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The Palace of Holyroodhouse
At one end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile is this sumptuous palace, with a jaw-dropping list of royal occupants and a rather blood-stained history...
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Red deer painting
Colin has started 2016 with a big project… a new painting of some red deer making their way across a wintry mountain landscape. This is going to be a large picture, with plenty of depth and drama. Here it is in progress! Close-up of the foreground: There’s plenty more to do – acres of heather, he says! You can watch for updates on Colin’s Facebook page if you like. Colin’s website is www.wildart.co.uk Photos copyright © Colin Woolf
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‘Bonnie Scotland’ by A R Hope Moncrieff and Harry Sutton Palmer
“The tartans are dyed by the blood of a hundred battlefields, as by memories of green braes and purple moors.” One of the presents that I was given for my birthday was a lovely old book called ‘Bonnie Scotland’. Published in 1905, it’s written by A R (Ascott Robert) Hope Moncrieff, an Edinburgh-born author who wrote a number of Black’s travel guides in the early part of the 20th century. But what makes it truly special are the colour illustrations, taken from watercolour paintings by Harry Sutton Palmer. There are 75 of them, each one an absolute joy. They seem to have a glow of nostalgic beauty, unashamedly romantic but…
by Jo Woolf
