What do you think is in Scotland? It’s not your typical place to go to escape a northeast winter/ early spring. But I saw some photos and decided that’s where sketching inspiration is!

I ended up with an artist friend I met in New Zealand – way back in 2020. We’ve stayed in touch and when I mentioned I was planning to go, Cathy decided to join me. I am SO glad she did, as I had the absolute pleasure of first visiting her in England, and off we went to tour Scotland together.
I had found a company that rents your car, takes care of accommodations (with breakfasts) and even had our ferry ride reserved.
It seemed like a good idea – until I tried driving on the other side of the road. Cathy was kind enough to take over after I gave it a few tries. 🥴

Never mind my driving skills, we had great fun finding amazing places to sketch, and exhausting travels each day.

Our first day leaving Edinburgh we headed to Dunkeld, where we stopped at Black Lin Falls.

Black Lin Falls

Carrbridge

From there, we headed north and stopped at Carrbridge, a lovely stone arched bridge.
We passed the Cairngorms, lovely mountains, but my planning didn’t leave us enough time to appreciate them.
What we saw our first day driving helped us realize – this is where we needed to be.  The people, the unique scenery, and the dramatic mountains were excellent sketch subjects.
Follow along for tomorrow’s travels!