We’ve been wanting to make this video for ages, but for one reason or another we never actually got round to filming our home city—so here it is: Edinburgh. I take you for a wander through the Old Town for a proper little snippet of the atmosphere, then we walk up Calton Hill for those big, open views that make you stop and just look for a while. It’s not a full-on painting trip in the van this time, more of a relaxed look at the city that’s shaped a lot of what I’m drawn to when I paint. I also pop into the National Gallery to show you a few of my favourite paintings—because I honestly think looking at great work in person is one of the best ways to feed your own painting. I finish off in Princes Street Gardens with a sketch of the castle, keeping it simple and direct, the way I like to work on location. If you enjoy these videos and want to help keep them going, you can support the channel via Buy Me a Coffee, and if you fancy owning a piece from the channel, prints (and sometimes originals) are available on my website.