by Nick | Jun 18, 2012 | Pen, Pen & Wash, Watercolour
This is our first time with the ‘little fella’, camping on the Isles of Scilly. We are again staying on St Martins, our favourite campsite out here. Last week on the mainland the weather has been very poor, so we are hoping for better weather this week...
by Nick | Sep 14, 2007 | Pen, Pen & Wash, Pencil, Watercolour
Flying out to stay on Bryher, the smallest inhabited of the Isles of Scilly, by helicopter this afternoon. J was very pleased not to be on the Scillonian (the island ferry), as she usually feels seasick on it. As we fly in and look down the island archipelago look...
by Nick | Jul 3, 2006 | Pen, Pen & Wash, Watercolour
Islands and Rocks loom from the fog and rain ~ watercolour, A4. J and I were dropped off at Penzance quay, ready to catch the Scillonian over to the beautiful Isles of Scilly. As we headed out, just off Newlyn/Mousehole we had a wonderful sight of basking sharks....
by Nick | Sep 14, 2005 | Pen, Pen & Wash, Pencil, Watercolour
Back camping on the lovely island of St Martins. It was a choppy crossing on the Scillion, J had been sick. By the time we had finished setting up the tent, I was pretty tired. Had a pleasant stroll along the beach to relax and slip back into ‘Scilly’ life...
by Nick | May 22, 2004 | Pen, Pencil, Watercolour
Watercolour sketch of Round Island with its lighthouse from Plumb Island, a tidal island attached to St Martins. A4 Stepped off the Scillionan back onto St Mary’s – it’s just such a special place, you seem to immediately slip back into a Scillies way...
