Sanqhar, Scotland – 5″ x 7″ Watercolor and Ink

“If you have one eye on yesterday, and one eye on tomorrow, you’re going to be cockeyed today.”
–Author Unknown

Copyright Beth Parker Art 2012

Sanqhar, Scotland – 5″ x 7″ Watercolor and Ink

Dominic posted the photo of Sanquar on WetCanvas over the weekend.   It was fun to paint.  I didn’t even have to eliminate the people… because there weren’t any in the photo.  Hmmmmm 

This quote is from my little book Wrinkles Don’t Hurt, by Ruth Fishel

Ruth Fishel, M.Ed., is an inspirational meditation teacher, workshop leader and the author of many books including:

 TIME FOR JOY

LIVING LIGHT AS A FEATHER

CHANGE ALMOST ANYTHING IN 21 DAYS

HANG IN ‘TIL THE MIRACLE HAPPENS

PRECIOUS SOLITUDE

TIME FOR PEACE: A Monthly Affirmation Plan

WRINKLES DON’T HURT, Daily Meditations on the Joy of Aging Mindfully

Scottish Castle

“I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: Try to please everybody all the time.”
– Herbert Bayard Swope



Scottish Castle
4″ x 6″ Watercolor

The image for this painting came from agnesdale at WetCanvas.  She is currently living in Scotland.  I had fun with this painting.  I may not have gotten very close to the reference castle, but I had a great time! 

About Herbert Bayard Swope

Herbert Bayard Swope, the colorful, hard-driving American journalist who became famous as a war correspondent and editor of The New York World, was the first writer to win a Pulitzer Prize for reporting. He was born in St. Louis in 1882. He coined the phrase “cold war” as a speechwriter for statesman Bernard Baruch. In his leisure time, he was a brilliant gambler at the track, at cards, and at stocks, and threw lavish parties. He died in 1958.