' while you were talking about shells, that's all, it just tickled me and I thought I'd pass it on, no offence meant ✌🏻
Edit - I honestly don't know where you got the idea you offended me or upset me, or I was being cheeky to you 🤷🏼♀️
Love todays walk and the history lesson. Thank you. The shell painting is stunning! I think Jack is a fish at heart.
Thanks Kristin! We always say we think Jack is part otter haha!
My Great Grandfather was the first train engineer to drive across the "new" Firth of Forth rail bridge on it's test run. It has been fun to see part of his history in your video! 😀
Wow - amazing family history!
I loved all the wee wild flowers you showed, I love seeing a mix of all the different colours and flowers in beautiful patches like that.
I agree with you about buddlea, there are a lot of them where I stay in overgrown areas, they seem to be taking over, and they smell absolutely amazing, those and hyacinths are my favourite flower scents.
Your shells turned out beautifully, I always think when you add shading it adds an extra wee dimension, like it really is sitting on the paper.
Just like the bloopers add another dimension to you and Willie's videos, Jack really made me laugh with that big stick, he was all proud of himself showing you it 😂
Thank you for another beautiful video. 🤗
Edit - you said you don't aim for realism, (sorry if I misquoted), but every week I'm blown away by how lifelike every single painting has been, you're awesome 😁
Aww thank you so much! I think what I do is different to photo-realism - people who can recreate a photo 100% amaze me. It’s a skill I don’t have. I’m just interpreting what I see through paint and hoping it comes out looking like it’s supposed to!!🤣
Congratulations on 1500 subs. I always find it thrilling to walk or boat under a bridge. I think the shadowing around the shells was a nice touch to your painting. ❤️
Thank you Penny! Me too - it makes you feel very small. I used to row and the river where I learnt had so many huge bridges too. I used to look up at them every time we went underneath 😊
Wow,wow,wow! I love your videos your pup and your artwork! The shells look like you can pick them up off the page. Thank you for your channel. It brightens up the days here in Maine winter.
Aww thank you so much Cassie! 😊
It was interesting to learn more about the bridges, one of which I drove over in 2018, whilst on holiday in your beautiful country.
Love the tiny seashells. The painting turned out great, and the shadows, I think, enhanced the 3-D effect.👏☺️
Thanks! It’s an amazing perspective going over the bridges isn’t it? I love them 😊
Another lovely video that brought back memories Sarah - I was there when the Queen opened the original road bridge.
I think the shadows really helped make the shells look even more 3D - fantastic work as always!
Weird fact. My grandmother died on the ferry 'Robert the Bruce' leaving North Queensferry in 1950. Her name was Williamina Scott. Maybe a relative of your lovely partner Willie? 🤔
It's always a pleasure seeing the sights of Scotland as you walk.
Wow - weird indeed! Your grandmother had a great name 👍 If she was a Fifer, then maybe there’s a connection..!
Sara, we have scallops here as well. We have "Rough" and "Bay" types. The rough type have ridges on the tops of the ridges, and wings. So they are rough. And the Bay don't have wings at the base. Those are truly beautiful. Great painting as always. I've seen the 4trh of Firth bridge in other videos and didn't understand why so treasured. Several mudlarks show themselves under it on the beach. Now I understand. Thank you.
Nice walk, and as usual wonderful scenery and descriptions of the landscape and structures. Thank you.
Jack was being such a good boy on the lead, when everyone knows he just wanted to have a good snoop about, a nice stick and a swim.
Sarah: Thats a big stick you have there.
Jack: Yup just right to smack yer knees.
I loved the shells. They had to be quite hard to get just right! 👍🏻❤️
Thanks Tina! Yup, Jack just about toes the line when he is on his lead, always ready to leap on the nearest stick when let off 🤣 He can be a bit of a menace to ankles sometimes with those big sticks haha!
@@shewalksshepaints ya just hotta luv him. 😂🥰
Great to hear the history of the area. I once found myself in South Queensferry by accident when taking a wrong turn off a round-a-bout. I wish it hadn’t been bucketing down as I would have loved to explore. Now I know I’ll have to go back.
I think the addition of the shadows were exactly right.
We call the purple Buddleia 'Butterfly Bush' here in Australia as well
Well done, Sarah
Your hands didn't look shaky to me:)
What amazing places you visit, it's those small areas ,overlooked by so many people,
that build layers of texture not unlike you realistic paintings.
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Great video again. When I last crossed the Firth of Forth (2000? 2001?) there was only one road bridge! Great painting of the shells. And yes, I think adding the shadows was the right decision.
Thanks! The new bridge is super cool, but you don’t get a great view from it while driving across unfortunately!
Loved the bit of history and the beautiful seashore. Watching Jack is always fun and this time was no different. I loved his belly flop (thanks for the slo-mo) and him carrying around that humongous stick. 😆 Your painting is fantastic yet again. I'm always amazed at how well you match the colors to the original. The shells were such unusual colors, I was shocked that you got it so spot on. It was really fun when you added the dark shading, as I could almost see it start to lift off the page. It went from flat to rounded right in front of my eyes. Since the filming was sped up it looked as though someone was pumping it up with air under the page. It was so fun watching that happen. I don't remember any of your other paintings happening so dramatically that way. Maybe I was just more attuned to it today. Anyway, I loved it all. Thanks again! 😊
Aww thanks so much!! I definitely noticed it happening while I painted, so was even more pronounced in the timelapse. Probably because of the curved lines 😊
Much better views than from south queensferry. Inchgarvie looks perfect for Liz truss Scotland office :) you could pick those shells up they are so detailed
Haha!! You made me laugh with that one 🤣 I will need to explore South Queensferry too at some point to do a comparison. I hear there are lots of cafes and ice cream shops there…😜
Loved this video! We discovered you on your Skye channel and are now working our way through all of your She Walks She Paints videos...and we enjoy each and every one. It was nice to watch this one after a cold, wet winter day here in Canada. We did the 3 bridges cruise last September; incredible engineering. Will be visiting your Etsy shop soon (I love supporting fellow Etsy sellers). Pats for Jack Spaniels from Sandi, Greg and German Shorthaired Pointer Maggie (Ontario, Canada)
Aww thanks so much! So glad you are enjoying my videos 😊
Is the walk really complete unless Jack brings back half a tree?😆 Another wonderful moment out of time spent gallivanting with you in such gorgeous surrounds😍 Seriously, you do more for tourism than any tourist board.
Thanks Jayne! I’d love to work with the tourist board on a campaign someday - how cool would that be?!
Willie...are you familiar with Supertramp and the song give alittle bit? If not have a hear.
He’s going to give it a listen!
I guess you're not on Facebook I can't find you.
Hi Leck! No not yet anyway. I have plenty to keep me busy between UA-cam, Instagram and stuff for DSOS at the moment. I will keep you guys posted if I do make a Facebook page though 😊👍