I started painting with watercolours mid 2020, inspired by holiday snaps I’d taken on the beautiful Greek island of Kefalonia, or Cephalonia. Since then, I have painted more in watercolour than any other medium. I feel I’m confident with the medium, but feel I still to master it. With every painting I learn more about technique and am slowly developing a style of my own. I mainly use Winsor & Newton.

Glenfinnan Viaduct

The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line in Glenfinnan, Inverness-shire, Scotland. Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Highlands of Scotland, the viaduct overlooks the Glenfinnan Monument and the waters of Loch Shiel.

Glenfinnan Viaduct has been used as a location in several films and television series, but probably best known for the Harry Potter films. British Transport Police warned fans not to walk on the viaduct after a handful of near misses with trains had occurred. 

The Glenfinnan Viaduct features on the £10 Scottish banknote. 

Edinburgh Castle

Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age. 

There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued at times to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century, the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. Its importance as a part of Scotland's national heritage was recognised increasingly from the early 19th century onwards, and various restoration programmes have been carried out over the past century and a half.

Beachy Head Lighthouse

Beachy Head Lighthouse is located in the English Channel below the cliffs of Beachy Head in East Sussex. It stands at 43 m (141 ft) in height and became operational in October 1902. 

For more than 80 years, the red-and-white striped tower was staffed by three lighthouse keepers. Their primary job was to maintain the revolving light, which was then visible 26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi) out to sea. 

Electricity first reached the lighthouse in 1975, whereupon an electric lamp was installed in the optic. The lighthouse was fully automated in 1983 and the keepers withdrawn.

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Scott Monument

The Scott Monument is a Victorian Gothic monument to Scottish author Sir Walter Scott. It is the second largest monument to a writer in the world after the José Martí monument in Havana. 

The tower is 200 feet 6 inches (61.11 m) high and has viewing platforms reached by a series of spiral staircases giving panoramic views of central Edinburgh and its surroundings. The highest platform is reached by a total of 287 steps.

There are 68 statues on the monument, not counting Scott and his dog, and 64 are visible from the ground. Four figures are placed above the final viewing gallery and are only visible by telephoto or from the viewing gallery (at a distorted angle). In addition, eight kneeling Druid figures support the final viewing gallery. There are 32 unfilled niches at higher level.

Sixteen heads of Scottish poets and writers appear on the lower faces, at the top of the lower pilasters.

Thomas Coats Memorial Church

Colloquially known as the Baptist Cathedral of Europe, stands at the west end of the High Street in Paisley, Scotland. It has been a dominant feature of the Paisley skyline for over 100 years with its striking crown steeple rising to 60 metres above the ground. 

Managed by the Coats Memorial Preservation Trust, the building was renovated between 2019-21 to transform the property's ample space and stunning gothic revival features into a multi-faceted, world-class event venue.

Today, Coats Paisley plays host to events of all kinds and is available as a filming location for television and film. Most recently, the former church and its grounds were used for scenes from the historical drama Outlander.

Bay of Asos

Asos (Greek: Άσος) is a beautiful village on the west coast of the island of Cephalonia, Greece. 

Asos was founded under Venetian rule and it served as the administrative capital of northern Cephalonia from 1593 onwards. Marino Gentilini, an Italian army engineer, was commissioned by the Venetian Senate in 1593-95 to build the Assos Castle, one of the largest in Greece. The castle was initially built with the view that it would protect local populations in case of an invading attack by passing Turks or pirates, but for various reasons, such as the lack of natural springs for water supply, it was never adopted as a fortress and gradually the grand plan was dropped.