Stoer Head Lighthouse

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Lovely, lovely instantaneous sketch.. Also like your very limited palette. Yes it's pity it's right down the centre if your sketch book but what a great memory for you. I haven't been to the outer Hebrides only the inner Hebrides but this is certainly whetting my appetite.

Posted by Sylvia Evans on Mon 06 Aug 21:31:19

Fantastic sketch Fiona

Posted by Petra Palmeri on Mon 06 Aug 23:09:22

Just how a quick sketch should be.

Posted by Michael Edwards on Tue 07 Aug 07:42:18

Lovely sketch Fiona, haven't been to that part of the world either, it certainly looks inspiring.

Posted by Glennis Weston on Tue 07 Aug 08:26:30

Silly girl-- should have put the lighthouse on the right hand page --- Still good though

Posted by Chas Wilby on Tue 07 Aug 11:40:34

Sylvia, Petra, Michael Glennis, Charles....thank you all very much. Yes, Charles I am a silly girl but I was so eager to get the sky done I totally forgot about the composition.....it's only a sketch. Thanks again all.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Tue 07 Aug 15:36:53

Love the immediacy of this one, Fiona.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Tue 11 Sep 17:14:15

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2015

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Pen & wash sketch. Stoer Head lighthouse was designed and built by the Stevenson's in 1870 at Stoer point. It isn't very tall as light houses go at only 14 metres, but it's height above sea level is 54 metres. It's position looks out over the Minch towards the outer Hebrides and is a super place for Whale, Dolphin and sea bird spotting.........only a five minute drive away makes it a perfect place to spend a morning. On this particular day driving up to it, the sky was almost black behind the lighthouse, wth just a chink of light at the horizon. Apologies for everything being stuck in the crease of my sketch book.

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