During our escape to Dublin last month we encountered many distinguished taverns. Every avenue appeared to have a beautifully aged watering hole (or two). We fell into this one with weary feet, having padded the city streets for most of the day. Turns out we found one of the most […]
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Amsterdam Colouring Page
Here’s a new Amsterdam colouring page featuring bridge 59 along the Prinsengracht canal. The canal is named after the Prince of Orange. It is one of the four main canals belonging to the canal belt; running parallel to the Keizersgracht in the centre of the city. This Amsterdam Colouring page […]
Read MoreNo.33 – Dubrovnik, Croatia
I’m back on the World Series trail with a new colour study on acrylic paper. ‘Dubrovnik, Croatia’ is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is historically known as Ragusa and continues to be one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean. In 1979, the city of […]
Read MoreNo. 28 – Nyhavn Copenhagen
A new World Series image to share with you as I catch up on a busy couple of months! Nyhavn (New Harbour) is a 17th-century waterfront, canal and entertainment district in Copenhagen, Denmark. Stretching from Kongens Nytorv to the harbour front just south of the Royal Playhouse, it is lined by brightly coloured 17th and early […]
Read MoreNo. 21 – The Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (English: Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family) is the world famous unfinished Roman Catholic church in Barcelona. It was designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) whose work on the building is now part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In November 2010 Pope Benedict XVI consecrated and proclaimed it a minor basilica, as distinct from a cathedral, which must be […]
Read MoreNo. 17 – The Grand Canal Venice
No.17 of my 2018 world series challenge is the Grand Canal Venice. The city of Venice (Venezia) is situated across a group of 118 small islands in northeastern Italy. Separated by canals and linked by 400 bridges the islands are located in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay that lies between the mouths […]
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